Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson’s cult 90’s sitcom The High Life makes the leap from TV screen to stage in a brand-new comedy musical. The show tours to theatres across Scotland this Spring following a dazzling world premiere Dundee Rep. Read my review from the opening night of The High Life the musical below.The High Life the musical ★★★★★Review: 2 April 2026 | Dundee Rep TheatrePlease ensure your seatbelt is safely fastened and that tray tables are in the upright position. The chaotic crew of A

The show has its sights on the West End and Broadway

A Christmas Carol will head to the north west for the first time outside of London as the Lowry’s big Christmas show

The new West End production of Romeo and Juliet has received glowing reviews across the board, with some critics hailing the play as ‘brilliant’ and a ‘powerful revival’. 

Robert Icke’s production with Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe has clarity, speed and dazzling touches

‘This musical has a bigger, loudly beating human heart than either the book or the film,’ says author Irvine Welsh

Read our review of Summerfolk at the National Theatre: memorable performances animate this sweeping but unfocused adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s satire

US businessman-turned-playwright Aaron Loeb combines medical tech concepts with knotty dilemmas and Mamet-esque dialogue

The classic tale will be laden with puppets!

Just pure silly fun from a talented pair of new creatives that turns flatmates from hell into a hilarious slice of unspoken mayhem.

Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is coming to London this autumn 2026, starring Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup

Writer: Maxim Gorky, adapted by Nina Raine and Moses Raine Director: Robert Hastie Summerfolk should have been a home run for the National Theatre, and everything about it should showcase what the venue does best: big classic works given a new lease of life, a large complex cast of characters battling internal and external forces

A magical theatre show adapted by Tom Wells from Roald Dahl’s classic story with astonishing puppets and some fine performances, now at CFT

Nina and Moses Raine’s adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s play, directed by Robert Hastie, runs in the Olivier theatre until 29 April

The Oscar nominee and *Hamilton*’s original Aaron Burr makes his West End debut reprising his Tony-winning role this summer. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

A bumper year of productions!

We hear from camera director Matthew Amos

An ambitious yet uneven effort, powered by Doherty’s charisma and strong character work.

Trio Goya celebrate women composers with a beautiful programme, brought to life with passionate, exciting and moving performances.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The tale of the worst singer in the world, Florence Foster Jenkins, hits all the right notes, leaving me longing for an encore.

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Rupert Goold Revival Director: Sophie Drake This RSC touring production of Hamlet premiered in Stratford last Spring and the revival Director, Sophie Drake has made ingenious adaptations to Rupert Goold’s ambitious original show to enable it to tour. The King of Denmark, Old Hamlet, has died and been succeeded by his

Splendid new adaptation of a play that can be seen as a respectful response to The Cherry Orchard

Book: Bob and Tobly McSmith Music: Assaf Gleizner Lyrics: Bob and Tobly McSmith Friends The Musical Parody is just what the name suggests.  All ten series jammed into two acts with lots of in jokes and quotes from the much loved television series, mixed in with some songs written especially for this musical version.   We

The Theatre Royal Winchester’s Easter programme offers something for everyone, from the young to the young at heart.

Set in the mangroves of the Sundarbans, *The Jungle Book* follows young child Mowgli, who is being raised among wolves. But danger stalks the shadows and to protect his family, Mowgli must discover where it is he truly belongs. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

A letter from 15 critics to the Royal Lyceum theatre in Edinburgh condemns ‘divisive move’ that saw non-Scottish publications excluded from reviewing the musical’s press night

The first production trailer has officially dropped for I’m Every Woman – The Chaka Khan Musical, starring Alexandra Burke.

The Choir of Man have released first look production images and confirmed full casting for the show’s first ever UK and Ireland tour

Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatreproudly hosts a duo of productions from the celebrated production team phil&ben.

From Alexander Hamilton to Frank Sinatra, audiences can’t get enough of real people in theatre shows – and nor can performers. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

Aether is, above all else, strikingly original. It’s hard to draw comparisons for a show so unapologetically strange and ambitious. It combines very technical and theoretical scientific language with dance sequences and multi-roling, in a piece of theatre that feels akin to an oxymoron.

The National Theatre’s new revival of Maxim Gorky’s 1904 eat-the-rich satire is unsubtle but strikingly modern

Following its world premiere, THE LAST BLACK MESSIAH, written by actor and playwright Emeka Agada, will transfer to the Jack Studio Theatre for a limited run from 28 April -16 May 2026.

Newsreader, presenter and actor Zeb Soanes stars as the legendary Alec Guinness in a revival of Mark Burgess’s play about the acting titan, that explores his li

Life, they say, is too short. We need to take the bull by the horns and snatch every moment possible. What if you had the opportunity to be one of the most powe

Kiln Theatre has revealed the full line-up for the Kilburn High Road Festival, running from 31 July to 15 August 2026

Venture capital and medicine collide in this provocative new play.

This comedy examines power, global subjects and vast moral dilemmas with bags of confidence

The production reveals the names joining Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison onstage in Grace Pervades in the West End

A stellar cast update Maxim Gorky’s bittersweet tale in a sumptuous production at the National Theatre

Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot murder mystery The Hollow is set for a new stage adaptation in 2026 and 2027.

An all-new, London Made production of Oscar Wilde’s classic romp of friendship and falsehoods will take to the Spriet Stage at the Grand Theatre, running from March 24 through April 12.

Other winners at the event included Jonathan Bailey, Rachel Zegler, Amber Davies and Sir Stephen Fry.

Catherine Tate, who was most recently seen on stage in *Sleeping Beauty* at the London Palladium and *The Enfield Haunting* at the Ambassadors Theatre, will perform the role from 27 April to 18 July. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

In Josh Safdie’s film, the worlds of sport and the stage are aligned – with the stakes higher for Gwyneth Paltrow’s former screen star, now on Broadway, than for Timothée Chalamet’s table-tennis hotshot

The Andor actress shines in this ponderous play about a young George Eliot

Chris Pine’s London theatre debut in Ivanov has been postponed due to a “scheduling issue” involving the lead actor

In this Utopian meets historical retelling of our past, The Sh*theads at the Royal Court Theatre does not hold back its mercy on bringing the intensity of love, violence and a willingness to live to the audience. Looking back on early man, the debut from Jack Nicholls looks at how we began, grew, the nature … Continue reading Review, The Sh*theads, Royal Court Theatre, By Hannah Goslin →

By Joy McKay. Sat in the stalls at Mayflower Theatre watching staff scurrying about putting on a brave face over some panic. The show had started, the first number underway when a gentleman (from neither Malibu, or Harvard), walked to centre stage. The lighting rig had crashed, they had to reset but the show would […]

Producers Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian for Crossroads Live are delighted to announce further casting for the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS, returning to the King’s Theatre, Glasgow from Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 October 2026.