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Once again, the Olivier Awards will celebrate what has been an extraordinary year of London Theatre, from singing trains and Russian rockers to rival Greek tragedies and a theatricalised climate conference.

Recognition is spread across various deserving productions with underdogs such as *Titanique, Shifters*, and *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* nominated alongside celebrated heavyweights *Hello, Dolly!, Oedipus,* and *Oliver!.*

The clear frontrunner, however, is the revival of *Fiddler...

The Olivier Awards 2025: who should and who will win?

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Theatre critic and influencer Mickey-Jo Boucher takes a look at this year's Olivier Awards nominations, looking at who will win and should win, as well as who missed out.

The full list of Olivier Award nominations for 2025 was announced today, 4 March. The nominations were revealed by Olivier Award winners Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, who won Best Actor and Actress in a Musical for *Sunset Boulevard* last year. The pair were dressed in their *Sunset Boulevard* costumes, complete with fake blood, for the occasion. 

*Fiddler on the Roof* leads the pack, with 13 nominations including Best Musical Revival and representation across the four acting categories...

2025 Olivier Awards nominations announced, with 'Fiddler on the Roof' leading

Photo credit: Olivier Awards (Photo courtesy of Society of London Theatre)

Find out the full details of the 2025 Olivier Award nominations. The ceremony will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 6 April, with Beverley Knight and Billy Porter hosting.

Imagine the London of November 1952: Queen Elizabeth is less than a year into her reign, Winston Churchill is the Prime Minister and BBC is the only broadcaster on TV.

One monarch, 16 PMs and hundreds of TV channels later, the world has changed in too many ways to count. Yet, at least one thing has remained stable over the last 72 years – the immovable presence of [*The Mousetrap*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/333-mousetrap-tickets), Agatha Christie’s seminal whodunnit, in the West...

Behind the scenes on 'The Mousetrap'

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As Agatha Christie’s classic whodunnit marks an incredible 30,000 performances, we go behind the scenes to find out what’s kept audiences coming back more than 70 years after its debut.

It’s time to face the music! The extraordinary *[Stereophonic](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43662-stereophonic)*, which set a new record as the play with the most Tony Award nominations in history, is now hitting the West End, playing at the Duke of York’s Theatre from May.

David Adjmi’s immersive drama turns the audience into a fly on the wall at a recording studio where a fictional band is working on that all-important second album. But arguments soon erupt, everything from creative...

Learn all about the music in 'Stereophonic'

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The Tony-winning Broadway play about a fraught album recording session is coming to the West End, featuring original rock songs written by Will Butler.

The film adaptation of [*Wicked*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/313-wicked-tickets), starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jonathan Bailey, won two Academy Awards at the 2025 ceremony in Los Angeles last night (2 March).

The movie, directed by Jon M Chu, was nominated for 10 awards including Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Ariana Grande and Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Cynthia Erivo, as well as Best Picture. 

The other nominations included Best...

'Wicked' film wins two Oscars

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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande also performed a medley of *The Wizard of Oz*-themed songs at the Academy Awards, including "Over the Rainbow", "Home" and, "Defying Gravity".

The Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's *The Producers* will transfer to the West End this autumn, with Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin reprising the roles of producer Max Bialystock and accountant Leo Bloom, respectively.

Trevor Ashley (*Liza (on an E), I’m Every Woman, Diamonds Are for Trevor*), Raj Ghatak (*The Father and the Assassin, Life of Pi, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie*), Harry Morrison (*Come from Away, The Third Man, Assassins*) and Joanna Woodward...

'The Producers' to transfer to the West End

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Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin will reprise the roles of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom in Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's musical about a pair of producers who oversell interests in a Broadway show.

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Born in Leicester in 1966, the British actor, writer, director is best known for co-creating and starring in the stage play and subsequent film adaptation of Ghost Stories.

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Oh what a circus! Following their triumph with *Jesus Christ Superstar*, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice turned their attention to a topic even more contentious than religion – politics. In 1972, Rice first had the idea of turning the life of the late Eva Perón, former actress and first lady of Argentina, into a musical when he heard a radio programme about her life. After some persuasion, his writing partner Lloyd Webber agreed to write the Latin-inspired melodies....

Learn about the production history of 'Evita'

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We take a look at notable productions of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice classic ahead of Jamie Lloyd's new staging at the London Palladium this summer.

Conor McPherson will adapt Suzanne Collins's *The Hunger Games* for the stage, with performances beginning at new venue Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre on 20 October.

McPherson, whose work includes *Girl from the North Country* and [*The Brightening Air*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/42906-the-brightening-air), which opens at the Old Vic in April, will work alongside director Matthew Dunster (*2:22 - A Ghost Story, Hangmen, The Pillowman*) to bring the first book from the series (and...

'The Hunger Games' stage adaptation announces dates, venue, and creative team

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*The Hunger Games* follows the story of Katniss Everdeen, who sacrifices herself to save her sister, entering a tournament in which participants must fight to their deaths to win.

There wouldn’t be theatre as we know it without William Shakespeare. The author of dozens of plays, plus sonnets and narrative poems, he created innumerable words and phrases that have become mainstays in the English language. His work is an indispensable staple of theatre programming and endlessly open to interpretation. It’s highly unlikely that there’s ever been a time since the Restoration when there hasn’t been a selection of Shakespeare plays playing in London. 

Shakespeare’s Globe is a...

Shakespeare plays to see in London

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Discover all the Shakespeare plays taking place in London this year, including four exciting offerings at Shakespeare's Globe.

As winter turns into spring and the days get longer, a host of exciting new shows open in the West End. Time to blow away the cobwebs and try something new!

Celebrated playwrights James Graham, Mike Bartlett, and Conor McPherson all present exciting new work. A-listers Brian Cox and Ewan McGregor both take to the West End stage, playing J S Bach and a contemporary version of Ibsen’s Master Builder respectively. 

Comedy fans will delight in Mischief Theatre’s new show that sends up Cold War-era...

West End shows to see in London this spring

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*Succession* star Brian Cox returns to the West End as Johann Sebastian Bach in Oliver Cotton’s historical drama, directed by Trevor Nunn.  In 1747, the deeply religious, peace-loving Bach is summoned to the court of the atheist, war-mongering Frederick II for an important musical commission. Can the two men find common ground?

The intellectual and gripping production premiered in 2024 at Bath Theatre Royal. Cox’s real-life wife Nicole Ansari-Cox (*Deadwood*) co-stars as Bach’s wife Anna, with Stephan Hagan (Stan Lee’s *Lucky Strike*) as Frederick and Peter De Jersey (*Imperium*) as Voltaire.

Book [*The Score* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/42504-the-score) on LondonTheatre.co.uk

The Score, Theatre Royal Haymarket

A new play by Mike Barlett (*King Charles III*, *Cock*) is always cause for celebration. His latest offering tells the story of seemingly perfect couple Polly and Nick, who decide to shake things up by opening their marriage to a third party.

The dream team of Nicola Walker (*The Split*), Stephen Mangan (*Green Wing*), and Erin Doherty (*The Crown*) take the lead roles. Billed as “explicit, funny, and provocative”, Bartlett is never afraid to tackle explosive subjects head-on.

Book [*Unicorn* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43262-unicorn) on LondonTheatre.co.uk

Unicorn, Garrick Theatre

*Trainspotting* and *Star Wars* star Ewan McGregor returns to the West End for the first time in 17 years in an update of Ibsen’s *The Master Builder*, adapted by rising literary star Lila Raicek. McGregor is directed by Michael Grandage, with whom he previously worked on *Guys and Dolls* and *Othello*.

Set in the Hamptons in the present day, Elena Solness gives a party for her husband Henry, a celebrated architect. However, an unexpected guest turns out to be a former student with whom Henry had a relationship that went beyond teacher/student. It’s set to be a gripping exploration of timely and timeless themes. 

Book [*My Master Builder* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43486-my-master-builder) on LondonTheatre.co.uk

My Master Builder, Wyndham's Theatre

This enchanting show transfers to the West End following a record-breaking run at the Barbican, where it won six Olivier Awards. Based on the 1988 Studio Ghibli film, two young sisters move to countryside following their mother’s hospitalisation, where they encounter numerous woodland spirits, including the furry giant Totoro.

Creativity abounds in the telling of this community-centred ecological fable. In a 5-star review, [LondonTheatre.co.uk’s reviewer](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/my-neighbour-totoro-review-barbican-rsc-studio-ghibli) observed that “the show itself takes great delight in each creative solution to telling this wild and wonderful fairy tale… Theatre at its most magical”. 

Book [*My Neighbour Totoro* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/25389-my-neighbour-totoro) on LondonTheatre.co.uk


My Neighbour Totoro, Gillian Lynne Theatre

A world premiere from Conor McPherson (*Girl from the North Country*, *The Weir*), *The Brightening Air* promises to be a captivating tale of fate, family and unseen forces in 1980s Ireland, exploring the central theme of home.

Siblings Stephen and Billie, played by Brian Gleeson (*Bad Sisters*) and Rosie Sheehy (*Machinal*), live a restricted existence in their decaying farmhouse until various family members, including their hell-raising half-brother, played by Chris O’Dowd (*Bridesmaids*), come out of the woodwork... it looks set to be a thoughtful family saga filled with colourful characters.

Book [*The Brightening Air* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/42906-the-brightening-air) on LondonTheatre.co.uk

The Brightening Air, Old Vic

James Graham (*Dear England*, *Best of Enemies*, *This House*) has to be the busiest playwright around. The hard-hitting *Punch* arrives in the capital following its acclaimed premiere at Nottingham Playhouse.

Nottingham teenager Jacob Dunne found that a single punch can have fatal consequences. After serving time in prison, the parents of the victim asked to meet him. Based on Dunne’s own testimony, this powerful piece of work has been discussed in all quarters, including in the House of Commons.

Book [*Punch* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/41716-punch) on LondonTheatre.co.uk

Punch, Young Vic

If you enjoyed *The Play That Goes Wrong* and other shows from Mischief Theatre, you’re sure to enjoy their latest offering with spies at the centre. Set in 1960s London at the height of the Cold War, this hilarious caper promises plenty of misunderstandings, miscommunication, and mistaken identities!

Book [*The Comedy About Spies* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43451-the-comedy-about-spies) on LondonTheatre.co.uk 

The Comedy About Spies, Noël Coward Theatre

Amy Heckerling’s beloved 1995 Beverly Hills-set update of Jane Austen’s *Emma* comes to the stage with a book by Heckerling herself and a ‘90s MTV-inspired score by singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, plus lyrics by Glenn Slater (*Sister Act*). Golden girl Cher is spoiled but kind-hearted and just wants everyone to be happy! However, her well-meaning meddling doesn’t go entirely according to plan.

A vivacious young cast leads the production, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh (*The Great British Bake Off Musical*). Says Tunstall: "I want you to feel like you're at a gig with all of your favourite ‘90s artists playing in one show”.’

Book [*Clueless* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/36641-clueless-the-musical) on LondonTheatre.co.uk

Clueless, Trafalgar Theatre

A real word-of-mouth hit on Broadway, Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, and Kait Kerrigan’s musical adaption of the F Scott Fitzgerald classic crosses the pond in April. The story of the ill-fated love story between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, plus the pull and disillusionment of the American Dream and conspicuous consumption makes for a heady cocktail 

It’s set to become the West End’s most glamorous show – the Tony-winning costumes are by all accounts to die for. Start planning your outfit and practising your Charleston steps!

Book [*The Great Gatsby* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43205-the-great-gatsby) on LondonTheatre.co.uk

The Great Gatsby, London Coliseum

Get tickets to the biggest theatre openings this season, including *My Neighbour Totoro*, *Punch*, and *The Great Gatsby*.

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