The company of Million Dollar Quartet at The Arts at Marble Arch. Photo by Alex Tabrizi
London Theatre Reviews

Review Roundup: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at The Arts at Marble Arch

The reviews are in for Million Dollar Quartet, Jonathan O’Boyle’s production of the jukebox musical, which has come to The Arts at Marble Arch from the Barn Theatre in Cirencester with its principal cast intact.

Stefan Dennis, George Rainsford, Rosanna Miles, Lucy Bromilow, Tim Hudson, Ian Kirkby and Mark Hammersley, the cast of The King’s Speech at the Barn Theatre and on UK tour
Cast Changes and Announcements

Stefan Dennis and George Rainsford lead the cast for The King's Speech UK tour

Stefan Dennis and George Rainsford head the seven-strong company announced for The King’s Speech, which opens at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester on 9 October before a UK tour running from January to July 2027.

The cast of Deep-Heat Rivalry at The Other Palace Studio. Photo by Mark Senior
Theatre News

First look at Deep-Heat Rivalry, Trevor Ashley and Phil Scott's ice-hockey parody at The Other Palace

Production photographs are out for Deep-Heat Rivalry, the adults-only hockey romp from Trevor Ashley and Phil Scott now running at The Other Palace Studio until 11 October.

The auditorium and stage of Hackney Empire. Photo by Mark Senior
Theatre News

Hackney Empire opens its 125th anniversary year with new opera, dance and a season of partnerships

Hackney Empire is 125 this year, and the first ten months of its anniversary programme are now public: a new opera by Renell Shaw, the return of Ballet Black, a Talawa gala and the annual pantomime are among the…

Stick Man key art for the Bloomsbury Theatre season, with Wills Mercado, Lalany Samuel, Liam Bradbury and Erin Rowlett. Illustration by Axel Scheffler
Cast Changes and Announcements

Wills Mercado and Sam Makepeace-Beach to lead Stick Man in London and Sheffield

Wills Mercado will play the title role in Stick Man at the Bloomsbury Theatre this Christmas, while Sam Makepeace-Beach leads a second company for the show's first festive season in Sheffield.

Linnea Berthelsen in Darkling at the Bush Theatre. Photo by Alex Brenner
London Theatre Reviews

Review Roundup: DARKLING at the Bush Theatre

The notices are in for Darkling, Titas Halder’s solo play set in Bhopal before and after the 1984 gas leak, with Linnea Berthelsen carrying ninety unbroken minutes as the girl who grows up in the shadow of the factory.

The cast of Monument, top row from left: Crystal Condie, Ifan Huw Dafydd, Joshua Griffin and Anna Lundberg; bottom row: Sharon Morgan, Lisa Palfrey and Gwydion Rhys, beside the show artwork by Guy J Sander
Cast Changes and Announcements

Lisa Palfrey and Sharon Morgan join the cast of Rhys Warrington's Monument at the Royal Court

Lisa Palfrey, Sharon Morgan and Ifan Huw Dafydd are among the seven actors cast in Monument, the world premiere by Rhys Warrington that brings the Royal Court’s 70th anniversary year to a close this December.

Artwork for A Sinatra Christmas By Candlelight, starring Joel Harper-Jackson, at the Aldwych Theatre on 6 December 2026
Upcoming and New Shows

Joel Harper-Jackson to headline A Sinatra Christmas By Candlelight at the Aldwych Theatre

Joel Harper-Jackson, the current star of Sinatra the Musical, will front A Sinatra Christmas By Candlelight, a one-night festive concert at the Aldwych Theatre on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Hannah Kremer and Rory Macleod in the 30th anniversary artwork for Matthew Bourne's Cinderella. Photo by Johan Persson
Cast Changes and Announcements

Hannah Kremer and Katrina Lyndon lead Matthew Bourne's Cinderella on its 30th anniversary tour

Hannah Kremer and Katrina Lyndon will share the title role in Matthew Bourne's Cinderella as New Adventures marks the wartime ballet's 30th anniversary with a 17-venue UK tour, taking in a Christmas season at Sadler's…