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Lucas Steele and Josh Groban perform onstage with the cast of "Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812" onstage during the 2017 Tony Awards

10 West End musicals and plays we’re desperate to see make a London comeback

Thomas Sangster as Simon Brown and Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee.

Beloved Emma Thompson film Nanny McPhee confirmed to get "magic" original stage musical in 2027

Ron Weasley surrounded by an excited crowd as red confetti rains down

Harry Potter legend Rupert Grint confirmed to reprise Ron Weasley role on stage

LEFT: cast of Mean Girls the musical / RIGHT: Spanish actor Victor Ullate in the role of Frederick Frankenstein, perform during al of the musical 'Young Frankestein' in Madrid, Spain, 12 November 2018. The premiere of the musical will be held on 13 November 2018

When Hollywood met Broadway: Disastrous movie adaptations that lost everything that made them great

The cast and crew (L-R) Freddie Fox, Paddy Considine, Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Jessica Gunning and Chris Overton attend a photocall for "Pride" at Odeon Camden on September 2, 2014

Pride the Musical is transferring to the Bridge Theatre in November 2026

LEFT Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as Milicent Clyde in Paddington the Musical | RIGHT Rose Mary O'Reilly

Exclusive'I starred on the West End with just four hours' rehearsal – we stopped running lines 10 minutes before it started'

Exclusive New Silence of the Lambs adaptation changes the film's biggest controversy

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Theatre reviews

Xander Pang and cast of Death Note: The Musical all stood around one another looking ahead across the stage.

Katelyn MensahDeath Note: The Musical review – A superb manga-to-stage adaptation ★★★★★

An image from Cats the musical, with several of the cat characters lined up, pointing towards the moon, with a foresty landscape behind them.

Joanna MagillCats review: A polished production of Lloyd Webber's baffling o-puss ★★★☆☆

Ramses II exhibit

What is Ramses and the Pharaoh’s Gold? Our honest review of London's newest Egyptology exhibition

Trainspotting the musical

Olivia GarrettTrainspotting the Musical review: Not everything needs to be a musical ★★☆☆☆

Our top West End shows

Jinkx Monsoon as Mary Todd Lincoln throwing papers off a desk

Oh, Mary!

Best West End play

Sam Ryder in Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

Best West End musical

[UNDER EMBARGO] Paddington Bear in Paddington the Musical IshaShah

Paddington the Musical

Best West End show for families

Operation Mincemeat cast

Operation Mincemeat

Best West End comedy show

In the Interval

Brilliant theatre stories, backstage secrets and insights in under 20 minutes...

The poster of podcast In the Interval that shows a cartoon man dressed as Hamlet and a cartoon woman dressed as Elphaba.

Essential guides

Les Miserables and other West End theatre plays on Shaftesbury Avenue all lit up as people walk up and down the street.

Every West End and London theatre show we gave 5-stars in 2026 and how to get tickets ★★★★★

The Brown family, Mrs Bird and Paddington in Paddington the Musical.

How to get cheap theatre tickets for London’s biggest West End shows

Our favourite kids theatre shows you need to see in London this summer

The Christmas pantomime 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', is performed at St Helens Theatre Royal 2025

Best pantomimes to see across the UK for Christmas 2026

Long reads

Andrew Lloyd Webber is saying what Broadway producers have whispered for years – Broadway is reaching breaking point

The cast members of the Reduced Shakespeare Company

ExclusiveHow Shakespeare ended up on EasyJet: 10k steps a day, livestock and what it takes to keep the Bard alive

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 12: Elaine Paige, winner of the Special Award, poses backstage at The Olivier Awards 2026, celebrating their 50th anniversary, at Royal Albert Hall on April 12, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)

ExclusiveRadio icon Elaine Paige speaks out on the role that changed her life and why she'd never step back onto the West End stage

Inside Britain's strangest theatre where there are secret tunnels, Bruce Forsyth's ashes and Beatlemania began. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.