The lights will be dimmed across the West End for Maggie Smith next week. Smith was nominated for an Olivier Award six times, ...

BAFTA shared: “We’re saddened to hear that actor Dame Maggie Smith, best known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, ...

The Les Misérables arena spectacular has started performances – and here’s your first look!

John Lithgow looks a bit like Roald Dahl. When he sits in a chair, his height means he has to fold up his long limbs like a ...

Vanya, Simon Stephens’s solo adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, will play off-Broadway with original star Andrew Scott reprising his West End performance. Previews begin at the Lucille Lortel ...

Maggie Smith has died aged 89. A statement from her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin said: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith.

Coincidentally, Krogstad – the man from whom she obtained the loan – is about to be sacked by Torvald from the bank. It’s difficult for us to imagine a world where a woman has no right to write a ...

Ahead of previews, take a peek at the West End production of Oedipus, Robert Icke’s new retelling of the classic Greek tale. Starring in the show are Mark Strong ( A View from the Bridge) and Lesley ...

Recently, WhatsOnStage paid a visit to the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End to meet Ashley and Mitchell Zhangazha – two real-life brothers, who are currently starring in the UK premiere of MJ the ...

Head critic Sarah Crompton and managing editor Alex Wood report from behind the scenes at the National Theatre’s Green Store, the location of Rufus Norris’s press conference at which the retiring ...

Noel Streatfeild’s best-selling book Ballet Shoes will be adapted for the stage by Kendall Feaver ( The Almighty Sometimes) – ...

Another show for autumn 2025 is a new stage production of Sherlock Holmes, directed by Rob Ashford with choreography by Akram ...