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Your companion to all things West End and beyond. Championing theatre performers and shows from around the UK.
Joined April 2020
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🎭 SUBMISSIONS OPEN 🎭. @TheOtherPalace has announced that submissions are now open for the 7th annual MTFestUK 2026, which will showcase six new musicals over a three-week period from 27 January – 15 February 2026 in The Other Palace Studio.
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🎭 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🎭. The hills around @pitlochryft are alive with news that Kirsty Findlay and Ali Watt will reprise their acclaimed performances in Elizabeth Newman’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. 📷 Fraser Band.
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🎭 BROADWAY NEWS 🎭. Full casting has been announced for the first-ever Broadway revival of @chessbway, which begins performances at the Imperial Theatre on 15 October.
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🎭 STAGEY AFTERNOON TEA 🎭. This September, Sofitel London St James is poised to unveil a limited-edition Afternoon Tea experience celebrating Andrew Lloyd Webber’s @PhantomOpera, in collaboration with LW Entertainment.
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🎭 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🎭. @TheRSC, Chichester Festival Theatre and the Roald Dahl Story Company have announced further casting for The BFG, which opens at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from 25 November 2025 – 31 January 2026. 📷 Simon Hadley.
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🎭 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🎭. Producers of @moulinmusicaluk, Global Creatures, have revealed new West End cast members as the hit show extends into its fifth year at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. 📷 Matt Crockett.
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🎭 NEW MUSICAL 🎭. Aria Entertainment & KT Producing have announced the London premiere of major new folk musical Ballad Lines, which will run for eight weeks at @swkplay Elephant from 23 January - 21 March 2026.
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🎭 PANTO CASTING 🎭. Full principal casting has been announced for @WolvesGrand Theatre’s spectacular pantomime, SLEEPING BEAUTY, which will run from 29 November 2025 – 4 January 2026.
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🎭 AUTUMN 2026 🎭. Tony and Olivier award nominated director Carrie-Anne Ingrouille will direct and choreograph a new revival of the classic musical masterpiece LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, premiering at @hopemilltheatre from 25 September – 29 November 2026.
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🎭 TOUR ANNOUNCED 🎭. It has been announced that @HeathersMusical will hit the road again when it returns to the UK from Summer 2026, and that replica productions are set to play Australia, New Zealand, and tour across the United States.
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🎭 REGIONAL PREMIERE 🎭. @OldJointStock has unveiled that it will present the regional premiere of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Next to Normal from 8-26 April 2026. 📷 Tom Mann/Ghostlight Studios.
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🎭 REVIEW 🎭. Presented by @britymt, The Glamification of Loki is a wildly entertaining new musical that combines Norse mythology with the dazzling world of beauty, glamour, and cosmic chaos. “Entertaining and inventive.”. 📸 Leanne Dixon.
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🎭 REVIEW 🎭. Performed at London's @CalderBookshop, a tiny venue with only around 35 audience members, Believe is an intimate evening of mentalism with Mark Guest. "Unforgettable.".
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🎭 REVIEW 🎭. Performed at London's @CalderBookshop, a tiny venue with only around 35 audience members, Believe is an intimate evening of mentalism with Mark Guest. "Unforgettable.".
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Tonight Besties, we’re reviewing @britymt’s The Glamification of Loki at @swkplay and Mark Guest: Believe at @CalderBookshop 🎭. #reviewspending
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🎭 REVIEW 🎭. Telling the true story of his meteoric rise to fame, @BuddyTheMusical is back on tour, currently playing at @brumhippodrome. "An undeniably thrilling night out.".
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🎭 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🎭. The new cast who will join the @CursedChildLDN company from 15 October has been announced, as booking for the original two-part multi award-winning London production extends to 26 July 2026 at the Palace Theatre.
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🎭 REVIEW 🎭. Returning once again to Lafayette is the titillating cabaret and circus spectacular, @sabrageshowldn. "Delightfully riotous and bawdy.". 📷 Johan Persson.
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🎭 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🎭. @TheRSC has announced full casting for the London premiere of Ella Hickson’s exhilarating take on JM Barrie’s beloved classic, Wendy & Peter Pan, which plays at the @BarbicanCentre from 21 October-22 November. 📷 Ellie Kurttz.
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