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Book Review: Gillian Lynne’s Book of Particular Cats: A Memoir
Michael Darvell follows the life of Dame Gillian Lynne through her fame as actress, dancer, choreographer and director, with special reference to her work on the musical Cats.
Phantom’s 40th birthday cast announced
Cameron Mackintosh has unveiled the international cast assembled to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the London production of The Phantom of the Opera at His Majesty’s Theatre.
New cast members to join West End’s Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit West End production of Les Misérables will welcome a number of new cast members to the stage of the Sondheim Theatre early next month.
Tickets go on sale for new Miss Saigon’s West End season
Tickets for 2027’s strictly limited West End season of the acclaimed new UK and Ireland tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical Miss Saigon went on sale on 20 March.
West End season for hit touring production of Miss Saigon
The acclaimed new UK and Ireland tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical Miss Saigon will play a strictly limited West End season in 2027.
Oliver! original principals to remain with the West End production
The acclaimed original principal cast of Cameron Mackintosh’s award-winning production of Lionel Bart’s timeless Oliver! will remain with the production as enters its second year at London’s Gielgud Theatre.
Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular – more 2026 dates
Further 2026 dates have been confirmed for the acclaimed world touring production Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular.
West End’s Les Misérables to celebrate 40th birthday with a special season
Cameron Mackintosh is marking 40 years of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables by assembling a special, star-studded company of artists who have all played a part in the multi-award-winning show’s history.
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2025 – Sondheim Theatre
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year 2025 at the Sondheim Theatre, London. RAM’s Georgia Blessit wins as female performers continue to dominate competition.
Music Review: Oliver! – 2024 London Cast Recording
Oliver! – 2024 London Cast Recording (First Night Records). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Please sir, we want some more!
Mary Poppins – Bristol Hippodrome and Touring
Mary Poppins was reviewed at Bristol Hippodrome where it continues until 30 November 2024. The tour continues until 22 November 2025. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Miss Saigon revival tour to launch in autumn 2025
Over three decades after audiences were first mesmerised by Miss Saigon Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical will return to UK theatres next autumn at the start of a major UK tour.
Oliver! – Chichester Festival Theatre
Oliver! continues at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 7 September 2024. The production will begin performances at the Gielgud Theatre, London on 14 December 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This show is not lavish; it’s densely packed and full of good stuff like a hearty pie-and-mash supper.
First amateur productions of Les Misérables to be staged in 2025
For the first time in the UK 11 amateur theatre companies have been invited to present their own production of Boublil and Schönberg’s global phenomenon Les Misérables.
West End transfer for new production of Oliver!
Cameron Mackintosh and Chichester Festival Theatre’s new production of Lionel Bart’s timeless Oliver! will follow its summer debut in Chichester by transferring to the West End at the end of the year.
Mary Poppins UK and Ireland tour to feature Australian stars
Australian stars Stefanie Jones and Jack Chambers will reprise their acclaimed performances as Mary Poppins and Bert in Mary Poppins when the multi-award-winning musical embarks on a new UK and Ireland tour later this year.
Cameron Mackintosh confirms first all-stars for Les Mis arena tour
Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Killian Donnelly and Bradley Jaden are the first star signings for the highly anticipated Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular – the major new world touring production based on the record-breaking Les Misérables – The Staged Concert.
Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh re-conceive Oliver! for Chichester Festival Theatre
A major new production of Lionel Bart’s timeless Oliver! will feature in Justin Audibert’s first season as artistic director of Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT).
Two new Jean Valjeans for West End’s Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh’s hit production of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre will welcome two new Jean Valjeans to the stage following the departure of Killian Donnelly who will take his final bow as Jean Valjean on 10 February.
First dates for Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular world tour
Cameron Mackintosh has announced the initial dates and venues for Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular – the major new world touring production based on the record-breaking Les Misérables – The Staged Concert.
New French language Les Misérables to debut in Paris
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Les Misérables will return to Paris over four decades after its debut with major new French language production at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends – Gielgud Theatre
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends continues at the Gielgud Theatre, London until 6 January 2024. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What a glorious evening of unalloyed brilliance at the Gielgud with a superb cast headed by Sondheim muse Bernadette Peters and fellow Broadway legend Lea Salonga feasting on the works of the greatest composer of our time in a glittering revue originally conceived as a one-off tribute by entrepreneur Cameron Mackintosh after he left us at 91 with so many rich and profound memories.
Clare Burt steps in to Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends
Award-winning actress Clare Burt will join the cast of the highly anticipated West End return of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends following the departure of Hadyn Gwynne who was forced to withdraw due to ‘sudden personal circumstances’.
Short delay for Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends following departure of Hadyn Gwynne
The highly anticipated West End return of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends has been delayed by four days after one of the show’s stars, Hadyn Gwynne was forced to withdraw due to ‘sudden personal circumstances’.
Miss Saigon – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Miss Saigon continues at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield until 19 August 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ In fact, this production remains a refreshing new look on a musical theatre big-hitter, managing to challenge perspective and narrative while retaining the original’s tragic power.
New Les Misérables Arena production to tour the world
The UK is among 15 countries lined up to welcome Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular, a major new world touring production based on the record-breaking Les Misérables – The Staged Concert.
Broadway’s Shucked will make West End debut in 2024
Cameron Mackintosh will bring Broadway’s latest homegrown hit Shucked to the West End in 2024.
Full company confirmed for Sondheim’s Old Friends
The full cast has been unveiled for the highly anticipated West End return of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends with a strictly limited season at the Gielgud Theatre later this year.
More venues added to the first UK and Ireland tour of Hamilton
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have added 10 more cities to the itinerary for the eagerly awaited first UK and Ireland tour of Hamilton.
Cameron Mackintosh and Sonia Friedman lead tributes to PR Janine Shalom
Cameron Mackintosh and Sonia Friedman are among the many figures from across the industry paying tribute to leading theatre publicist Janine Shalom who died suddenly at the weekend.
First UK tour of Hamilton to launch in Manchester in November 2023
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have announced the first UK tour of Hamilton with performances of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s multi-award-winning musical due to begin at the Manchester Palace Theatre on 11 November 2023.
Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga to star in West End run of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends
Broadway legend Bernadette Peters will be appearing in a West End run for the very first time when Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends returns to the West End to play a special limited season at the Gielgud Theatre.
Theatres to dim lights nightly as the nation mourns
Theatres across the country will dim their lights at 7pm for two minutes each evening in tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as the nation enters a period of mourning. The plans for the nightly tribute to the monarch who has meant so much to so many were announced in a statement from the […]
New Eponine and Fantine announced for Les Misérables tour
The company of the acclaimed UK and Ireland tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables will welcome two new cast members. Siobhan O’Driscoll (American Idiot, UK and New Zealand tour) has stepped into the role of Eponine as the show reaches Norwich while Lauren Drew (Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Six UK tour) […]
West End’s Mary Poppins to take final bow in January 2023
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award-winning Mary Poppins will take its final bow at the Prince Edward Theatre on 8 January 2023. Announcing the last extension in the magical musical’s West End run, Mackintosh said: “When the new revised production of Mary Poppins opened at the end of 2019 with a tremendous cast headed by Zizi […]
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends – Sondheim Theatre
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends at the Sondheim Theatre, London (and live-streamed at the Prince Edward Theatre). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It must be a record! The fastest time to stop a show after curtain-up came at the Sondheim Theatre when Julia McKenzie stepped on to the stage and softly sung […]
Touring cast of Les Misérables to welcome Rachelle Ann Go as Fantine
Rachelle Ann Go will return to the role of Fantine in the acclaimed UK and Ireland tour of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables next month. The award-winning actress who previously played Fantine in the West End productions at the Queen’s Theatre and the Sondheim Theatre and in the Asian touring production will step back into […]
Tickets for a live screening of the sold-out Sondheim’s Old Friends Gala to be released
Tickets for a live screening at the Prince Edward Theatre of the sold-out Sondheim’s Old Friends Gala are to be released today, 30 March 2022. Priority will be given to the thousands of people who signed up in the hope of securing tickets but couldn’t be accommodated for the performance at the Sondheim Theatre. Booking […]
Giles Terera to star in one-off concert performance production of The Witches Of Eastwick
Olivier Award-winner Giles Terera will star as Darryl Van Horne in a special concert performance of The Witches Of Eastwick for one night only this summer. The Hamilton star will play the devilish central character in a production directed by triple Olivier Award-winner Maria Friedman with musical staging by double Olivier Award-winning choreographer Stephen Mear […]
Louis Gaunt will be Mary Poppins’ new Bert in West End
Louis Gaunt will step into the role of Bert in Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award-winning Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre from 22 June 2022. Winner of a Stage Debut Award in 2018 for his performance in Grange Park Opera’s Oklahoma!, Gaunt (Sweet Charity, Nottingham Playhouse, Gypsy, Royal Exchange Theatre) will take over from […]
An all-star cast of Old Friends will celebrate Sondheim at the Sondheim
Cameron Mackintosh has invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in celebrating his extraordinary talents and legacy at the theatre which was recently rebuilt in Sondheim’s honour. The all-star cast for OLD FRIENDS so far includes Michael Ball, Petula Clark, Judi Dench, Daniel Evans, Bonnie Langford, Adrian Lester, Damian Lewis, Julia Mckenzie, […]
Extension announced for West End’s Mary Poppins
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh have announced an extension to performances of the multi-award-winning Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre. Starring Zizi Strallen (Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre, Mary Poppins tour UK, Ireland and Dubai) as the magical nanny alongside Charlie Stemp (Half A Sixpence, West End, Hello, Dolly!, Broadway) as Bert, the musical […]
Hamilton return for Olivier Award winner Giles Terera
Giles Terera will reprise his Olivier Award-winning performance as Aaron Burr in the West End production of Hamilton for six weeks from 17 December 2021. Terera (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, National Theatre, The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre) will step back into the production at the Victoria Palace Theatre to replace the musical’s […]
‘There are giants in the sky’: The theatre community pays tribute to Stephen Sondheim
It feels pretty impossible to find the words to sum up the kind of influence composer Stephen Sondheim had on the world of musical theatre. There was of course the way he turned the genre on its head and made changes to form and content that had never been contemplated before. Then there was the […]
Full casting announced for Les Misérables UK and Ireland tour
Full casting has been announced for the acclaimed UK and Ireland touring production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables, reopening at Glasgow Theatre Royal on 23 November 2021 where it will run until 31 December. Joining the previously announced Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean, Nic Greenshields as Javert and Katie Hall as Fantine will be […]
Full cast announced for Les Miserables’ West End return
Cameron Mackintosh has announced four new additions to the principal cast of the full production of Les Misérables which is due to make its eagerly-awaited return to the West End in September. Chanice Alexander-Burnett (Motown The Musical, Shaftesbury Theatre, Our House, Union Theatre) will step into the role of Fantine and Jordan Shaw (The Scottsboro […]
Full cast unveiled for Hamilton’s West End return
Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh have announced full casting for the award-winning West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton when it resumes performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre from 19 August 2021. Karl Queensborough (The Girl From the North Country, The Old Vic) will step back into the role of Alexander Hamilton with Simon-Anthony […]
Mary Poppins to fly back into the West End from August 2021
Rehearsals have begun for the August return of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award-winning Mary Poppins to its West End home, the Prince Edward Theatre. As previously announced Zizi Strallen (Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre, Mary Poppins tour UK, Ireland and Dubai) will continue to take on the starring role as the magical nanny alongside […]
Watermill Theatre announces outdoor summer season
A new actor/musician production of As You Like It and a semi-staged concert version of Stiles and Drewe’s Just So will feature in the Watermill Theatre’s summer season of outdoor performances. Following on from last year’s sold-out season that included a special concert performance of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot, the al fresco entertainment will return […]
