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This Week in the West End – News, Our Summer Sale and a Competition!

Untitled design - 1It's been an extremely busy week of theatre news so we're here to help you digest the last seven days with our round-up from London's theatre scene. 

We've got shows getting their London premieres, a show returning to the West End this autumn, and a competition to get your hands on some theatre tickets! 

The Hottest Theatre News This Week

 

Full Casting Announced For STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS

Casting Announced For Stephen Sondheim's Old FriendsJason Pennycooke, Haydn Gwynne, Bradley Jean and Christine Allado to star in STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS

Last year's award-winning sell-out concert is heading for a 16-week celebration at the Gielgud Theatre from 16 September 2023.

Joining Broadway Legends Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga include:

  • Hayden Gwynne
  • Damian Humbley
  • Bradley Jean
  • Gavin Lee
  • Jason Pennycooke

Book Your Tickets For Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends!

Matthew Broderick And Sarah Jessica Parker To Star In Neil Simon's Hit Comedy PLAZA SUITE

Matthew Broderick And Sarah Jessica Parker In PLAZA SUITEMatthew Broderick And Sarah Jessica Parker To Star In Neil Simon's Hit Comedy PLAZA SUITE

PLAZA SUITE is heading to the West End following a sell-out Broadway run. Two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick and two-time Emmy Award winner Sarah Jessica Parker will lead the cast in its strictly limited season at the Savoy Theatre from 15 January to 31 March 2024. This will mark Sarah Jessica Parker's West End debut and PLAZA SUITE will no doubt be a huge fan for theatre fans!

Buy Your Tickets for Plaza Suite!

Critically Acclaimed THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE Returns To London's West End

Critically Acclaimed THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE Returns To London's West EndOcean at the End of the Lane

Following their highly acclaimed tour across the UK and Ireland, the National Theatre's smash-hit production of THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE is heading to London's West End for a strict 7-week run this autumn.

Based on a best-selling novel by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Joel Horwood and Katy Rudd, this thrilling adventure of fantasy, myth, and friendship, will play at the Noel Coward Theatre from 11 October until 25 November 2023.

Book Your Tickets For The Ocean At The End Of The Lane.

Review: Groundhog Day, The Old Vic ★★★★★

Groundhog Day, The Old Vic ReviewThe cast of Groundhog Day, The Old Vic

GROUNDHOG DAY is back in London after 7 years, with a Broadway transfer that enabled them to add a clutch of Tony nominations to the Olivier Award it won for Best New Musical. Andy Karl once again leads the cast as the cynical womanising weatherman Phil Connors, the run at the Old Vic is sure to dazzle audiences once more.

Read Our Review of Groundhog Day.

 

First Look At The New Cast of CABARET

First Look At The New Cast of CABARETMason Alexander Park as Emcee in CABARET at the Kit Kat Club, London

Willkommen to the new cast of the unique production of CABARETin photos released earlier this week!

Running at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse, the new cast includes;

  • Maude Apatow (HBO's Euphoria) as Sally Bowles
  • Mason Alexander Park (Netflix's The Sandman) as Emcee.
  • Beverley Klein as Fraulein Schneider
  • Teddy Kempner as Her Schultz
  • Nathan Ives Moiba as Cliff Bradshaw
  • Danny Mahoney as Ernst Ludwig
  • Michelle Bishop as Fraulein Kost

Book Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club tickets

 

Our Summer Theatre Sale

Cheap Theatre Tickets This SummerGet tickets from as little as £25 this summer

Our Summer Theatre Sale ends this weekend (11 June) so there is still time to get your hands on tickets to see the hottest West End shows from £25. Get discounted tickets on this season's must-see shows like Jersey Boys, Grease, and We Will Rock You, or take advantage of our theatre ticket deals on family-friendly shows like The Wizard Of Oz and Showstopper and plan a West End summer holiday to remember. Secure your tickets now for the best deals on London shows this summer.

Find Cheap Theatre Tickets This Summer.

 

Win Tickets To See Mrs Doubtfire The Musical

Win Tickets for Mrs Doubtfire The MusicalMrs Doubtfire The Musical

Want to see one of the newest musicals to hit the West End? We're giving one of our readers the chance to win two tickets to see MRS. DOUBTFIRE THE MUSICAL.

You adored the 1993 film which starred the late Robin Williams, now it's in London in a new comedy musical based on the fabulous novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine.

The competition ends on 30 June, 12pm.

Win Two Tickets For Mrs Doubtfire The Musical!