Archive london theatre News August 2025
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A Breakdown of the Songs in Oliver!
Since its debut in 1960, Oliver! has remained one of the most beloved British musicals of all tim...
8 Aug, 2025 | By Vivienne Shaw
News / Reviews / Features / New Shows + Transfers
Every Brilliant Thing (@sohoplace) Review: Life-affirming, heartwarming and poignant
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One-man plays
Plays that successfully mix pathos with ...
8 Aug, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon
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Good Night, Oscar at the Barbican Review: Sean Hayes Stuns in a Haunting Portrait of Genius and Collapse
Most modern audiences won’t know the name Oscar Levant—once a household figure famed for his dazz...
7 Aug, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon
Features / Celebrities
My Top Ten Leading Ladies In The West End
There’s never a wrong time to celebrate the remarkable women of the West End. London’s theatre sc...
6 Aug, 2025 | By Vivienne Shaw
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Saving Mozart review: A modern classic that doesn’t miss a beat
The concert album dropped online three years ago, but the new songs, which use Mozart's music as ...
6 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride
News / Casting / New Shows + Transfers
Paul Hilton to star as Scrooge in the Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol
Something magical happens every winter at the Old Vic. Snow begins to fall (on stage, at least), ...
4 Aug, 2025 | By Sian McBride
News / Casting
Meet the new cast powering up Starlight Express in London
Start your engines - Starlight Express’ second year cast is here! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s turbo-cha...
4 Aug, 2025 | By Vivienne Shaw
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A Guide to Stranger Things: The First Shadow Characters
A Guide to Stranger Things: The First Shadow Characters
Set 24 years before the events of the ...
1 Aug, 2025 | By Emmanuel Kankam
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Burlesque The Musical Characters
Based on the hit 2010 movie, Burlesque The Musical has finally hit London’s West End following cr...
1 Aug, 2025 | By Izzy Amer