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Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey, Ever Decreasing Circles) and Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast, Nine Perfect Strangers) star in Marcelo Dos Santos’ hilarious new comedy Backstairs Billy, directed by Tony and Olivier award-winning director Michael Grandage.

The pure joy of theatre is its ability to constantly renew and surprise. For me, 2023 saw a plethora of excellent musicals. Notoriously hard to get right, this year seemed to feature both clever revivals and future successes, many of which remained in my thoughts long after I left the theatre.

“Opera often gets this kicking which it doesn’t deserve in my view,”  says Richard Davidson-Houston, the boss of Glyndebourne Opera.

Boxing Day Sale: Tickets from £25 for Sister Act! Based on the beloved film, this story of music, mishaps and nuns on the run is a joyous and uplifting tale of finding your voice and singing out, with your sisters by your side.

According to Index Digital, the UK is the second most artistic country in Europe, with the Netherlands coming in at first place.

Tina Turner was one of the greatest musical artists the world has ever seen. From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into the global Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them!

Musicians' Union members in the English National Opera (ENO) orchestra and Music Staff have voted overwhelmingly in favour of potential strike action.

The Royal Albert Hall has announced the appointment of Matt Todd as Director of Programming. Matt’s appointment is effective immediately, because he has been carrying out the role on an interim basis throughout 2023.

Boxing Day Sale: Save Up to 53% on Frozen The Musical. Set the magic free with Disney’s spectacular Frozen. The award-winning musical brings to life a world of sumptuous beauty, humour and iconic music in a jaw-dropping production to melt hearts of all ages.

ABBA Voyage has brought in nearly a third of a billion pounds to the UK economy this year, according to the BBC.

There's just over a month until the first performance of the Live Aid musical Just For One Day – The old Vic Theatre has released a glimpse from the very first days of rehearsals for this brand new musical, which will have its world premiere in the New Year. See the video below!

More dancers have come forward to allege a culture of body-shaming and bullying at a UK ballet school, according the the BBC.

Our Boxing Day Sale Starts today: save up to 77%!!! Our Boxing Day Sale is here and we have unbeatable savings of up to 77% on over 50 London shows with tickets from £15.

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is based on the extraordinary true story during World War II, the elaborate scheme is largely attributed to Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley.

Get tickets from just £12 for The Play That Goes Wrong-the longest running comedy in the West End.

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Sonia Friedman Productions are looking for brilliant, charismatic, talented performers for the UK Premiere of smash-hit, multi award-winning musical phenomenon FANGIRLS via open call auditions that will take place on Saturday 27 and Monday 29 January 2024 at the Lyric.

Samuel Barnett and Victoria Yeates will make their Royal Shakespeare Company debuts to play, respectively, Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst in the Company’s forthcoming production of Ben and Imo, written by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Erica Whyman.

Hamilton is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. Get tickets from £27.50

Tickets from just £18 for Spymonkey's The Frogs-Spymonkey’s tragically funny attempt to pull off a classic Greek comedy.

Artistic Director Yamin Choudury and the whole team at Hackney Empire have announced details of some of the shows and events now on sale for 2024, including comedy, music, spoken word, live podcasts, youth talent shows, charity galas, and youth focussed provision, as part of the Creative Futures programme.