The eagerly anticipated musical version of Irvine Welsh’s bestselling novel Trainspotting will follow its world premiere season at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket this summer by embarking on a UK tour in the autumn.
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The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals – Apollo Theatre
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals continues at the Apollo Theatre, London until 30 May 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The future of musical theatre is here: it is silly, it is hilarious, and it knows how to use the internet.
Heathers The Musical to open London’s newest theatre
The record-breaking and crowd-pleasing show Heathers The Musical will be the opening show at the Arts at Marble Arch – the 594-seat semi-permanent theatre which will be the Arts Theatre’s temporary home while its current building is renovated.
Cast for London return of Hot Mess
Casting has been confirmed for the upcoming London return of Hot Mess, the winner of Musical Theatre Review’s Best Musical Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2o25.
The Last Man – Southwark Playhouse Elephant
The Last Man continues at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London until 13 June 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ In a few years’ time this brilliant and original piece of musical theatre surely will have as dedicated a UK following as it does in Korea.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – @sohoplace
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind continues at @sohoplace, London until 18 July 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is full of charm, and a testament to the power of imagination, determination, resilience and community.
Blaze of Glory – Birmingham Hippodrome
Blaze of Glory was reviewed at the Birmingham Hippodrome. The Welsh National Opera production continues touring until 22 May 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Witty and infectious, Blaze of Glory from Welsh National Opera is a joyful celebration of Wales, the ‘Land of Song’.
Disenchanted! – Lichfield Garrick Theatre
Disenchanted! was reviewed at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre. The production can also be seen at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a production packed with confidence, intelligence and a genuine love for all things Disney.
Stickin’ Boy – Etcetera Theatre
Stickin’ Boy was reviewed at the Etcetera Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ Any production that attempts to evoke the spirit of the mighty Clash, the legendary punk band fronted by Joe Strummer, has to be worth catching, and so it proved here with Stickin’ Boy.
Flyology – Union Theatre
Flyology continues at the Union Theatre, London until 8 May 2026. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ Flyology reminds us to keep pushing, so that artificial intelligence does not make the same patriarchal mistakes as our own society has done.
Fourteen Again – Victoria Wood Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere
Fourteen Again continues at the Victoria Wood Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere until 6 June 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a divinely entertaining and heartwarming show which is a fabulous credit to this lovely little theatre.
Something Rotten! – the full cast
The full cast has been confirmed for this summer’s first fully-staged UK production of the award-winning Broadway musical comedy Something Rotten!
Natalie Kassanga completes the cast for the European premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project
West End actress Natalie Kassanga will complete the cast for the European premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project in London this summer.
Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson unite for new production of MTR Award winner A History of Paper
Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson will star in a major new production of the award-winning musical A History of Paper this summer. The production won the Musical Theatre Review Best Musical Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024.
The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead the 2026 Tony Awards nominations closely followed by British musical Two Strangers
New musicals The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead the nominations for the American Theatre Wing’s 79th Tony Awards, announced today by stage and screen stars Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss. Both shows were recognised in 12 categories.
Total Eclipse: Symphonic Jim Steinman – London Coliseum
Total Eclipse: Symphonic Jim Steinman was performed at the London Coliseum. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ With the Steinman torches well and truly lit, this London audience stomped, gestured and roared.
West End’s Hamilton incoming new cast
Casting has been announced for the London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
Jamie Lloyd’s Evita is Broadway bound
The hit Jamie Lloyd-directed production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita is heading for Broadway next spring with its multi-award-winning leading lady Rachel Zegler reprising her performance as Eva Perón.
Casting news for Palladium’s Jesus Christ Superstar
The full cast has been confirmed for this summer’s eagerly-anticipated London Palladium run of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
Cast for regional premiere of Fun Home
The Royal Exchange Theatre has announced the full cast for the regional premiere of multi-award-winning Fun Home.
Further cast for Love Never Dies concert
Further casting has been announced for the autumn return of the WhatsOnStage Award-winning concert presentation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies.
Words and Music: Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship & Song – Amanda McBroom and Michele Brourman – Birdland, New York
Words and Music: Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship & Song – Amanda McBroom and Michele Brourman was performed by Birdland, New York. Supremely talented, yet down to earth, an evening spent in the company of McBroom and Brourman is time that returns myriad pleasures
Funny Girl hits the big screen – marking the 10-year anniversary of the acclaimed West End production
It’s 10 years since Funny Girl, directed by Michael Mayer, transferred to the Strand’s Savoy Theatre, having initially opened Off-West End at the Menier Chocolate Factory, and later touring the UK following huge success in London.
London School of Musical Theatre – Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark was performed by London School of Musical Theatre students at the Bridewell Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ The standard of these young singers, actors and dancers at the start of their careers is high.
Jeezus! continues at the New Diorama Theatre
Jeezus! continues at the New Diorama Theatre, London until 9 May 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It remains bold, hilarious and brimming with personality, created by a excellent team that knows how to entertain.
Entertaining Murder – Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Entertaining Murder continues at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London until 10 May 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ The score is superb, the cast is wickedly talented, and Upstairs at the Gatehouse remains the best pub theatre in London.
Stage musical version of wrestling film Fighting With My Family in development
A major new musical based on Stephen Merchant’s cult British wrestling film Fighting With My Family is in development.
Marisha Wallace joins Something Rotten! cast
Double Olivier nominee Marisha Wallace (Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre, Oklahoma!, Young Vic) is the latest star addition to this summer’s first fully-staged UK production of the award-winning Broadway musical comedy Something Rotten!
Curve to unwrap new Christmas production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A major new production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical will be this year’s Christmas gift to audiences at Leicester’s Curve Theatre.
Live recording of the acclaimed 25th anniversary concert staging of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years released
Atlantic Records has released a live recording of the acclaimed 25th anniversary concert staging of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years in London earlier this year.
Music Review: Chess – 2025 Broadway Cast Recording
Chess – 2025 Broadway Cast Recording (Ghostlight Records). Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This latest version more than delivers on polish and modernisation.
Please Please Me – Kiln Theatre
Please Please Me continues at the Kiln Theatre, London until 29 May 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ See another side to the band whose artistic and cultural impact remains unsurpassed 60 years on. Flawed but fab.
Ben Richards and guests: Swing Into Springtime – Crazy Coqs
Ben Richards and guests: Swing Into Springtime was reviewed at Crazy Coqs, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The programme was well-paced, the performances were consistently high in quality, and the atmosphere felt perfectly suited to the venue.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour – Dominion Theatre and Touring
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour was reviewed at the Dominion Theatre, London. The tour continues until 7 May 2026.
Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story – Waterloo East Theatre
Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story continues at the Waterloo East Theatre, London until 10 May 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ From the outset the audience was completely absorbed in the clever, compelling storytelling.
Dark of the Moon – full cast confirmed
The full cast has been confirmed for next month’s world premiere of Dark of the Moon at London’s Charing Cross Theatre.
Dates for West End Live 2026
West End LIVE will once again transform London’s Trafalgar Square into the ultimate open-air theatre on 20 and 21 June.
Jenna Russell joins Sinatra musical cast
Olivier Award winner Jenna Russell will play Frank Sinatra’s beloved mother Dolly in the West End premiere of writer Joe DiPietro’s Sinatra The Musical this summer.
Star cast for Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular Grand Finale
The final all-star cast for the Grand Finale of the acclaimed world touring production Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular has been announced.
Maria Friedman to star in European premiere of Kimberly Akimbo
Triple Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman will take on the title role in the European premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori’s Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo in London later this year.
Lifeline – Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Lifeline continues at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London until 2 May 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ When perusing musicals I wish to see, a musical about the discovery of penicillin doesn’t exactly tick many boxes, but how wrong one can be.
Avenue Q – Shaftesbury Theatre
Avenue Q continues at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London until 29 August 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Almost exactly 20 years after Avenue Q first came to the West End, it’s back, and it’s as brilliant as ever.
Mean Girls – Milton Keynes Theatre and Touring
Mean Girls was reviewed at the Milton Keynes Theatre, where it continues until 18 April 2026. The tour continues until 30 January 2027. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Mean Girls arrives with energy, sharp wit and a surprising amount of heart.
The Witch and The Whistleblower – The Glitch
The Witch and The Whistleblower continues at The Glitch, London until 20 April 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ I would sooner recommend this exciting new piece than many of the finely tuned spectacles currently playing at the West End’s more prestigious venues.
Dystopia 26 The Rock Opera – Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh and Touring
Dystopia 26 The Rock Opera was reviewed at the Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh. The tour continues until 2 October 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Dystopia 26 has a lot to say and says it very well indeed.
Full cast for Birmingham Rep’s Sweeney Todd
The full cast has been confirmed for the eagerly anticipated Birmingham Rep production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s multi-award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
West End transfer season beckons for The Bridge’s Into the Woods
Jordan Fein’s multi-award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s magical musical Into the Woods will become the first West End transfer for London’s Bridge Theatre.
London encore season for MTR Award-winning Hot Mess
Multi-award-winning musical Hot Mess will return to London this summer for a strictly limited season at The Other Palace.
Freddie Fox to make genre debut in Barbican’s High Society
Freddie Fox will make his musical theatre debut in the highly anticipated new production of the classic Cole Porter musical High Society at London’s Barbican next month.
Beetlejuice West End – full cast confirmed
The full cast has materialised for the eagerly awaited West End premiere of Beetlejuice: The Musical next month.
