"West End"

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Man charged over Christmas Day collision in London’s West End
Anthony Gilheaney, 30, charged with attempted murder after four pedestrians were hit by a car

Matthew Weaver and agency

27, Dec, 2024 @1:18 PM

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The Tempest review – Sigourney weaves weird magic in West End debut
Inspired by the famous filmography of its Prospero, Jamie Lloyd’s production is audaciously odd – a sci-fi Shakespeare, or gestural Greek theatre in outer space

Arifa Akbar

19, Dec, 2024 @11:59 PM

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Ewan McGregor returns to the West End in new play My Master Builder
Lila Raicek’s play, which McGregor describes as ‘a very modern take on today’s sexual politics’, will be the actor’s first London show in 17 years

Chris Wiegand

03, Dec, 2024 @12:14 PM

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Sigourney Weaver’s West End debut as Prospero evokes a storm of past Tempests
The Hollywood star is to appear at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in Shakespeare’s late play about sorcery. But what is the secret to playing the great magician?

Michael Billington

14, Nov, 2024 @8:06 AM

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Letting it go: Frozen fans bid farewell to West End musical
As the Disney blockbuster ends its three-year run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, actor Samantha Barks pays tribute to its devoted audience

Chris Wiegand Stage editor

09, Sep, 2024 @8:43 AM

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Brie Larson to make her West End debut in revenge tragedy Elektra
Oscar-winning actor will perform the lead role in Anne Carson’s adaptation of Sophocles’ play in London and Brighton next year

Chris Wiegand

17, Sep, 2024 @11:24 AM

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Boy whose Mousetrap show at school led to legal threat joins West End cast
Alasdair Buchan, who directed his version aged 11 in 1997, will play mysterious stranger in long-running whodunnit

Vanessa Thorpe

05, Oct, 2024 @5:00 PM

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Something Rotten! is a riotous Shakespeare musical ripe for the West End | Chris Wiegand
With catchy tunes and endless zingers, this hit comedy is finally on a London stage but only for two nights. When will it get a full run? That is the question …

Chris Wiegand

06, Aug, 2024 @11:39 AM

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Ignore the West End critics – there are plenty of cheap theatre seats | Letter
Letter: Patrick Gracey of the Society of London Theatre says media reports that highlight the most expensive tickets of a few hit shows can be misleading

20, Jun, 2024 @4:56 PM

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A planned sequel and a West End musical – but is The Devil Wears Prada out of step with our times?
Attitudes to body standards and corporate exploitation are among themes that look dated in the 2006 smash hit

Barbara Ellen

20, Oct, 2024 @11:00 AM

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Top-price West End theatre tickets rise by 9% in a year and reach £300
The Stage’s annual survey found that, for the first time, three plays in London – including Romeo and Juliet with Tom Holland – are charging more than £200 for their most expensive seat

Chris Wiegand Stage editor

13, Jun, 2024 @12:46 PM

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Tina Turner’s honesty about trauma continues to inspire, says writer of West End hit
A year after the singer’s death, Katori Hall – whose musical is now also touring – says the show is like ‘one last concert’ for fans

Chris Wiegand Stage editor

21, May, 2024 @10:17 AM

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