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The best theatre to stream this month: Self Esteem dazzles with Teeth ’n’ Smiles
Rebecca Lucy Taylor leads David Hare’s rock’n’roll drama, Michaela Coel tells us Chewing Gum Dreams and Stranger Things’ Gaten Matarazzo stars in a murder mysteryLike a time capsule crowbarred open, its fug filling the auditorium, this year’s 50th anniversary production of David Hare’s d...
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Boy George pulls out of Jesus Christ Superstar at London Palladium amid Israel song backlash
Culture Club star will no longer play King Herod in the Palladium production, his manager announced
Stars pay tribute after death of ‘loyal and brilliant’ publicist Neil Reading
Dawn French called the founder of Neil Reading PR her ‘ally and fierce protector’.
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Crown Estate unveils two major developments in the heart of London's West End
The Crown Estate said the developments at in Piccadilly and Glasshouse Street are part of the largest expansion programme in its history
Burlesque The Musical postpones West End shows to 2027 and delays UK tour
The stage production of the hit 2010 movie was due to kick off its UK tour this weekend in Woking.
Neighbourhood crime plunges in London as Sadiq Khan slams 'dystopian hellhole' narrative
‘Neighbourhood crime’ falls 14% with 35,000 fewer offences in a year
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Wild scenes in London's West End as thousands of Spain fans celebrate World Cup victory
Thousands of fans can be seen waving flags and chanting while car horns blared in the background after the 1-0 win over Argentina
Grosvenor Square to reopen to public after £25m makeover
The new-look square boasts more than 150,000 new plants and 44 new trees as well as a new cafe kiosk
Dame Julia Donaldson hopes Gruffalo stage show introduces children to theatre
The show is marking its 25th anniversary this year.
Moment police raid Romford warehouse to seize £500k haul 'stolen from West End retailers' as man arrested
Officers recovered £500,000 of suspected stolen goods from a warehouse in Romford
Edinburgh faces second day of disruption after Princes Street fire
The building at the site of the old Debenhams department store suffered ‘significant damage’.
Catherine Tate sparks concern after cutting West End run short for 'personal reasons'
The Doctor Who star, 56, has been playing Mary Todd Lincoln at the Trafalgar Theatre since April
Will a rollout of live facial recognition in Soho bust crime or destroy trust?
Chris Stokel-Walker asks whether the tech’s success in Croydon can be repeated in the heaving West End
Jesus Christ Superstar review – Sam Ryder raises the roof in rock opera turned up to 11
London PalladiumThe Eurovision star leads a glittery production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s blockbuster but this booming show lacks context and clarityThis amped-up version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera is presented by the same triumvirate who near enough blew the cr...
Duke of York’s theatre to be renamed after Tom Stoppard
New name recognises the playwright’s huge impact on British theatre with producer Sonia Friedman saying he would be ‘tickled pink’The Duke of York’s theatre in the West End is to become the Tom Stoppard theatre in honour of the playwright who died in November.The theatre is currently present...
The best theatre to stream this month: all rise for Rosamund Pike’s Inter Alia
The star delivers a breathtaking performance in Suzie Miller’s play about a judge under pressure, while Paddington gets everyone singing and Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy is backRosamund Pike rightly won an Olivier award for her restless turn in Prima Facie playwright Suzie Miller’s blistering ...
Dame Penelope Keith obituary
Hugely popular actor hailed for playing Margo in the BBC’s popular comedy series The Good Life and her many distinguished stage rolesBetween 1975 and 1981, the actor Penelope Keith, who has died aged 86, secured a position of unassailable popularity in two of the biggest television sitcoms since t...
‘A privilege – and pretty terrifying’: James Norton to play Hamlet in the West End
The Happy Valley actor is lined up as the lead in German director Thomas Ostermeier’s first Shakespearean play in EnglishJames Norton is to take on his first major Shakespearean stage role and play Hamlet in the West End next year.The King & Conqueror star said it was a “privilege” and “...
The Truth review – Florian Zeller’s knotty comedy of deceit is a real delight
Apollo theatre, LondonStephen Mangan, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O’Hanlon and Janie Dee are seat-shakingly funny in this study of adulteryAlice and Michel must conceal their affair from possibly suspicious spouses Paul and Laurence, sometimes under detective level interrogation. Florian Zeller’s The T...