London Theatre News and Reviews

Shakespeare’s tragedy of doomed young love receives a wonderful interpretation in Gounod’s opera, combining all of the drama of the well-known story and the emotional and stirring music typical of the composer of Faust.

Not presented by The Royal Opera for a decade, Nicolas Joël’s production is revived with a fantastic cast conducted by French specialist Daniel Oren, and that [...]

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The full company of The Royal Ballet are on stage for the drama and passion of John Cranko’s Onegin.

At the heart of the story – taken from Pushkin’s great novel Yyvgeny Onegin – are Tatiana and Onegin himself. While she blooms from provincial young girl to sophisticated St Petersburg aristocrat, he descends from high-handed indifference to overwhelming despair. There [...]

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A mixed programme of sheer variety and breadth draws the wonderful potential of ballet into one great event, under the baton of Barry Wordsworth, Music Director of The Royal Ballet.

Classic dance in Ashton’s evocative response to Ravel’s haunting La Valse, brings waves of dancers into an elegant ballroom setting. This gives way to the contemporary with the world premiere [...]

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Michael Ball makes his West End debut as a producer after falling in love with the enchanting new British musical, Love Story.

Now following a critically acclaimed sell-out season at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Love Story transfers to the West End for a limited season from 27 November 2010 – 26 February 2011.

Inspired by Erich Segal’s best-selling iconic novel and [...]

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This award winning (winning ‘Best Musical’ awards from Society of West End Theatres, Drama Magazine, Ivor Novello and Play and Players) musical tells the story of two twins who are separated at birth, but whose paths cross again when they are older has extended its London run until 27th of November, 2010. The musical is set in Liverpool and [...]

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Stomp production has added 4 months into its booking period at the Ambassadors Theatre. Now public can book tickets for this superb show until 10th of April 2011.

Celebrating its 7th sensational year in London, STOMP is now FRESHER, FASTER AND FUNNIER than ever before, with new routines, new choreography and new music.

This multi-award winning show has a universal language of [...]

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Shrek The Musical due to open at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane end of May 2011 has announced two cast members.  Amanda Holden will play Princess Fiona and Richard Blackwood will play Donkey.

This new stage musical is based on the story and characters from the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, the first chapter in the much loved series of [...]

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It has been announced by Love Never Dies that West End production has been extended until 08 Jan 2011 at Adelphi Theatre London.

The principal characters of The Phantom of the Opera continue their stories in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LOVE NEVER DIES.

Ten years after the mysterious disappearance of The Phantom from the Paris Opera House, Christine Daaé accepts an offer [...]

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Tom Cruise spent several hours signing autographs and meeting his fans on 22nd July in Leicester Square while here for the premiere of his film ‘Night & Day’ which opens 6th August .  He commented that he would like to swap the screen for the West End saying that ‘I’d really like to do the stage at some point [...]

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It is unlikely that the two powerhouse voices of the century would have ever shared the same stage…until now!

They never worked together, exactly, except when they taped a duet in separate recording sessions, but it’s tantalizing to think what it would have been like to have Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra teamed up for a concert tour.Imagine the possibilities. [...]

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