London Theatre News and Reviews

Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson will return to the pantomime this year.

The Baywatch actress, who made her panto debut at the New Wimbledon Theatre in in Aladdin last year as the Genie of the Lamp, will appear at the Liverpool Empire’s pantomine.
“I had a fantastic time performing in my very first pantomime last year in Wimbledon and I was [...]

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Fiddy West Productions and The Pleasance Trust presents Territory by Reuben Johnson at Pleasance Theatre from  14 – 23 June 2010.

Territory returns to the Pleasance Theatre Islington for a short run at the beginning of a 4 month UK tour. Territory will also visit the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2010 in August and The Lowry, Salford Quays in September alongside [...]

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OLIVER! will bid cheerio to Griff Rhys Jones on 12 June. Russ Abott, one of the most popular entertainers in Britain, will play Fagin from 14 June.

Russ is no stranger to OLIVER! having played the role of Fagin at the Palladium, Theatre Royal and on tour. He is probably best known for his TV comedy programme, The Russ Abbot [...]

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A Regan de Wynter Production’s ASSASSINS which is music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman, staged and directed by Michael Strassen, musical supervision Chris Mundy and musical direction by Michael Bradely will be runing at Union Theatre from 30th June – 24th July 2010.

Following last years critically acclaimed and sell out production of Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Company’, The Union [...]

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Giselle will perform for 2 nights at The London Coliseum from 15th Jun 2010 to 16th Jun 2010.

The Mikhailovsky Theatre’s 2008 production of Giselle by Nikita Dolgushin, a specialist in historical works, amazed public and critics.

Dolgushin, a noble Albrecht in his time as a dancer, inspired this production, delicately uniting dance and classic mime. The choreographer reveals the essence [...]

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Karen Khachaturian’s Cipollino Mikhailovsky at The London Coliseum from 17 July 2010 to 24 July2010.

The fairy-tale story by Italian author Gianni Rodari tells of the adventures of the Little Onion boy (Cipollino), who fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable folk (his little girlfriend Radish, old Mr Pumpkin, handyman Master Grape) by the fruit “aristocracy” (foppish Prince Lemon, martinet [...]

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A provocative and wholly unique hybrid of dance, theatre and music, FELA! explores the extravagant, decadent and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.  Fela is currently booking for performances from 6 November – 4 December, but will run in repertoire at the National’s Olivier Theatre through to late January 2011; new booking dates to be announced in late [...]

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Our Town which is directed by Kate Gorman, produced by Tim Sullivan and presented by Savio(u)r Theatre Company, runs from 6th to 18th July 2010 at Camden People’s Theatre.

Perhaps the classic American play, Thornton Wilder’s intimate epic following a generation of villagers in a small New England town–through their daily lives, loves and marriages, and deaths–is as famous for its [...]

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In October this year, the legendary musical Les Miserables, will celebrate its 25th birthday by making theatrical history with an international first – three different productions in London at the same time. The Original Production at the Queen’s Theatre, the New 25th Anniversary Production at the Barbican, London and now, stars in their multitudes will gather for a celebratory [...]

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It has been announced by R&H Theatricals that they are now accepting applications for Phantom of the Opera performances by high schools and colleges across the USA and Canada, beginning September 2010.

R&H Theatricals, an Imagem Company and a division of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization (RHO), is proud to announce that high schools and colleges in the USA and Canada [...]

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