First production images for Headlong's Fences, now open at Leeds Playhouse
Headlong has released the first production photographs of Fences, now open at Leeds Playhouse and bound for the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre in October.
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First look: Roger Bart and Axel Duffy in rehearsals for the Back to the Future UK tour
The first rehearsal photographs have arrived from the UK tour of Back to the Future The Musical, with Roger Bart back as Doc Brown and Axel Duffy as Marty McFly ahead of opening night in Bristol next month.
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Ethan Rouse and Bill Stanley lead the first one-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast
Ethan Rouse and Bill Stanley will play Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy in the reimagined one-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which begins performances at the Palace Theatre on Friday 9 October 2026.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis joins Letters to My Younger Future Self at the Royal Festival Hall
Rose Ayling-Ellis has joined the cast of Letters to My Younger Future Self, the National Youth Theatre 70th anniversary show at the Royal Festival Hall. It runs for one performance only, on Sunday 20 September 2026.
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Review Roundup: NIGHT CITY at Southwark Playhouse Borough
The reviews are in for Night City, Max Wilkinson’s new play about three people working nights in London’s gig economy, which opened at the Southwark Playhouse Borough on 10 September.
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Bradley Walsh to host Raise the Roof! at the Victoria Palace for Denville Hall's centenary
Bradley Walsh will host Raise the Roof! at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 1 November, a single evening staged jointly by Denville Hall and Elstree Studios to mark the hundredth year of each.
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Witness for the Prosecution extends to 2027 and announces its sixteenth cast
Witness for the Prosecution has extended at London County Hall until September 2027, taking Agatha Christie’s courtroom thriller into a tenth year, and a sixteenth cast has been announced to see it there.
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Legally Blonde transfers to the London Coliseum with Amber Davies as Elle Woods
Legally Blonde The Musical opens at the London Coliseum on 22 March 2027 for a strictly limited season, with Amber Davies carrying her touring Elle Woods into the West End. Tickets are on sale now, from £20.
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Voila! Theatre Festival announces 101 shows in 60 languages across eight London venues
Voila! Theatre Festival has announced its 2026 programme: 101 shows and events in 60 languages, made by 450 artists, across eight London venues from 2-22 November.