By Eleni Cashell Friday, May 5 2023, 14:51
Before Coronation celebrations begin in London this weekend, it's time for a stagey catch-up of all the latest West End news.
From anticipated revivals and exciting cast announcements, to transfers of much-loved productions, here's your round-up of the last seven days.
By Stuart King Friday, May 5 2023, 09:13
Sir Lenny Henry tackles a sensitive subject close to his heart - the Windrush generation / scandal / on-going inequality / reparation doldrums. When it comes to nomenclature, pick your poison, because most of the sorry saga (like Grenfell and others) is precisely that — a poisonous stain on a nation which should have approached the matter of racial and social integration with compassion and honesty instead of treating its naturalised citizens as unwanted, expendable criminals.
Sir Lenny Henry as August in August in England at the Bush Theatre. Photography by Tristram Kenton
By Eleni Cashell Thursday, May 4 2023, 18:12
The latest production from Gigglemug Theatre, SCOUTS! THE MUSICAL has announced its full cast.
Partnered with The Scouts, the show runs at the Other Palace Studio from 20 June to 9 July.
By Eleni Cashell Thursday, May 4 2023, 10:49
Following its critically acclaimed runs at Sheffield Theatres and Lyric Hammersmith, ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST is getting a West End transfer for a limited run.
Arriving this summer, the production will open at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 12 June.
By Stuart King Wednesday, May 3 2023, 07:48
It’s 1964 and movie star Richard Burton (Johnny Flynn) is in rehearsals for a production of Hamlet on Broadway. The stakes couldn’t be higher for the Welshman who tied the knot with Elizabeth Taylor (Tuppence Middleton) a mere 3 weeks before opening night. At the helm, Shakespearean titan Sir John Gielgud (Mark Gatiss) whose poetic appreciation for the text and manner of classical delivery, inform his directorial style and are entirely at odds with Burton’s ferocious modern vision.
The Motive and the Cue cast at the National Theatre. Photo by Mark Douet.
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