London Theatre News and Reviews

The O2 is set to host its first fully staged opera. Carmen, the world’s most popular opera, will take over The O2 in May 2010 for just three performances and follows on from highly successful and popular classical stagings of Carmina Burana, Andrea Bocelli and the forthcoming world premiere of Ben Hur Live at the venue.

Sung in English, Bizet’s [...]

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Jersey Boys has announced an extra Matinee on Thursday 18 February at 3pm for all of you that are visiting London this half term.

Jersey Boys follows the rags-to-riches tale of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons as they work their way from the streets of Newark to the heights of stardom, and features such hits as ‘Sherry,’ ‘Big Girls Don’t [...]

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Smash Hit Musical WICKED has announced the launch of its ninth new booking period, with all performances until Saturday 30 April 2011 now on sale.

They have also announced a series of extra matinee performances on the following dates: 18 February, 28 October, 20 December, 22 December, 23 December, 24 December, 28 December, 29 December and 31 December 2010, all at [...]

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Love&Madness Ensemble and Riverside Studios present Fool for Love by Sam Shepard is directed by Neil Sheppeck and starring Sadie Frost and Carl Barat.

Set in a desolate motel room on the edge of the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie’s tragic love-hate relationship plays out over this intense cathartic play, which looks at the desires of one generation and the [...]

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A drama of passion and prejudice featuring Billy Bragg and his band, written by Mick Gordon for 20 nights only, 19 April – 12 May.

Pressure Drop, starring the legendary singer-songwriter Billy Bragg and his band, is the latest play from On Theatre and will be taking place in Wellcome Collection’s largest gallery space. This passionate drama from acclaimed writer [...]

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Legally Blonde The Musical playing at London’s Savoy Theatre is full of fun from start to finish!  Just from sitting in the spacious Stalls before the show looking at the screen on stage with silk look material as a backdrop for the silver bracelet laid in the shape of a heart with a heart shape locket saying Elle Woods [...]

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An Inspector Calls was written by J B Priestley in 1945 with it’s first debut in 1946.  It has had a long, successful history over the years and is currently playing at Wyndham’s Theatre.  It is a very popular, well-known thriller that has won numerous awards and it is easy to see why.  It grabs your attention right from [...]

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The West End musical, Hairspray, is to close on 28 March 2010 following a successful two and half year run.

The feel-good musical is based on a John Waters film and is about a plus-sized girl, Tracy Turnblad, who sets out to prove that dancing is for everyone (it’s simply in her soul) and also wants to win the affection [...]

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Kath And Kim, will make her West End debut this May in the UK premiere of hit Aussie play Holding The Man which will open in Trafalgar Studios Studio 1 Theatre from 23 April 2010 until 03 July 2010.

West End Premiere of the multi award winning play from Australia.
‘A theatrical triumph’ Variety
‘Wickedly funny’ The Australian
Based on the much loved award winning [...]

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The Smash-hit musical WICKED has announced that Lee Mead is to play Fiyero at the Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday 10 May 2010.

Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire that re-imagined the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, WICKED tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two [...]

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