Following on from a record-breaking, sold-out London Palladium run, Tyrone Huntley will continue to reprise his Olivier Award-nominated performance as Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar when the production moves into the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
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The Greatest Showman to open in the West End in spring 2027
Disney Theatrical Group has announced that the brand-new stage adaptation of The Greatest Showman will premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in spring 2027.
Jesus Christ Superstar – London Palladium
Jesus Christ Superstar continues at the London Palladium until 5 September 2026, before transferring to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 16 October 2026 to 9 January 2027. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Five Questions With: Bradley Gibson
Broadway’s Bradley Gibson is leading the company of Disney Theatrical Group’s hit UK premiere production of Disney’s Hercules as the popular musical completes its run at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
All-star Herods announced for Superstar’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane season
An all-star line-up of Herods will join Sam Ryder’s Jesus for the Theatre Royal Drury Lane run of the new London Palladium production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar.
Second London season for Jesus Christ Superstar
This summer’s eagerly-anticipated London Palladium run of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar will be followed by a limited 12-week engagement at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Sting to bring his musical The Last Ship into the West End
Rock superstar Sting will sail into the West End in a reimagined production of his highly personal debut musical The Last Ship for a limited season this autumn.
To Maury, With Love – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
To Maury, With Love at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Truly delivered: it was elegantly staged, musically exhilarating, warmly embraced by the audience and filled with affection.
Jo: The Little Women Musical in Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Jo: The Little Women Musical in Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Heartfelt, charming and a very promising new musical.
West End world premiere for Sea Witch
An all-star cast has been assembled for the world premiere of Sea Witch – a new musical prequel to the story of the Little Mermaid at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane in March.
Once on This Island concert – Marisha Wallace joins cast
Marisha Wallace will take on the role of Erzulie in next month’s London concert presentation of the multi-award-winning Broadway musical Once on This Island.
Kerry Ellis, Louise Dearman and Rachel Tucker to take Gravity on the road
West End and Broadway leading ladies Kerry Ellis, Louise Dearman and Rachel Tucker will reunite to bring their acclaimed show Gravity to audiences across the UK in 2026.
Five Questions With: Robyn Rose Li
Robyn Rose Li plays Terpsichore, one of the iconic Muses, in Disney’s Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Full cast for Little Dancer – A New Musical In Concert
Further casting has been announced for the highly anticipated UK premiere of Little Dancer – A New Musical later this month.
Disney’s Hercules – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Disney’s Hercules is booking at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London until 28 March 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ A dazzling flex of Disney’s mighty theatrical muscles: big, straightforward, undeniably powerful, and you can’t help but love him. I mean it.
Susan Stroman to direct and choreograph UK premiere of Little Dancer – A New Musical
Double Olivier and five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman will direct and choreograph the highly anticipated UK premiere of Little Dancer – A New Musical this summer.
Full cast confirmed for West End’s Hercules
Disney Theatrical Group has unveiled full casting for the upcoming UK premiere production of Disney’s Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Disney finds its West End Hercules
Luke Brady will take on the title role in the upcoming UK premiere production of Disney’s Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane next summer.
Lucy Thomas – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Lucy Thomas at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The majestic Theatre Royal Drury Lane was the ambitious choice as the backdrop to the West End debut of Lucy Thomas, the YouTube and TikTok phenomenon.
Oklahoma! in Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Oklahoma! in Concert was reviewed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We have in recent years been treated to a lot of semi-staged concerts; this Oklahoma! ranks as one of the best.
Bernadette Peters in Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Bernadette Peters in Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What has London done to be so lucky? After decades of very little Bernadette Peters presence at all – a frankly torturous state of affairs – in the last year we have been blessed with a full run […]
Something Rotten! In Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Something Rotten! In Concert was performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We really hope this concert is the start of a successful longer life for the show, because Something Rotten! is actually something brilliant.
Summer 2025 West End debut for Hercules
Following a surprise appearance at last year’s Royal Variety Performance, Hercules will become the latest Disney favourite to take up residence on the London stage next summer.
Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert was reviewed at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ On a Monday night in London, this was Pippin perfection.
Your Lie in April: The Musical in Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Your Lie in April: The Musical in Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is the strongest debut of a new piece of large-scale musical theatre writing London has seen in a long time. Keep a look out for this one.
Wild About You – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Wild About You at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ The presentation succeeded in convincing me that there is a fine piece of art waiting to be chiselled out of the attractive but raw marble that is Wild About You.
Newsfeed: Cast for European premiere of Your Lie In April, West End debut for Golda, Talawa to co-produce touring production of Play On! and more
Zheng Xi Yong (Spring Awakening, Almeida Theatre) and Rumi Sutton (Hex, National Theatre) will play the central characters in the European premiere of Your Lie in April – The Musical. The latest from the producers of last year’s English language premiere of Death Note: The Musical in Concert will make its debut in the West […]
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An unforgettable evening celebrating an enormous body of work, still relevant today in its bold subject matter, conveyed in simple, but meaningful and ultimately timeless, melodies and lyrics that go straight to the human heart and soul.
First four stars and extra performance announced for special Rodgers and Hammerstein concert
Six-time Tony Award winner, double Grammy Award winner and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald, Olivier Award nominees Julian Ovenden and Marisha Wallace and double Tony and Golden Globe nominee and Emmy nominee Patrick Wilson are the first four big names announced for this December’s My Favourite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 8oth Anniversary Concert.
Samantha Barks – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Samantha Barks performed in concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho to make West End debut in Evita in Concert
Disney star Auli’i Cravalho will make her West End stage debut as Eva Peron in a star-studded concert presentation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane this summer.
Autumn debut for first full production of Treason and concert album released
Following successful London concert performances last summer, and a livestream performance in 2021, new British musical Treason will make its debut as a fully staged production at a number of theatres across the UK this autumn.
Frozen follows record-breaking Christmas with another extended booking period
Following a record-breaking Christmas season with box office records broken across November and December, Disney Theatrical Productions has announced another extension to the crowd-pleasing West End debut run of Frozen in response to high public demand.
The Stage Awards 2023 – shortlists revealed
Theatres from across the UK feature in the shortlists for The Stage Awards 2023. Due to be announced on 30 January 2023 at a ceremony in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, the nominees for the eight awards cover West End, Fringe and regional theatre. The Unsung Hero award which has no shortlist will also be announced at the ceremony.
Five Questions With: Emily Lane
EMILY LANE plays Anna in the West End production of Disney’s Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Emily was previously in the Frozen ensemble and second cover Anna. Having trained at Arts Educational, her theatre work includes Before the Party (Almeida Theatre) and in the West End, Les Misérables and The Sound of Music.
Frozen – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Frozen continues at at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ After a year of magic in the West End, Frozen has had some cast changes. What a splendid excuse to open up the gates for a celebratory media night.
Treason the Musical in Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Treason the Musical in Concert was performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ With luxury casting and impressive production values, Treason arrived at the Theatre Royal via a concert staging at Cadogan Hall and a vast following on various social media and streaming channels. Striking video […]
Kinky Boots The Musical In Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Kinky Boots The Musical In Concert continues at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London until 9 August 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The London Musical Theatre Orchestra is back at Drury Lane this week for a two-nights-only bash at Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein’s Kinky Boots. And with the ceiling-lifting […]
Chess the Musical in Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Chess the Musical in Concert was performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ For three performances only, the Theatre Royal Drury Lane served as the venue for a concert version of Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ musical Chess, starring the magnificent Samantha Barks […]
TV knight Trevor McDonald joins Chess concert plus additions and changes to Kinky Boots and Treason concerts
Broadcasting legend Trevor McDonald will feature as the pre-recorded Newscaster when Chess the Musical in Concert plays its eagerly anticipated performances at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London on 1 and 2 August 2022. The addition of McDonald to the previously announced cast was accompanied by the news that one of the stars of […]
Extra performance and full cast for Chess concert
This summer’s Chess the Musical in Concert will play an additional performance at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London next month. After selling out its initial single date (1 August) in just seven days, and the addition of a second performance on 2 August, the concert will now play a matinee show on 2 […]
Cast and extra date for Kinky Boots Drury Lane concert
The organisers of the upcoming concert version of feel-good musical Kinky Boots at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane have added an extra date, with the production now due to play two performances on 8 and 9 August 2022. As previously announced the first production of the multi-award-winning show in the West End in three years […]
Emily Lane and Djavan van de Fliert are the new Anna & Kristoff in West End’s Frozen as run extended
Disney Theatrical Productions has announced another extension to the crowd-pleasing West End debut run of Frozen in response to high public demand. The spectacular production which has been playing to packed houses at the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane since last August, will continue to bring Elsa’s frozen world to London audiences until at […]
Extra date for Chess concert and more cast announced
After selling out its previously announced single date (1 August 2022) in just seven days, this summer’s Chess the Musical in Concert will play a second date at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London on 2 August. The extra date was accompanied by the announcement of three additional cast members – Joel Harper-Jackson (Kinky […]
Additional performance for concert version of Treason in response to high public demand
After selling out within two weeks of tickets going on sale the star-studded concert version of new British musical Treason will now play an extra date at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane this summer. Originally due to play the prestigious venue on 22 August 2022, the live stage debut of the new musical will also […]
Broadway star Jeremy Jordan to play summer solo show in London
Texan singer and actor Jeremy Jordan will take to the stage of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane to perform his latest solo show on 29 and 30 August 2022. Presented by Fourth Wall Live, Jordan will follow his appearance in the sold-out Bonnie & Clyde in Concert in January by returning to the prestigious London […]
Refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane named theatre building of the year at The Stage Awards
Lloyd Webber’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane has been crowned Theatre Building of the Year at The Stage Awards. Sponsored by Concord Theatricals, the award is in recognition of the £60 million investment in the refurbishment of the historic building ahead of its reopening last year as the London home of Frozen. In a first for […]
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical In Concert – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Bonnie & Clyde The Musical In Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fourth Wall Live, the company which regularly brings Broadway stars such as Chita Rivera, Kelli O’Hara and Sierra Boggess to London, presented two performances of a legendary Broadway flop, rightly labelled the “most wanted” musical […]
Frozen’s West End run extended until the autumn
Disney Theatrical Productions has announced an extension to the West End debut run of Tony-nominated musical Frozen in response to high public demand. The spectacular production which has been playing to packed houses at the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane since last summer, will continue to bring Elsa’s frozen world to London audiences up […]
Bonnie and Clyde concert being recorded for film release
This week’s two sold-out performances of Bonnie And Clyde In Concert at the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane will be captured live for film distribution at a later date. Produced by Fourth Wall Live and co-produced by DLAP Group, Jason Haigh-Ellery and David Treatman Creative, Bonnie And Clyde In Concert stars Olivier Award-nominee Francis Mayli […]
