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25th May 12 :: Further Cabaret casting
More details emerge of the forthcoming Cabaret
24th May 12 :: Spamalot
Spamalot returning to London
24th May 12 :: The Ladykillers
Autumn tour dates and casting confirmed - Michele Dotrice to play Mrs Wilberforce
24th May 12 :: St John's Night
The Jermyn Street Theatre presents the UK premiere of Ibsen's third play with Sara Crowe
19th May 12 :: Review: Exeter Blitz Project
A story woven from the recollections of some survivors of the Exeter Blitz
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16th May 12 :: Jesus Christ Superstar
Dates and casting for the 2012 arena tour
16th May 12 :: Street of Dreams
Rethink and re-arrangement of the Coronation Street Musical
11th May 12 :: Written on the Heart
Early closing notices for this play at the Duchess
11th May 12 :: Review: Mother Adam
Another great night of theatre in Jermyn Street
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10th May 12 :: Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland
The Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) announces the nominations for the country's celebration of theatre
3rd May 12 :: The Voice to Tour
BBC's The Voice to tour in the autumn.
3rd May 12 :: Eddie Izzard
Touring in 2013
10th Apr 12 :: Our Country's Good
Max Stafford-Clark to revive Timberlake Wertenbaker's modern classic this Autumn
10th Apr 12 :: Lady GaGa
UK dates announced
2nd Apr 12 :: Review: The Odyssey
The Factory's Odyssey in Blackwell's Bookshop
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26th Mar 12 :: 9 to 5 to tour
Coming to the UK this autumn - updated details
26th Mar 12 :: Sonnet Sunday
All 154 Shakespeare sonnets recited on the stage in over 20 languages
22nd Mar 12 :: Death of an actor
Andrew Malkin has died aged 49
22nd Mar 12 :: RSC Artistic Director
The RSC has appointed Gregory Doran as its new Artistic Director
19th Mar 12 :: The Ladykillers to Tour
A six month national tour of The Ladykillers will start in 2012


Latest User Reviews

User review by jew for Legally Blonde (New Wimbledon Theatre, Outer London)
25th May 12: shit
User review by USER for Dry Rot (Richmond Theatre, Outer London)
21st May 12: a complete load of rubbish.the acting was terrible as if they were taking the mickey out of the audience.It was awful and should of been called rot
User review by Bruce Russell for 6 Actors in Search of a Director (Charing Cross Theatre (formerly New Players Theatre), Inner London)
20th May 12: Well...what can I say...it aint "Wicked"! The theatre was not full and I think the only thing that prevented it being totally empty by the end was the fact that it did not have a second act...thank "Waiting for Godot!
User review by Valerie Passmore for Chariots of Fire (Hampstead Theatre, Inner London)
20th May 12: This is a wonderfully imaginative and moving production. The theatre has been refigured as a stadium, with actors running around a circular stage, a revolve and often around the whole auditorium. Far from being simply a straight play, it involves instrumental music (including brief references to the famous film music, not overdone), singing, mime, slow motion and tightly choreographed movement. Most of the large cast playing the athletes won't have been born when the film on which it is based was made. And a very fit cast they must be, from the pre-start exercising, plentiful running and energetic finale. And that's before we get to the acting: the principals, notably Jack Lowden as Ian Liddell, are excellent. With such a large cast it is hard to differentiate those in smaller parts, but the general high level of performance and slickness of scene and costume changes and numbers of actors working in confined spaces is highly professional and speaks of thorough rehearsal. Particularly effective is the su
User review by jim for Exeter Blitz Project (The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter)
19th May 12: so moving, and funny
User review by smee for Exeter Blitz Project (The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter)
18th May 12: wheat a fascinating evening
User review by jack for Birds of a Feather (TOUR12)
17th May 12: Awful show, not. Funny and a total waste of money!
User review by Ann Wainwright for Close the Coalhouse Door (YVONNE12)
12th May 12: A fantastic show, history music and politics mixed with humour, A play that will be easily called back to memory and thought about.
User review by John Ahern for Dry Rot (TOUR12)
11th May 12: Racy ? Slick ? Not on the first night. Even the cast looked a little shamefaced at the curtain.Looked under-rehearsed,but I'm sure it will improve with this cast.
User review by sam for Mother Adam (Jermyn Street Theatre, Inner London)
10th May 12: love this production...
User review by Mike for Paul Merton - Out of my Head (Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton)
6th May 12: Very disappointing. The sketches were poorly written and performed and merton and his 'improv team' looked uncomfortable. The first half just looked like no one had the bravery to tell them it was rubbish.
User review by Jason for Birds of a Feather (TOUR12)
30th Apr 12: Excellent... Just like the Tv series... Bring it back on the box..
User review by Jan Barker for Birds of a Feather (TOUR12)
29th Apr 12: went to see birds of a feather last night, what a fab night, laughed all the way through, those one liners were really funny can't wait to see them again in manchester.
User review by nana eils for Steel Magnolias (TOUR12)
24th Apr 12: Just been to see this play.It was "okay".In my opinion it would be much better without the dire performance Denise Welch gives.She should stick to reality shows,she really brings the other excellent performances down.
User review by Neil J Ross for Piaf (LEMONTREE12)
22nd Apr 12: “Piaf” performed by Christine Bovill at the Lemon Tree Studio, Aberdeen – Saturday 21 April 2012 It was simply breathtaking how expressively and powerfully Christine Bovill captured the authentic sound of Edith Piaf in the tribute show “Piaf” at Aberdeen’s Lemon Tree Centre on Saturday. A student of both French and music, and an expert on Piaf, Bovill brought tremendous depth of understanding both of the music and of the life of Edith Piaf to the performance. The evening did not focus excessively on Piaf’s tragically short life but was a tour de force of Piaf songs. In front of a blue and red illuminated curtain and with a microphone, Bovill sang (just like Piaf herself) in a black dress, superbly accompanied on the piano by Seh Ho. Piaf’s music was quintessentially Parisian, always having about it an air of the “Le Gerny” nightclub in the 1930’s where Piaf first enjoyed wide public success. Most of the songs in Bovill’s performance were in French, and I felt that this is where Bovill’s strength l
User review by jackie for Dancing Queen (New Wimbledon Theatre, Outer London)
21st Apr 12: show was very good and the colours of the costumes were lovely. The whole cast are great and it was a shame it wasn't a 'full house' although everyone was up and dancing. Our only negetive was a crowd of about 20 people who were sitting down in the stalls row L,M,N who thought it was funny to talk, drink and giggle throughout the performance. It was off putting for all of the rows in front of them and we are sure the cast must have heard them.
User review by JEAN HIATT for Funny Peculiar (DARLCIVIC12)
20th Apr 12: Just home from Funny Peculiar - haven't laughed so much for ages - brilliant play, brilliantly staged, brilliantly acted - super cast - great night out!
User review by P.fundas for Dancing Queen (New Wimbledon Theatre, Outer London)
19th Apr 12: Complete rubbish!!!!
User review by USER for Ghosts of the Past - Hang Lenny Pope/Fireworks/Fate's Thread (The Blakehay, Weston-Super-Mare)
12th Apr 12: mixed bag with some really good moments!
User review by Michelle for Birds of a Feather (Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent)
7th Apr 12: Brilliant show enjoyed every minute cast were fab would see again


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