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Death Note: The Musical celebrates its official opening night in London – watch the highlights
23+ min ago (269+ words) Last night, WhatsOnStage was invited to the official opening of Death Note: The Musical at the Barbican Theatre in London. Although previously staged as a concert version in 2023, this production marks the show’s fully staged UK premiere and has garnered…...
SNL UK announces return date and casting
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (177+ words) It’s back in exactly one month Saturday Night Live UK will return to Sky and NOW next month. The hit series will begin its second season on Saturday 12 September, with six new live episodes airing this autumn before a further…...
Full cast for The Last Ship in the West End confirmed
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (298+ words) Sting and Shaggy will also be appearing Full casting has been confirmed for The Last Ship in the West End, running at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Sting will star in the show, joined by Declan Bennett (Gideon), Frances McNamee (Meg),…...
Target Audience at Pleasance Courtyard – Edinburgh Fringe review
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (408+ words) WhatsOnStage Target Audience at Pleasance Courtyard – Edinburgh Fringe review The new comedy skewers the entertainment industry Satire set in the high-stakes world of modern screenwriting is increasingly common on our screens. From The Studio to Barry, even The Boys, audiences…...
How the Other Half Loves at the Old Vic – review
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (423+ words) Phillip Breen’s revival of the Alan Ayckbourn classic, starring Roger Allam and Dorothy Atkinson, runs until 19 September Frank and Fiona Foster are a long-married, but distinctly distant couple. Bob and Teresa Phillips are a chaotic, bickering couple with a baby....
As Far As We Know at Summerhall – Edinburgh Fringe review
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (198+ words) Sam Ward returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with new work Hit company YESYESNONO returns to Summerhall – moving to the Main Hall after the exit of usual home, the pop-up venue Roundabout – with As Far As We Know, a captivating, cerebral…...
Bull / Fight at Summerhall – Edinburgh Fringe review
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (200+ words) The effects of fascism on artistic expression are placed under the microscope Unfortunately, after this captivating opening, the narrative jettisons its sharp focus. The show spirals out into wider, far less tangible reflections on the effects of fascism and how…...
Death Note: The Musical review – a triumphant, fantastical manga thriller
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (380+ words) The fully-staged UK premiere runs at the Barbican Theatre until 12 September London’s musical theatre summer just got a whole lot more exciting. Death Note, first seen in Tokyo in 2015, comes swaggering into the capital for its English-language premiere (not counting…...
ATG Entertainment acquired by Mari
22+ hour ago (226+ words) A big move in the industry ATG Entertainment has been acquired by Mari. Ari Emanuel’s global events and experiences company has entered a definitive agreement to acquire the West End and Broadway theatre company. The financial terms of the agreement,…...
Hadestown film confirms UK cinema release date
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (289+ words) The West End live capture of Hadestown, starring the Broadway musical’s original cast members, has seemingly confirmed its UK release date. The genre-defying musical tells two mythic love stories – that of Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and…...