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Million Dollar Quartet announces full cast for London production

Million Dollar Quartet will dazzle with classic renditions of favourites like Blue Suede Shoes and Hound Dog during its 12-week run. 

Dexter Pulling, Aaliya Mai, Gabriel Vick and Harly-Rose Gill in Mrs. Doubtfire

In pictures: Mrs. Doubtfire takes to the stage as UK tour begins

The hit West End and Broadway comedy musical has opened at the Birmingham Hippodrome, commencing a major UK tour. 

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Pride brings miners’ strike story to Bridge Theatre

Pride, based on the 2014 film, will open at the Bridge Theatre after its sell-out success in Cardiff and London with group tickets available. 

Oliver Tompsett & Samantha Barks

West End premiere set for The Greatest Showman

Theatre stars Samantha Barks and Oliver Tompsett will lead the cast of the new stage adaptation when it opens in London in the spring of 2027. 

Skylar Astin and Sarah Hyland

American stars to make West End debuts in Cabaret run

Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland and Skylar Astin of Pitch Perfect fame are set to lead the cast of Cabaret from 21st September, with the production now booking until September 2027.

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EastEnders favourite leads cast of By Royal Appointment

Samantha Womack will star alongside Jane Asher in the second UK tour of Daisy Goodwin’s acclaimed play about Queen Elizabeth II and her Dresser, opening in Cambridge.

Spirited Away set for 2028 London Coliseum comeback

The original Japanese production of the Oscar-winning Studio Ghibli classic will be making its anticipated return to the UK following a record-breaking run in 2024.

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Dates confirmed for 2027 tour of The King’s Speech

The major new production based on the Oscar-winning film will premiere at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester this autumn before embarking on a UK tour from January 2027. 

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La Voix brings biggest ever live show to over 30 UK theatres

Star of Strictly Come Dancing and Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK, La Voix will be touring theatres across the country with a new show opening in the spring. 

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Beloved Victoria Wood sitcom gets stage adaptation

Les Dennis is set to star in a new stage production of dinnerladies which will see original characters return to audiences as part of a nationwide tour in 2027.

Julianne Pundan, Mikko Juan and Company in Miss Saigon.

Cameron Mackintosh brings reborn Miss Saigon to West End in 2027

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The extraordinary show is heading to London’s Prince Edward Theatre for a strictly limited eight-month season from May 2027.

Simon Lipkin as Fagin in the 2025 West End cast of Oliver!

GTOs share their best theatre trips and top tips

From West End spectacles to touring productions, group travel organisers share the shows that have wowed their members, what they have booked for the year ahead and their top tips for organising theatre trips.

Tim Mahendran and the cast of Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical

Extra tour dates announced for Live Aid musical

Group tickets are now on sale for additional venues confirmed for the UK tour of Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical which opens in March 2027. 

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World premieres and a spring tour added to RSC 2026-2028 calendar

New productions of Othello, The Bear and the Piano, and a tour of The Merry Wives of Windsor are among the announcements made by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Cast of The Play That Goes Wrong

Mischief offers great group rates on two West End hits

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Mischief is offering fantastic group rates on two of its biggest West End comedies - The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About Spies - with savings available for groups of ten or more.

Andre Portasio, Jonathan Harvey & Danny Beard outside the Royal Vauxhall Tavern to promote the new Lily Savage play.

Savage: original play brings story of Paul O’Grady’s ‘blonde bombsite’ to life

A new touring production, inspired by the life of the late Paul O’Grady, will tell the story of Lily Savage in what is being described as a “deeply moving new play”.

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One Day: The Musical to transfer to the West End

Get your tissues ready - the musical adaptation of David Nicholls’ bestselling novel will open at London’s Garrick Theatre on 17th November following its hit debut in Edinburgh.

Roger Bart (as Doc Brown) and Axel Duffy (as Marty McFly)

Back to the Future The Musical set for debut tour

Tony Award-winning actor Roger Bart will reprise his role as the eccentric scientist Doc Brown for a limited time during the nationwide UK tour, which opens in Bristol in October. 

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