This year’s biggest winner at the Olivier Awards 2026 was Paddington The Musical, with seven awards including Cunard Best New Musical.
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Paddington The Musical – Savoy Theatre
Paddington The Musical continues at the Savoy Theatre, London, booking until 25 October 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Paddington is found, his label reads ‘please look after this bear’. And that is exactly what everyone involved in this production has done.
Paddington Bear makes his musical debut in London
The producers of Paddington The Musical have finally revealed the identity of those charged with bringing the marmalade sandwich-loving bear to life.
Full cast for Turbine Theatre’s Eugenius!
London’s Turbine Theatre has unveiled the full cast for the re-worked version of cult British musical Eugenius! ahead of its debut at the Battersea venue on 17 March 2023.
Catch Me – ALP Musicals – Online
Catch Me is available to stream until 5 December 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Mental health problems can be difficult for others to spot, they can be hard for people to understand in themselves, and Catch Me never undersells that while constructing this elegant chamber musical around these issues.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ The Musical – Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ – The Musical continues at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch until 21 May 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Written by Jake Brunger (book and lyrics) with lyrics by Pippa Cleary (music and lyrics), this show is based on the original book by Sue Townsend, […]
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch announces its Adrian Mole and friends
James Hameed will take on the title role in the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch’s major new production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ – The Musical. Hameed (Be More Chill, The Other Palace/Shaftesbury Theatre will be joined by Ben Williamson-Jones (Stick Man Live, Leicester Square Theatre) as Barry, Claire Storey (Twelfth Night, […]
CD Review: Rumi: The Musical – Original Concept Recording
RUMI: THE MUSICAL – Original Concept Recording (Broadway Records – digital) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Three years since the birth of the idea, the studio album of RUMI: The Musical has finally arrived. Written by Dana Al Fardan and Nadim Naaman, this musical follows the story of the transformative and […]
West End season for Be More Chill
Hit Broadway musical Be More Chill will return to London next month for a limited 10-week run at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Presented by Bill Kenwright with Jerry Goehring, Lisa Dozier King and Paul Taylor-Mills, the musical will play its first West End run from 30 June 2021. The show was previously seen in London at […]
Concept album to be released for Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan’s Rumi: The Musical
West End star Nadim Naaman and Qatar-based composer Dana Al Fardan have revealed plans for the release of a concept album for their second stage musical. Featuring Naaman and fellow Phantom of the Opera star Ramin Karimloo, the full-length concept album for Rumi: The Musical has been recorded during the pandemic in London and Doha. […]
Be More Chill London cast to feature in online event
The London cast of Be More Chill will reunite (virtually) for a special online concert to be streamed live later this month on the Broadway Podcast Network. Hosted by the capital’s ‘Jeremy Heere’, Scott Folan, the exclusive Red Solo Cup Concert will feature fellow cast members from the UK premiere of hit Broadway musical which […]
Line-up for Barn Theatre’s Dominic Powell online concert
The Barn Theatre has announced the line-up of performers for the sixth virtual concert in the venue’s popular on-line series showcasing the work of Britain’s musical theatre composers. Celebrating the work of actor, writer and composer Dominic Powell, the concert this Saturday (8 August 2020) will include performances from Andrew Patrick-Waller (Brooklyn, Bat Out of […]
Be More Chill – The Other Palace
Be More Chill continues at The Other Palace, London until 3 May 2020. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ An Off-Broadway sleeper hit that earned itself a full Broadway run, Be More Chill is based on a young adult novel of the same name by Ned Vizzini. Set in an American high […]
Cast announced for the London debut of Be More Chill
Two former Queens from hit British musical Six will take to the stage in the UK premiere of hit Broadway musical Be More Chill at London’s The Other Palace in February 2020. Renee Lamb (Catherine of Aragon in the original Arts Theatre production of SIX) and Millie O’Connell (Anne Boleyn at the Arts Theatre) will […]
Fiddler on the Roof – Playhouse Theatre
Fiddler on the Roof continues at the Playhouse Theatre, London until 2 November 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ When news comes that a classic musical – perhaps one that it is nearly 60 years old like Fiddler on the Roof – is going to be revived, the announcement is rarely […]
