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The Latest Breaking News from West End

Former Strictly star announced in cast for Shrek the Musical at Bristol Hippodrome

Everyone's favourite DreamWorks film has been reimagined for the stage

Bristol Post

Paul Mescal tells of clash with female fan who groped him during selfie

Oscar nominated actor says a woman ‘put her hand on my ass’ after asking for photograph outside theatre where he is performing

The Guardian - UK

Our pick of playwright James Graham’s ten best works, as new National Theatre Gareth Southgate play announced

There are few playwrights doing it better than Graham

Evening Standard

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‘Theatre and pop at its absolute excess’: William Shakespeare meets Britney Spears as & Juliet comes to Australia

The feelgood, feminist retelling of Romeo & Juliet, with songs from Spears, Katy Perry and Bon Jovi, is coming to Melbourne, confetti cannons and all

The Guardian - AU

Hamilton musical - the hottest ticket on West End - is coming to Manchester this year

Huge theatre news as Hamilton prepares to tour the UK for the first time EVER and Manchester will get it first for an epic 15-week run

Manchester Evening News

The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast: The Lehman Trilogy cast, and reviews of Standing at the Sky’s Edge & Phaedra

In this week’s Evening Standard Theatre Podcast, we talk to the cast of The Lehman Trilogy about the award-winning play which arrived in the West End this month, and the challenges of staging a story that spans 160 years and multiple characters. We also review the musical Standing at the…

Evening Standard

Paul O'Grady's horror illness which 'finished him off' and caused his 'breath to go'

Paul O'Grady has spoken candidly about how the coronavirus continues to affect him after he was initially left completely wiped out and caused his "breath to go"

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'Wagatha Christie' play is heading to Salford - after rave reviews on West End

The Vardy V Rooney Trial was the courtroom drama that had the nation gripped - now it is an acclaimed play

Manchester Evening News

NI Youth theatre group secure rights to perform one of world's most famous musicals in Belfast

It will be directed by Peter Corry who performed one of the musical's main roles on the West End stage

Belfast Live

A Streetcar Named Desire with Paul Mescal transfers to West End

Critically acclaimed and now boasting an Oscar nominee, the Almeida’s Tennessee Williams production will move to the Phoenix theatre this spring

The Guardian - UK

A Streetcar Named Desire starring Paul Mescal announces West End transfer after actor’s Oscar nomination

‘It’s my favourite play and it’s wonderful to be able to share it with a wider audience,’ Mescal said

The Independent UK

Lowry Theatre announces Life of Pi will be big Christmas 2023 show

It is a magical retelling of the best-selling novel with animals including a life-sized Bengal Tiger brought to life on stage

Manchester Evening News

Les Dennis says 'only a fool' would try and impersonate Del Boy's grandad in West End

Les Dennis is joining the cast of hit West End show Only Fools & Horses but is fully aware that being a copy of Del Boy's Grandad might not be the best idea

Daily Mirror

Zachary Quinto to star in West End production of Best of Enemies

Star Trek actor will play Gore Vidal in play based on 1968 TV debates that transformed political broadcasting

The Guardian - UK

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Glasgow Live

Darius Campbell Danesh: Simon Cowell and Gareth Gates lead tributes to late star

Tributes have poured in following the death of the Glasgow born star. Darius Campbell Danesh rose to fame after appearing on ITV's Popstars and a year later bagged a spot in Pop Idol alongside Gareth Gates and Will Young.

The Guardian - UK

Mind Mangler review – Magic Goes Wrong spin-off is all fun and mind games

Mischief Theatre are up to their old tricks as silly slapstick meets telepathy in a send-up of stage mentalism

Daily Mirror

Get Elf The Musical tickets this Christmas for £24 – but you’ll need to be fast

Elf the Musical will be back in the West End this Christmas, so if you and your family want to get a front row seat, here's where to get cheap tickets

Dublin Live

Dreamgirls to have its Irish premiere at the Bord Gais next year

Musical favourite Dream Girls is coming to Dublin at the beginning of 2023

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Theater Legend Kani Turns Eye to Modern South Africa

When John Kani launched his acting career in the 1960s, the only stage he could find was an empty snake pit at a shuttered South African museum. His latest production, "Kunene and the King", opened with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played on London's West End. It's now resuming a…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Abba: still rocking the room 40 years on

Editorial: They may not appear in person, but the Voyage concerts will return the 1970s superstars to their fans

The Independent UK

Legally Blonde star Courtney Bowman: ‘Blonde isn’t just a hair colour – it’s a feeling’

The rising West End actor is taking the lead in a new production of the beloved film and turning the meaning of blonde on its head. She talks to Isobel Lewis about making shows with a message

Daily Record

Sunshine on Leith is coming soon to Pitlochry

A well-loved Scottish musical - Sunshine on Leith - is soon to be the first production to welcome audiences back inside Pitlochry's 'Theatre in the Hills'.

Evening Standard

Robin Parkinson: Actor who played Monsieur Ernest Leclerc in ‘Allo ‘Allo! and was voice of Button Moon dies age 92

The actor was a familiar face in the comedy world in the 1970s and 1980s

Evening Standard

Tony nominee Lucy Moss: ‘Legally Blonde’s message doesn’t just apply to privileged white women’

After becoming the youngest female director on Broadway for Six, Lucy Moss is putting her spin on Legally Blonde the Musical

The Independent UK

Cinderella: ‘Heartbreaking’ TikTok of actor telling mum she got part in now-cancelled musical goes viral

Incoming ensemble member Daisy Blanche Twells said she found out show was ending via press release

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