This real-life tale of Mao’s wife and the first female director of China fails to meet its own potential

While the story of broken dreams and desperation can’t make the leap to an all-singing all-dancing setting, there are great moments among the bleakness

Amy Ng’s ‘untold true story’ of two friends, who become China’s foremost theatre director and Mao Zedong’s wife, is a story of survival and a play of ideas

Ambitious adaptation of Powell and Pressburger’s romantic fantasy is intelligently rendered, with well-chosen music added to the period mix

Hollywood stars lead Broadway’s 15-week revival of ‘Othello’

Loch Ness Monster hunters have included the Chuckle Brothers – and even David Lean. As the Scottish icon is honoured in a new stamp and a stirring musical, we separate the classy from the crackpot

The show was an out-and-out success with critics in the UK – how about on Broadway?

Without the Theatres Trust, swathes of venues might have closed, says Alistair Smith. Under Labour’s plans, they may well face a renewed threat

Read our review of *Retrograde*, starring Ivanno Jeremiah as trailblazing Black actor Sidney Poitier, now in performances at the Apollo Theatre to 15 June. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

This is a team effort, which captures the communal joy and heartache of sport, and now boasts a proper ending

Theatres across the East of England are recovering but still face challenges after Covid.

A shocking and thrilling reflection on the consequences of getting our kicks from clicks.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ryan Calais Cameron returns to the West End with this morality tale about a young Sidney Poitier

Curve leader Chris Stafford and PR guru Mark Borkowski are among the panellists slated to appear at this year’s Future of Theatre conference, along with previously announced speeches by Indhu Rubasingham and Rosemary Squire

Lynette Linton, outgoing creative director of Bush Theatre, hopes production will lead to people getting more support

Irving Berlin’s much-loved musical Top Hat to tour in 2025

Discover the life and career of Jason Manford, including past theatre shows, current productions and news.

Smash-hit, Olivier Award-nominated comedy musical Titaníque has extended its run again at the West End’s Criterion Theatre in London.

Don’t let the stress of Central London put you off a night at the theatre.

Mixed Sex is more than just 90s memories and playground drama; it also explores homophobia and class divides, in a very promising debut from Sam Normington. Read our review on Theatre and Tonic.

Chichester and Southampton are among the venues as The National Theatre’s smash-hit production Dear England by James Graham heads out on tour this autumn – the tale of Crawley boy Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager.

Figures including National Theatre executive director Kate Varah and Arts Council England boss Darren Henley have backed plans for a National Centre for Arts and Music Education, which promises to help children and young people ‘pursue their artistic and creative interests in school’

A haunting love story, exquisitely expressed through the languages of music, movement and bodies in space.

Daisy Burden shines as an endearing Eliza Doolittle

It’ll be available in time for Easter

Golda Rosheuvel (Bridgerton) and Letitia Wright (Black Panther) will star in Superwoman Schema

2024 Olivier Award-winning smash hit, Dear England, is back home at the National Theatre.

See what is in store for the west London venue!

Football’s come home again to the National Theatre with James Graham’s funny, sunny and crowd-pleasing homage to the newly knighted Gareth Southgate.

Ross Willis and Ned Bennett’s audacious adventure for schools is a cult in the making, with a post-apocalyptic plot, snappy gags and a trash-talking baby

Complex story of morals set in Paris during WW11 has audience on edge of seats

Performed at the Apollo Theatre, read our review of Retrograde on the Theatre and Tonic website.

Headlong, has announced that their fresh new staging of A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Tinuke Craig, is now available to stream on

National Theatre at Home, the National Theatre’s pioneering streaming platform, has announced the release* of Life of Pi by Yann Martel, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti, from 10 April.

Eva Price and Michael Harrison announce that their Olivier Award-nominated West End musical Titanique has extended its booking

You can now see new images of the original West End cast currently starring at London’s Criterion Theatre. Check out the photos here! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Tori Allen-Martin discusses her latest project, the musical adaptation of Midnight Cowboy at Southwark Playhouse

Matt Adie has taken his personal experience of grief and crafted both a heart-warming and heart-breaking account of the months and years following the death of

The Bush Theatre has unveiled its exciting new programme for 2025/26, featuring a mix of new writing, community engagement,

Writer: Louisa May Alcott Adaptor: Anne-Marie Casey Director: Loveday Ingram There can be few who have not heard of Louisa May Alcott’s most famous work, Little Women. Set during the American Civil War, a time when countryman was set against countryman, it’s a coming-of-age tale of four sisters, and based very much on Alcott’s own …

Discover the life and career of Jessica Boshier, including past theatre shows, current productions and news.

The world premiere stage adaptation of the 2018 film runs until 19 April

Billy Porter will direct *It’s a Sin* star Omari Douglas — recently seen on stage in the Bush Theatre’s *Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew* — as Jesse, and Alexander Lincoln as Neil. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

*The Mousetrap* opened in the West End in 1952, moving to its current home the St Martin’s Theatre in 1974. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

The updated version of James Graham’s play is also heading to the Lowry in Salford

Our Cosmic Dust Tickets at Park Theatre – cheap tickets and discount London theatre tickets for West End shows

Few stories capture the magic of childhood quite like My Neighbour Totoro. Brought to the stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company in collaboration with composer Joe Hisaishi and director Phelim McDermott, this adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s beloved 1988 film became a theatrical sensation when it premiered at the Barbican three years ago. Now, the production […]

Glasgow’s oldest theatre, the Theatre Royal, Glasgow is set to host Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s worldwide cult phenomenon Ghost Stories, which is set to embark on its first full UK national tour from 8 – 12 April 2025.

It focuses on South Asian identities

The theatre’s last production before its demolition is one of the finest stagings of the Tennessee Williams play that I’ve ever seen