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London's West End is one of the world's global theatre capitals. Keep up to date and discover the latest West End theatre news, reviews and opinion pieces with The Stage. West End theatre coverage includes casting and show announcements, in-depth features, and interviews with West End performers and creatives.

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Reviews

The Importance of Being Earnest review
“Shallow laughs firmly over substance”

The Importance of Being Earnest review

Noël Coward Theatre, London
Olly Alexander and Stephen Fry star in this unsubtle and inelegant version of Oscar Wilde’s greatest comedy
“Irresistibly charming”

Intimate Apparel review

Donmar Warehouse, London
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Resources

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Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Does theatre need to be more honest about its close relationship with alcohol?

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s brave admission that he is a recovering alcoholic shines a spotlight on the profession’s unhealthy reliance on booze, says Lyn Gardner
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

What will the 2026 elections mean for culture?

Polling day is expected bring a shake-up and the arts may either reap the benefit or take a hit, but theatres will need to build a proactive dialogue with new leaders, says Amanda Parker

Editor's View

British talent is riding a wave – the Tony nominations tell us so

With British talent notching up 41 nominations at the Tonys, it show’s the sector’s worth not only to the wider sector, but also to government, says Matthew Hemley

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The Stage Interview

The Stage talks in depth to movers and shakers from across the industry

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Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris

War Horse co-directors

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Tony Lankester

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Nick Allott

Producer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Nikolai Foster

Artistic director

Bryony Kimmings

Theatremaker

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Tony Lankester

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
Nick Allott
“Producers are like cockroaches. We survive”

Nick Allott

Producer
Nick Allott has built up an enviable list of executive producer credits, including Cats, Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera. As he retires from his day job at Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, he tells Alistair Smith about his extraordinary four decades in theatre
Edward Snape and Marilyn Eardley
“London theatre has never been so good”

Edward Snape and Marilyn Eardley

Producers
Jamie Wilson
“We’ve had three new musicals in the West End this year – we’ve only just begun”

Jamie Wilson

Producer
Duncan Macmillan
“The audience teaches you everything”

Duncan Macmillan

Playwright
Robert Icke
“You have to earn an audience’s attention”

Robert Icke

Director

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Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris

War Horse co-directors

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Adam Cooper

Dancer

Tony Lankester

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Nick Allott

Producer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Nikolai Foster

Artistic director

Bryony Kimmings

Theatremaker

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Tony Lankester

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society chief executive

Elizabeth McGovern

Actor

Sutton Foster

Performer

Carrie Hope Fletcher

Actor

Julian Bird

Chief executive, Society of London Theatre/UK Theatre

Jane Asher

Actor

Nancy Carroll

Actor
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Long Reads

Inside the theatre marketing revolution: ‘We have to rethink how we earn attention’

Inside the theatre marketing revolution: ‘We have to rethink how we earn attention’

by Theo Bosanquet
Sector leaders talk to Theo Bosanquet about navigating the digital-first landscape of modern theatre marketing
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Features

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Poster perfect: leading designers on the evolution of theatre advertising

Poster perfect: leading designers on the evolution of theatre advertising

by Holly O'Mahony
In a world where adverts wink at us from our phone screens, is the theatre poster still as powerful as it once was? Designers behind some of the West End’s greatest hits share their thoughts
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Q&A

Interviews with established and emerging theatremakers working on stage and behind the scenes in UK theatre and beyond.
Pamela Ivonne-Cole

Pamela Ivonne-Cole

Singer and musical theatre performer
George Banks

George Banks

actor
Nima Taleghani

Nima Taleghani

Actor
Kayi Ushe

Kayi Ushe

Actor
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