16 h. ago Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo at the Young Vic Theatre, London

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo at the Young Vic Theatre, London  The Stage

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18 h. ago 'Into the Woods' review — this spellbinding production has everything you could wish for and more

'Into the Woods' review — this spellbinding production has everything you could wish for and more  London Theatre tickets

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37 h. ago London’s new Guinness Open Gate Brewery – part theatre, part laboratory, a shrine to stout

London’s new Guinness Open Gate Brewery – part theatre, part laboratory, a shrine to stout  The Telegraph

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52 h. ago At least 21 struck down by deadly poison mushrooms in San Francisco as hospitals trigger urgent warning

Of the people so far known to have sought medical attention at least two may require liver transplants, including a young child.

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54 h. ago First Look Images Released for ‘Into The Woods’ at the Bridge Theatre, London

First Look Images Released for ‘Into The Woods’ at the Bridge Theatre, London  The Arts Shelf

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59 h. ago Into the Woods extends its run at the Bridge Theatre in London

Into the Woods extends its run at the Bridge Theatre in London  West End Theatre

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62 h. ago Temporary theatre to be built on former site of infamous Marble Arch Mound

500 seat ‘Marble Arts’ theatre set to open in April 2026 to provide new ‘fresh and exciting cultural space for Londoners’

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3 d. ago Christmas activities: 13 fun and festive things to do with kids in London

From theatre shows to meeting Santa on the London Eye, Anjana Gosai on where to take the kids

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3 d. ago Dracapella review at Park Theatre, London: tedious even for silly season

Dracapella review at Park Theatre, London: tedious even for silly season  The Stage

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4 d. ago Debate: Baldwin Vs Buckley Returns to London at Wilton’s Music Hall

Debate: Baldwin Vs Buckley Returns to London at Wilton’s Music Hall  Theatre Weekly

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4 d. ago 'Paddington The Musical' tickets now available through February 2027

'Paddington The Musical' tickets now available through February 2027  London Theatre tickets

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4 d. ago ‘A producer grabbed me, and I thought, Oh, for God’s sake’: Patricia Hodge on sexual harassment, drugs – and being in her prime at 79

Until she reached her 50s, the actor was a constant presence on stage and screen. Then the offers disappeared. Now, as her renaissance continues, she is taking on Mrs Malaprop in The RivalsAfter six decades as an actor, Patricia Hodge says she still gets nervous before a play opens. “I think nerves are always the fear of the unknown,” she says. “Particularly with comedy, where there is no knowing how the audience will react: you’ve got to surf that.”We meet on a sunny winter morning at the Orange Tree theatre in Richmond, south-west London, where Hodge is about to appear in The Rivals, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Richard B Sheridan play, in which she plays the ironic – sorry, iconic – Mrs Malaprop. “You’re sort of in a tunnel, your entire being is focused on this,” she says. She was here in rehearsals until 11pm the night before. Today, she is sitting at a table with a large coffee. Does she enjoy this bit, the putting together of a play? “I think it’s love-hate actual...

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8 d. ago Now GREASE has been slapped with woke trigger warning by ITV for 'teenage misbehaviour'

Blockbuster hit Grease is the latest in a string of old movies to be slapped with a trigger warning by ITV over 'teenage misbehaviour' - despite being rated PG.

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9 d. ago Billy Elliot The Musical to return to London directed by Stephen Daldry

Billy Elliot The Musical to return to London directed by Stephen Daldry  West End Theatre

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9 d. ago Jamie Lee Curtis asked My Girl studio to put trigger warning on poster over Macaulay Culkin bee sting

Actor told Columbia’s head of marketing that the film’s scene showing the death of Culkin, then 10, was going to freak out every child in the USJamie Lee Curtis has said she asked the studio behind the 1991 comedy-drama My Girl to put a trigger warning on the poster, owing to the dramatic death of its central character towards the end of the film.Speaking on The View, Curtis, 67, said she was sufficiently concerned by the incongruously perky publicity materials for the movie to phone the studio’s head of marketing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago LOVE LIFE LONDON – A STAR STUDDED CONCERT AT THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE

LOVE LIFE LONDON – A STAR STUDDED CONCERT AT THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE  London Post

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1 week ago Sweet moment lifesize Paddington Bear takes bow in West End debut

Paddington Bear took a bow on stage following his highly-anticipated West End debut at London’s Savoy Theatre.

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1 week ago Paddington the Musical review at the Savoy Theatre, London: resistance is futile

Paddington the Musical review at the Savoy Theatre, London: resistance is futile  The Stage

Culture

1 week ago Cariad Lloyd and Rachel Parris look back: ‘We’ve been through a lot – trying for children, losing parents but our friendship is constant’

The comedians on their first meeting, pissing each other off, and a shared obsession with Pride and PrejudiceBorn in London in 1982, Cariad Lloyd is a comedian, actor and podcaster. She met comedian and musician Rachel Parris, born in Leicester in 1984, through improv comedy. Along with six other comedians, they formed Austentatious. The show is an improvised Jane Austen novel, based on an audience’s suggestion for a title, and is currently on at the Vaudeville theatre in London. Beyond their stage work, Cariad hosts the podcast Griefcast and is a co-host on Weirdos Book Club and Rachel worked on The Mash Report and publishes Introducing Mrs Collins: A Pride and Prejudice Novel on 6 November. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Theatre slaps 'nonsense' trigger warning on Jesus Christ Superstar musical because it depicts the crucifixion

Theatre slaps 'nonsense' trigger warning on Jesus Christ Superstar musical because it depicts the crucifixion  London Evening Standard

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