After the recent Windrush Generation government scandal, this National Theatre production of Small Island couldn’t have come at a better time. Based on Andrea Levy’s 2004 novel and adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson, it tells the stories of two families, one white and one black leading up to the arrival of immigrant workers from the Caribbean on the Empire … [Read more...]
London Plays: Best Plays in London - New Plays in London
Here is our guide to plays in London. From long-running West End plays such as The Mousetrap and The Woman in Black to new plays opening soon. Book London theatre tickets online for plays – click one of the images or the link below which shows all listings of plays currently on sale.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag at Wyndham’s Theatre
DryWrite, Soho Theatre and Annapurna Theatre have today announced that the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning FLEABAG is to play the West End for a strictly limited four week run this summer. Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and directed by Vicky Jones, the one-woman show just finished playing to a sold-out house Off-Broadway in New York, and premiered its … [Read more...]
Final casting and creative team announced for Afterglow
Final casting and creative team are today announced for the eagerly anticipated UK premiere of Afterglow at Southwark Playhouse. Josh and Alex, a married couple in an open relationship, invite Darius to share their bed for one night. When a new intimate connection begins to form, all three men must come head to head with one another’s notions of love, intimacy, and … [Read more...]
GRIP. by Scott Howland at Tristan Bates Theatre | Review
There are multiple issues facing Trev (Scott Howland), and there’s some commonality with Louise (Emily Brown), the latter having ‘lost’ her mother because her parents are divorcing, and the former actually losing his mother - that is, she has passed away. There are a number of narrative points that are left unresolved by the end of the show, but unusually this doesn’t … [Read more...]
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin at The Rose Theatre Kingston | Review
Rosa Munro, the author of the ‘James Plays’ a few years ago, has now attempted the seemingly impossible by adapting Louis de Berniere’s sprawling, epic novel for the stage. The result is awe-inspiring at times, using music and great physicality from the actors in order to convey the sweep of the action. As she says ‘it is such a huge and complex novel and inevitably … [Read more...]
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery announces an extension to 2020
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery today announces an extension of its Olivier Award-nominated show to run until Sunday 3rd May 2020, as it celebrates its third birthday in the West End. Tickets for the new booking period are now on sale. Tonight marks the 1,423rd performance at The Criterion, the 7,115th theft of the diamond and the 10,584th appearance of the … [Read more...]
Interview with Jack Whittle – The Comedy About a Bank Robbery
Breaking into its 3rd year, Mischief Theatre's smash-and-grab hit The Comedy About A Bank Robbery is a fast, fabulous comedy caper and the funniest show in the West End. Summer 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing the gem with the help of his screwball sidekick, trickster girlfriend… … [Read more...]
The Woman in Black new cast announced ahead of 30th Anniversary
As Susan Hill’s The Woman In Black at The Fortune Theatre, London prepares to celebrate its 30th Anniversary in the West End in June 2019, PW Productions are delighted to announce that from Tuesday 19th March 2019 the show will star Stuart Fox as ‘Arthur Kipps’ and Matthew Spencer as ‘The Actor’. Having previously played the role of ‘Arthur Kipps’ at the Fortune … [Read more...]
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Relaxed Performance
There is a Relaxed Performance of the smash-hit National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this April! Lighting and special effects will be adapted for the performance, such as removing strobes and flashing lights and reducing very loud noises; and audience movement and interaction will be welcome. Parts of the Piccadilly … [Read more...]