Further casting has been revealed for the return of James Graham's [*Dear England*,](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43212-dear-england) which opens at the National's Olivier theatre on 10 March, running until 24 May.

Joining the previously announced Gwilym Lee (*SAS Rogue Heroes, Bohemian Rhapsody*) in the role of Gareth Southgate is Liz White (*Life on Mars*) as Pippa Grange, sports psychologist and Head of People and Team Development at The Football Association from 2017 – 2019....

Further casting announced for return of 'Dear England'

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*Dear England* has been updated for this run following the 2024 UEFA EURO tournament to reflect Gareth Southgate’s final chapter as England manager.  


*Back to the Future: The Musical* has extended performances in the West End. The show is booking at the Adelphi Theatre until 3 January 2026.

The extension follows the news that Caden Brauch, who made his professional debut as Marty in the first US touring production, will join the West End production in the lead role from 10 February 2025. 

The musical first opened in London on 13 September 2021, and the original film celebrates its 40th anniversary this summer. The North American tour...

'Back to the Future: The Musical' tickets now available through January 2026

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Bob Gale, Alan Silvestri, and Glen Ballard's musical first opened in London on 13 September 2021, and the original film celebrates its 40th anniversary this summer.

Self Esteem AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor will star in a "quasi-theatrical experience" in the West End ahead of the release of her new album *A Complicated Woman* this April. The show will open at the Duke of York’s Theatre on 16 April for a strictly limited run of performances.

Created by Rebecca Lucy Taylor and Tony Award-winning designer Tom Scutt, who also directs, *A Complicated Woman Live* will "harness the power and energy of a gig but present it through a theatrical format."

The rest of the...

Self Esteem to star in 'A Complicated Woman Live' in the West End, ahead of album release 

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Self Esteem will perform at the Duke of York's Theatre, ahead of the release of her new album *A Complicated Woman* on 25 April. She previously starred in *Cabaret*.

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Just Stop Oil activists interrupted a performance of [*The Tempest*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43263-the-tempest), starring Sigourney Weaver, at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Monday (27 January) night.

Weaver, who is depicting Prospero in Shakespeare's classic play, was seated on stage when protestors climbed on to the stage with a flag that displayed the statement: “Over 1.5 Degrees is a Global Shipwreck.”

The sign was a reference to the recent announcement that 2024 is the warmest...

'The Tempest' performance disrupted by protestors in the West End

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Sigourney Weaver, who is depicting Prospero in Shakespeare's classic play, was seated on stage when protestors climbed on to the stage.

They will go the distance! The Disney musical [*Hercules*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/43135-disneys-hercules) has named its complete West End cast ahead of its 6 June opening at [Theatre Royal Drury Lane](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/venues/theatre-royal-drury-lane). 

Joining the [previously announced](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/hercules-reveals-lead-casting-in-the-west-end-luke-brady) Luke Brady as Hercules are, as the Muses, Candace Furbert
(Thalia),...

Full casting announced for 'Hercules' in the West End

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The stage musical adaptation of the hit Disney animated film will make its London debut at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane beginning this June.

We’re going not just way down, but also way back, as the hit West End musical *[Hadestown](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/24465-hadestown-tickets)* welcomes four of the show’s original Broadway cast members to the production. Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Amber Gray and Patrick Page are all reprising their acclaimed lead performances for a special limited run at London’s Lyric Theatre from February.

It’s an extra reason to catch – or revisit! – Anaïs Mitchell’s...

Meet the original cast of 'Hadestown'

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Broadway stars Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Amber Gray and Patrick Page are going to be livin' it up in the musical's West End production.

History’s about to get overthrown… and *SIX* turns six in the West End this month! Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s show originated as a Cambridge University production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has become an international sensation, captivating audiences in the US, Australia, South Korea, Hungary, Japan and, soon, Croatia.

The show brings history to life in the form of a pop concert, in which the six wives of Henry VIII form a girl group to tell their stories with plenty of modern slang...

Learn more about the Tudor history behind 'SIX'

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Read our beginners' guide to the turbulent events of the Tudor era before seeing Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s musical *SIX* in the West End.

Olivier Award winner Jack Lowden and Emmy, BAFTA, and SAG Award winner Martin Freeman will star in David Ireland's play *The Fifth Step*, at [@sohoplace](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/venues/soho-place) in the West End. London performances run for 11 weeks only, from 10 May to 26 July. Press night is 19 May.

Lowden is best known for starring in the hit TV series *Slow Horses* (Emmy, Golden Globe nominations) and winning an Olivier for his performance in Henrik Ibsen's *Ghosts*.

Freeman is...

Jack Lowden, Martin Freeman to star in 'The Fifth Step' in the West End

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David Ireland's drama will have a strictly limited run at @sohoplace this spring, following its premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival last year.

One of the largest and most famous venues in the London’s West End, [Theatre Royal Drury Lane](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/venues/theatre-royal-drury-lane) also boasts the title of the world’s oldest theatre still in use. It has hosted shows since 1663, and the numerous stars who have trodden the boards range from Nell Gwyn and David Garrick to Dame Julie Andrews, and, in the theatre’s current season, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Hiddleston, and Hayley Atwell.

The venue has gone through plenty of...

A complete guide to Theatre Royal Drury Lane

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Get to know this London icon: the world's oldest theatre still in use, and the West End's grand-scale star. Director Jamie Lloyd's Shakespeare season is currently playing at the venue.

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Read about Tom Hiddleston's theatre and screen career, and get tickets to see him live on stage in London in Harold Pinter's Betrayal.

Tom Hiddleston - Stars on Stage | London Theatre

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Hayley Atwell is a British-American actress best-known for her screen roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and on stage in plays such as Measure for Measure and A View From the Bridge.

Hayley Atwell - Stars on Stage | London Theatre

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Tim Crouch’s groundbreaking *An Oak Tree* will be staged at the Young Vic this May to celebrate the play's 20th anniversary.

Written, performed, and co-directed by theatremaker Crouch, the play pioneered the idea of the theatrical ‘cold-read’, in which a performer steps on to the stage having never seen, read or rehearsed the play before.

Since its premiere in 2005, over 350 different guest artists including Frances McDormand, Geoffrey Rush, Sharon D Clarke, Alanis Morrissette, Sophie Okonedo,...

Indira Varma, Luke Thompson, and Russell Tovey among guest stars in Tim Crouch’s 'An Oak Tree'

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Since its premiere in 2005, over 350 different guest artists including Sharon D Clarke, Alanis Morrissette, Sophie Okonedo, and Peter Dinklage have performed in *An Oak Tree.*

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Born in Essex in 1981, Russell Tovey began acting at 11. At the age of 13, he had started his television career, appearing in the children’s series Mud on CBBC.

Russell Tovey - Stars on Stage | London Theatre

Indira Varma - LON

Born in England in 1973, Indira Varma has enjoyed a glittering career across film, television and theatre. She’s appeared in stage productions for over twenty years.

Indira Varma - Stars on Stage | London Theatre

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