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30 years of rent: the groundbreaking musical returns to the West End Group Leisure09:19Stranger Things West End Broadway

Odds and ends: Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo to make west end debut in Rent, the Housemaid gets stage adaptation … Broadway Buzz20:47Stranger Things West End Broadway

Making a splash… Singin’ In The Rain tour set to dazzle audiences Group Leisure10:51New Zealand Weather Travel Industry

Classic musical set to arrive with spectacular new theatre tour The Argus, Sussex10:42New Zealand Weather Travel Industry

Mother Courage and Her Children Time Out London11:50Mother Courage Her Children

Mother Courage and Her Children, Shakespeare's Globe review - a post-apocalyptic vision of a… The Arts Desk11:33Mother Courage Her Children

Review: Equus British Theatre Guide10:25Equus

Equus – Menier Chocolate Factory, London The Reviews Hub09:39Equus

CARE – Young Vic, London The Reviews Hub12:01Young Vic

CARE at Young Vic: A singular, compassionate piece of work Evening Standard15:09Young Vic

Dame Maureen Lipman returns to the West End with Allegra at the Harold Pinter Theatre Theatre Weekly11:05Allegra West End

Dame Maureen Lipman to return to West End stage as star of Allegra Evening Standard12:05Allegra West End

Paranormal Activity will bring terror to Broadway: Everything to know Syfy19:38West End Broadway Scary Movies

News: Paranormal Activity to play on Broadway Love London Love Culture15:44West End Broadway Scary Movies

1536 Review (Ambassadors Theatre) ★★★★★ West End Wilma13:00Ambassadors Theatre West End

Review: 1536 British Theatre Guide17:03Ambassadors Theatre West End

Northern Ballet: Gentleman Jack at Sadler’s Wells | Theatre review The Upcoming07:51Gentleman Jack Dance LGBTQ+

Review: Gentleman Jack British Theatre Guide10:14Gentleman Jack Dance LGBTQ+

Driver who caused death of talented Upholland actress, 19, avoids jail Lancs Live10:46Lancashire England

Teenage actress who was 'most beautiful soul' died after friend's car hit lorry Liverpool Echo17:07Lancashire England

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Review: Debt Meat, Drayton Arms Theatre Everything Theatre14:32

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Liam Young: In Other Worlds – Barbican Centre, London The Reviews Hub14:09

Death on the Nile is an enjoyable night of entertainment Devon Live14:05

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The Argument of Us – The New Theatre – Review No More Workhorse13:44

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The Inheritors – The Hope Theatre, London The Reviews Hub13:28

Julie Hesmondhalgh announced as Keynote Speaker at Theatre Conference 2026 with Spektrix UK Theatre13:23

VAT on children’s meals to be temporarily cut to 5% Restaurant13:13

Review: Scenes from a Friendship British Theatre Guide13:08

Review: La Juive British Theatre Guide13:08

Care at the Young Vic | Theatre review The Upcoming13:07

Associate artistic director role at Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh steps down The Scottish Herald13:02

Review: Even These Things British Theatre Guide12:58

Older – Riverside Studios, London The Reviews Hub12:37

The Winner Rolls It All Chortle12:29

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LW Entertainment appoints David Joseph to board The Stage12:14

Màiri McAllan appointed Scotland's culture secretary The Stage12:14

Dame Maureen Lipman to return to West End stage as star of Allegra Evening Standard12:05

‘Grief isn’t linear, it hijacks you’ Stratford Herald11:42

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Exciting Autumn Season announced at Jermyn Street Theatre: Simon Stephens and Richard Eyre The Reviews Hub11:36

Avenue Q Extends West End Anniversary Run at Shaftesbury Theatre Theatre Weekly11:35

ATG Entertainment in line for sale by private equity owner The Stage11:33

Zinnie Harris to step down from Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum The Stage11:33

“Spring Awakening” takes over Theatre 41 at York The Tab11:29

Interview: Behind the Velvet Curtain Everything Theatre11:28

Ariel Company Theatre offers School of Rock SussexWorld11:13

Disney Pirates Of The Caribbean immersive adventure announced Theatre News11:09

Quartet in Autumn: Crisply funny study of four lonely office workers Evening Standard11:08

The Man I Love: Ira Sachs’ Soulful and Transcendent Musical Drama AnOther11:07

Full casting announced for UK premiere of The Story at the National Theatre Theatre Weekly11:05

Divina De Campo to star in Ride the Cyclone at Southwark Playhouse Elephant Theatre Weekly11:05

Dame Maureen Lipman returns to the West End with Allegra at the Harold Pinter Theatre Theatre Weekly11:05

Review: Quartet in Autumn at Arcola Theatre Theatre Weekly11:04

Maureen Lipman to return to West End in Allegra The Stage11:03

Making a splash… Singin’ In The Rain tour set to dazzle audiences Group Leisure10:51

Driver who caused death of talented Upholland actress, 19, avoids jail Lancs Live10:46

Review: Equus British Theatre Guide10:25

Imitations – Hen & Chickens Theatre, London The Reviews Hub10:24

Review: Noughts and Crosses British Theatre Guide10:14

Review: Gentleman Jack British Theatre Guide10:14

Review: Astell & Woolf British Theatre Guide10:04

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Giovanna Fletcher set to star in world premiere tour of Before I Go To Sleep Theatre News09:38

30 years of RENT: the groundbreaking musical returns to the West End Group Leisure09:19

Ice Age adventures on the Portsmouth stage SussexWorld09:10

‘Exceptional’ cast will bring Teresa Deevy’s Wife to James Whelan to life The Irish Post09:10

Polka Theatre announces bold new shows for highly anticipated Autumn and Winter Season Theatre News09:07

Plea to the industry from a returning theatreworker – this month in Your Views The Stage09:04

In My Dressing Room... Zizi Strallen The Stage08:33

The Stage Debut Awards announce 2026 return with Netflix as headline sponsor Theatre News08:26

Netflix returns as The Stage Debut Awards 2026 headline sponsor The Stage08:10

Northern Ballet: Gentleman Jack at Sadler’s Wells | Theatre review The Upcoming07:51

Earlier today

Quartet in Autumn – Arcola Theatre, London The Reviews Hub07:10

A-list actor's Desert Island Discs revelation about Wolverhampton Express & Star06:06

Groove Tube: Musical takes Mick on a whole new journey Galway News06:02

'Anything Goes' set to delight Southend audiences with music and comedy Echo News05:27

New celebrity star revealed for MK's 2026 Christmas panto cast Milton Keynes Citizen00:04

Yesterday

Jermyn Street Theatre announces ambitious 2026 Autumn Season featuring star playwrights Theatre News23:16 20-May-26

‘The Man I Love’ review: A powerful Rami Malek drives Ira Sachs’s compelling, opaque queer drama ScreenDaily22:56 20-May-26

Interview: Eddie Elliott on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind at @sohoplace Theatre Weekly22:44 20-May-26

The Joy Bomb of the Fall: 5 Reasons to See Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell in Much Ado About Nothing on Broadway Broadway Buzz21:33 20-May-26

Major Broadway & West End Theater Owner Atg Entertainment In Early Stages Of Possible Sale –… Deadline Hollywood21:28 20-May-26

REVIEW: Barnum, Woking Theatre (UK & Ireland Tour) Love London Love Culture21:06 20-May-26

Scottish musical cancelled one hour before curtain at King's Theatre The National, Scotland21:05 20-May-26

Musical with all-star cast cancelled one hour before curtain at Glasgow theatre Glasgow Evening Times20:38 20-May-26

Review: Churchill’s Urinal, King’s Head Theatre Everything Theatre20:15 20-May-26

Odds and Ends: Liberation Heads to London, Broadway Bets Breaks Records & More Broadway Buzz20:01 20-May-26

Exclusive-British theatre group Atg Entertainment readied for sale, sources say The Kansas City Star18:57 20-May-26

Comedian and Broadway star announces date of York show York Press18:45 20-May-26

Maidenhead businessman turned actor performs acclaimed one-man show 'Chinese Boxing' Twyford Advertiser18:25 20-May-26

‘Change here for Trim and Athboy’ The Meath Chronicle18:24 20-May-26

Successful launch of community play on Peebles witch trials Border Telegraph18:15 20-May-26

BRIGHTON FRINGE: Julia VanderVeen: Dentata – The Actors The Reviews Hub17:58 20-May-26

Review: Fun, fabulous, and fuchsia - Legally Blonde wows in Nottingham Newark Advertiser17:43 20-May-26

Oldham dancers set for Swan Lake debut at Palace Theatre Manchester Oldham Evening Chronicle17:43 20-May-26

Teenage actress who was 'most beautiful soul' died after friend's car hit lorry Liverpool Echo17:07 20-May-26

Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess to Host ‘The Tony Awards: Act One’ Pre-Show Variety17:06 20-May-26

My Neighbour Totoro extends West End run until 2027 Group Leisure17:02 20-May-26

Hamlet & Eggs: The Pre-Theatre Menus That Rival Any A La Carte The Sauce Mag16:54 20-May-26

Review of ‘heart-wrenching tale’ at Norwich Theatre Royal Lynn News16:32 20-May-26

Review: Death On The Nile British Theatre Guide16:23 20-May-26

Crossing Points devastates the Corpus Playroom Varsity16:21 20-May-26

New City College art student wins coveted award for set design in Royal Opera House competition FE News.co.uk16:20 20-May-26

An Ideal Husband, Gate Theatre, Dublin review - focused energy keeps mannered dark comedy afloat The Arts Desk16:17 20-May-26

LAMDA boss: Students don’t have time for a job – it’s making theatre less diverse The Stage16:11 20-May-26

Huntly-based choir and theatre company to mark major milestone Grampian Online, Scotland16:08 20-May-26

West End shows could face 'summer of strikes' over pay dispute Evening Standard16:02 20-May-26

Isabelle – Middle Child Theatre, Hull The Reviews Hub15:54 20-May-26

Bush Theatre hires former BAFTA chairman to lead trustees The Stage15:40 20-May-26

Review: Pig Heart Boy by EB Voice Magazine15:24 20-May-26

Badapple launches year as York Theatre Royal associate company with Crumbs Ryedale Gazette & Herald, Yorkshire15:22 20-May-26

Gentleman Jack – Sadler’s Wells | Review LondonTheatre1.com15:16 20-May-26

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold – Richmond Theatre LondonTheatre1.com15:12 20-May-26

CARE – Young Vic | Review LondonTheatre1.com15:12 20-May-26

Theatre Royal lease marketed to secure operator for expected 2027 reopening The Isle Of Thanet News15:12 20-May-26

Care at Young Vic: A singular, compassionate piece of work Evening Standard15:09 20-May-26

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift – Darlington Hippodrome The Reviews Hub15:04 20-May-26

Sell-out West End show coming to Cumbria this Christmas The Carlisle News & Star14:59 20-May-26

The Other Songs Live achieves record breaking fundraiser at The London Palladium Theatre News14:37 20-May-26

Interview: Annie Kershaw on Foal at Finborough Theatre Theatre Weekly14:35 20-May-26

Ready to rock ‘n’ roll at the Palace Newark Advertiser14:10 20-May-26

West End’s top ticket prices increase further according to survey Ticketing Business News14:03 20-May-26

First look production images released for Black Comedy at Orange Tree Theatre Theatre Weekly14:00 20-May-26

Jermyn Street Theatre reveals 2026 Autumn season with Simon Stephens UK premiere and Richard Eyre revival Theatre Weekly14:00 20-May-26

Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella returns for 2026-2027 UK tour LondonTheatre1.com13:43 20-May-26

Review: Casino? British Theatre Guide13:31 20-May-26

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