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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

Useful resources produced by The Stage from throughout the year, plus catch up on the latest episodes of our podcasts.

Opinion

Lyn Gardner
by Lyn Gardner

Theatre’s greatest strength is that we must experience it together

One of theatre’s supreme attributes is that it provides a collective experience, suggests Lyn Gardner – the opportunity to feel something together
Amanda Parker
by Amanda Parker

Would it be a crime to kill a sacred cow to free up a West End theatre?

The Mousetrap has been a guaranteed seat-filler for nearly 75 years, but is it time to reassess its right to a prime theatre spot in perpetuity? asks Amanda Parker

Editor's View

Andrew Lloyd Webber is right about Broadway – but the West End could be next

Andrew Lloyd Webber is right to worry that Broadway is now financially unviable for producers, says The Stage editor Matthew Hemley, but this has implications for UK producers too

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The Stage Interview

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

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Sutton Foster

Performer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

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
Sita McIntosh
“It is up to theatre to make itself accessible”

Sita McIntosh

Chief executive
As chief executive of charity Go Live Theatre, Sita McIntosh has strong views on how theatres can broaden their consumer base and reach new audiences. She tells Lyn Gardner why making theatre accessible means doing more than offering a handful of cheap tickets
Nick Allott
“Producers are like cockroaches. We survive”

Nick Allott

Producer
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

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Sutton Foster

Performer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Michael Sheen

Actor and artistic director

Annilese Miskimmon

Artistic director

Lynette Linton

Director and writer

Akram Khan

Choreographer

Sutton Foster

Performer

Michael Pennington

Actor, director and writer

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

The Stage West End Ticketing Survey 2026: breakdown in full

The Stage West End Ticketing Survey 2026: breakdown in full

by Katie Chambers
The Stage’s annual West End Ticketing Survey has been charting the progress of seat prices since 2012. Senior reporter Katie Chambers reveals and analyses this year’s results
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The Stage West End Ticketing Survey 2026: data in full

The Stage West End Ticketing Survey 2026: data in full

by Katie Chambers
This article is a breakdown of the data for The Stage’s West End ticketing survey 2026. For the background to this survey and further information, read our full report here
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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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