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Cast of the Mary Poppins musical on stage

Mary Poppins to fly onto the stage 20 years after world premiere

Direct from the West End, the Mary Poppins musical will tour theatres across the UK and Ireland between November 2024 and May 2025. 

Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Tina Turner musical to head out on first ever tour

Groups will have the chance to see Tina - The Tina Turner Musical near them as the hit musical is scheduled tour the UK and Ireland for the first time ever.

Fisayo Akinade, Kit Harington and Aaron Heffernan all star in the London run of Slave Play

Most Tony-nominated play ever comes to London

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is among the cast in the UK premiere of Slave Play which opens at the Noël Coward Theatre in June. 

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The full cast of Chicago in the 2021 international tour

Chicago tour to shimmy into Milton Keynes Theatre

The multi award-winning musical Chicago is set for another tour, opening at Milton Keynes Theatre on Saturday 12th October.

War Horse at the New London Theatre

National Theatre’s iconic War Horse show will return to the stage

The National Theatre’s War Horse will embark on a new major tour, bringing the extraordinary story by Michael Morpurgo to a theatre near you.

Shrek The Musical, UK Tour

Regional Theatre Review: Shrek the Musical

Keeley Rodgers leaves Milton Keynes Theatre with an aching face after seeing Shrek the Musical. 

Zachary James and the company in Hadestown

London Theatre Review: Hadestown

Down in Hadestown, Anais Mitchell’s take on two Greek myths is something you won’t want to miss.

Joanne Clifton: from Strictly to Shrek and the show for groups

We hear from Strictly dancer Joanne Clifton about her transformation into Princess Fiona for the Shrek tour, her love of jigsaw puzzles and more. 

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Group savings on Sadler’s Wells Theatre tickets

Groups of ten or more can save money on tickets to see a variety of shows until the end of the year with Sadler’s Wells.

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The auditorium @sohoplace theatre in the West End

New @sohoplace West End theatre offers groups a special experience

We went along to @sohoplace, the first West End Theatre to open in 50 years, to see why it has already left a huge impression on audiences. 

Michael Ball as Javert and Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe to star in Les Misérables arena tour

Both Alfie Bow and Michael Ball will return to the Les Misérables in a tour that travels to some of the UK’s biggest arenas.

Louis McCartney as Henry Creel and Ella Karuna Williams as Patty Newby in Stranger Things: The First Shadow

London Theatre Review - Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Fans of the popular Netflix show are in for a treat as breathtaking special effects and exhilarating jump scares help tell the story of how Henry Creel becomes one of TV’s most terrifying villains.

Richard, My Richard rehearsals

Richard, My Richard coming to Shakespeare North Playhouse

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The cast of Fawlty Towers The Play which is opening in the West End in May 2024

Fawlty Towers: group ticket rates for West End debut

The first ever stage adaptation of Fawlty Towers is coming to a West End theatre, almost 50 years since the show was first recorded. 

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Watch: trailer teases Dolly Parton’s Here You Come Again show

All of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits have been brought together for a new musical, which will tour the UK before enjoying a West End run.

Dominic West sat in a chair during rehearsals for A View from the Bridge

The Crown star to appear in London run of A View From The Bridge

Dominic West, who is best known for his portrayal of Prince Charles in Netflix’s The Crown, will appear in the West End transfer of A View from the Bridge at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Hadestown - Original Broadway Company

150,000 more tickets for West End’s Hadestown debut

Groups now have until December 2024 to catch Hadestown which marks its West End debut at the Lyric Theatre from Saturday 10th February. 

Members of Theatre Trips Essex outside the London Palladium before a show

Nicola Haynes: Following in my dad’s footsteps for Theatre Trips Essex

We spoke to Nicola Haynes, organiser for Theatre Trips Essex, to find out how she got involved with the group and where her love of the theatre comes from. 

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The 39 Steps being performed in London's West End

Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps will travel across the UK

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy, The 39 Steps, is to tour the UK for the first time in eight years, beginning its run at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch.

Elphaba in the UK touring production of Wicked

Wicked tour images show new cast that will fly to a theatre near you

The UK touring production of Wicked has opened in Edinburgh, with new images teasing what audiences across the UK can expect from the spectacle.

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