This week’s theatre news includes… An Inspector Calls to embark on new tour A new tour of hit play An Inspector Calls has been announced. It will open with a 3 week run at London’s Alexandra Palace before visiting Stoke, Darlington, Bristol, Belfast, Leicester, Eastbourne, Liverpool, Aylesbury, Salford, Norwich, Southampton, Shrewsbury, Hull, Cardiff, Blackpool, Wolverhampton, Truro, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Sunderland, Sheffield, Bradford, Birmingham, Llandudno, Milton Keynes and Wimbledon. Babies musical to play at The Other Palace It has been announced that new musical Babies will play at the o ..read more

This weeks theatre news includes Matilda the musical extends booking period Tickets are now on sale for Matilda The musical at the Cambridge Theatre through to May 2025, it has been announced. It has also been confirmed that three new Matilda’s have joined the cast with Anna Deikalo, Sophia Saravanan and Ava Posniak joining Estella Evans in leading the show. Olivier award nominees announced Sunset Boulevard, the Little Big Things and Operation Mincemeat are amongst the leaders in Olivier Award nominations. Operation Mincemeat, currently playing at the Fortune Theatre, has nominations in each o ..read more

This week’s theatre news includes MJ extends West end run Having opened in previews this week, MJ has already extended its booking period at the Prince Edward Theatre. The show is now booking through to 7 December 2024. Lead casting announced for UK Tour of &Juliet Initial casting has been announced for the upcoming UK Tour of &Juliet. Recent Urdang graduate Geraldine Sacdalan will play the role of Juliet with Sandra Marvin as Angelique and Lara Denning as Anne Hathaway. Mary Poppins to embark on new UK Tour It has been announced that Mary Poppins will embark on a new UK Tour. The s ..read more

This week’s theatre news includes Tina – The Tina Turner Musical to tour the UK It has been announced that Tina – The Tina Turner Musical will tour the UK next year. The show will open in March in Leicester before visiting Sunderland, Bristol, Belfast, Dublin, Birmingham, Plymouth, Nottingham, Liverpool, Southend, Sheffield, Glasgow, Southampton, Canterbury, Edinburgh, Manchester, Norwich, Milton Keynes, Cardiff, Newcastle and Leeds. Further dates and casting are to be revealed. Paul Whitehouse to star in Only Fools and Horses tour Paul Whitehouse will star in the UK Tour of Only Fools and H ..read more

This week’s theatre news includes Initial casting announced for Les Miserables arena tour Initial casting has been announced for the world arena tour of Les Miserables, with will play in arenas of 3000 to 5000 capacity. Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly will share the role of Jean Valjean with Michael Ball and Bradley Jaden sharing the role of Avert. Further casting is to be announced. Oliver to be revived in Chichester It has been announced that Oliver will be revived this summer at Chichester Festival Theatre. Simon Lipkin will play Fagin, with Shanay Holmes as Nancy, Aaron Sidwell as Bill Sy ..read more

This week’s theatre news includes Liam Fox joins Chitty Chitty Bang Bang It has been announced that Liam Fox (Emmerdale) will take on the role of Grandpa Potts in the upcoming UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He will join Adam Garcia, who will play Caratacus Potts. The tour will begin in Southampton on 30th April with further casting to be announced. War Horse to return for new tour War Horse is set to return in a new UK Tour, it has been announced. The tour will open in Wimbledon in September before visiting Salford, Southampton, Canterbury, Sunderland, Plymouth and Oxford. Further casti ..read more

Aston Merrygold joins UK Tour of The Wizard of Oz After playing the role of The Tin Man over Christmas in Liverpool last year, it has been announced that Aston Merrygold will rejoin the touring production of The Wizard of Oz. He will play the role in Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff. Spring Awakening to have anniversary concert To celebrate its 15th anniversary, a special concert of Spring Awakening is due to take place later this year. The concert is set to be held at the Victoria Palace theatre on 2 June 2024. Fawlty Towers stage adaptation to run in the West End Beloved BBC si ..read more

This week’s theatre news includes… New lead casting announced for Les Misérables New lead casting has been announced for the west end production of Les Misérables. From 13th February, the role of Jean Valjean will be played by Peter Jöback, with Milan van Waardenburg stepping into the famous role from 11th March. Steps musical Here & Now to have world premiere It has been announced that Steps Musical Here and Now is to have its world premiere in Birmingham later this year. It follows the workers and patrons of a seaside superstore. It will run at Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre from 9 to ..read more

This week’s theatre news includes Kiss Me Kate to run in London this summer It has been announced that Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porters greatest musical comedy, is set to run at the Barbican theatre for 15 weeks from 4 June 2024. The production will star Adrian Dunbar, known best for Line of Duty, in his musical theatre debut as Fred Graham/Petruchio, alongside Tony Award winner Stephanie J Block as Lilli Vanessa/Katherine. Further casting is to be announced Matilda the musical songs to be performed in Young Voices tour As part of the Young Voices tour, which sees youngsters from thousands of scho ..read more

This week’s theatre news includes Les Miserables to be rereleased in cinemas As part of the stage musicals 40th anniversary year, the movie adaptation of Les Miserables is set to re-released in cinemas. It will be available to view on the big screen again from 14th February 2024. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) gets a West End transfer Following its hit run at the Kiln Theatre, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is to run in the West End. The show, which will continue to star Dujonna Gift as Robin and Sam Tutty as Douglas, will run at the Criterion Theatre. Titanic and ..read more