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different types of musicals
13 Jun
Theatreland Tips
Shehrazade Zafar-Arif

A complete guide to different types of musicals

Are you keen to explore the wide variety of musicals London has to offer, but aren’t sure where to start? Check out our guide to the different categories and types of musicals to help you decide which one’s best for you, along with some options for the most popular musicals currently running in the city.

different types of musicalsSondheim Theatre. Photo by Martino Battista.

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echo kings head theatre cast
13 Jun
New Shows
Emmie Newitt

Susan Eve Haar's ECHO to run at King's Head Theatre

Directed by Abigail Zealey Bess, the production originally titled "Paper Doll" is heading to London after two successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and 59E69 in New York.

echo kings head theatre castKyle Rowe and Amara Okereke. Headshots provided by production.

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horrible histories barmy britain the best bits west end
12 Jun
News
Emmie Newitt

HORRIBLE HISTORIES: BARMY BRITAIN - THE BEST BITS! to play in the West End this summer

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Horrible Histories Live on Stage this summer, the funniest, fearsome and most farcical facts from history return to the West End from next month.

horrible histories barmy britain the best bits west endPhoto by Jane Hobson

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initial cast for grease the immersive movie musical
12 Jun
Casts
Emmie Newitt

Initial casting announced for GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL

It will the first London production by Secret Cinema for the first time since 2022 and the first of three planned summer events at Evolution London in Battersea Park.

initial cast for grease the immersive movie musicalStephanie Costi, Liam Buckland and Lucy Penrose. Photo by Danny With a Camera

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Tim Mahendran and the cast of Just For One Day. Photo credit Evan Zimmerman
12 Jun
Reviews
Stuart King

Review: JUST FOR ONE DAY at Shaftesbury Theatre

For anyone of my era, Live Aid challenged our parent’s Woodstock as the once in a generation, popular culture milestone. Forty years on and JUST FOR ONE DAY revisits and recreates the excitement, passion and urgency inherent in staging the 1985 events, which raised funds to save millions from starvation in Africa.

Tim Mahendran and the cast of Just For One Day. Photo credit Evan ZimmermanTim Mahendran and the cast of Just For One Day. Photo credit Evan Zimmerman.

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