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We’re back at the ever-welcoming @The_Globe tonight, Besties, to catch Mother Courage and her Children ⚔️ #reviewpending

🎭 ✨ EXTENDED ✨🎭 @HadestownUK have released over 140k additional tickets for the hit West End production, extending bookings at the Lyric Theatre into its third year. To book tickets, please click on the link below 👇 prf.hn/click/camref:1… #ad 📷 Brinkhoff-Moegenburg

🎭✨ PANTO CASTING ✨🎭 Former Strictly Come Dancing professional, Dancing on Ice champion and TV favourite James Jordan has been announced to star as Rumpelstiltskin in Worthing’s festive production of Puss in Boots from 3 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027. westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/james-jor…

🎭 ✨ CAST ANNOUNCEMENT ✨🎭 London Theatre Company has announced casting for The Oresteia, which will play at the @_bridgetheatre from 2 July – 19 September. westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/casting-t…

🎭 ✨ EXTENDED ✨🎭 It has been announced today that Studio Ghibli’s @totoro_show will extend in the West End for the final time, now ending on 10 Jan 2027. To book tickets, please click on the link below... prf.hn/click/camref:1… #ad 📷 Manuel Harlan

🎭 ✨ CAST ANNOUNCEMENT ✨🎭 Casting has been announced for the return of the multi-award-winning, five-star new musical Hot Mess, which will run for a strictly limited season at @TheOtherPalace from 13 June – 6 September. 📷 Charlie Flint westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/casting-h…

🎭 ✨ REVIEW ✨🎭 Eclipse is a painfully funny, acute and delicate play about our struggle to communicate, in the face of life and of death, now playing at Chichester Festival Theatre. "Completely perfect." 📷 Ellie Kurttz westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-ec…

🎭✨ RETURNING TO LONDON ✨🎭 Following record-breaking runs in London, New York and Melbourne, the cult musical phenomenon Heathers is heading back to London this summer from 9 July – 22 August before embarking on a full UK & Ireland tour. westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/heathers-…

🎭 ✨ PANTO CASTING ✨🎭 Oh yes they are! Royal Spa Centre has announced that dazzling dance duo @Aj11Ace and @CurtisPritchard will lead this year’s magical family pantomime Cinderella in Leamington Spa from 4 December 2026 – 3 January 2027. westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/aj-curtis…

Tonight, we’re braving the elements for a double theatre trip, Besties, heading to @OpenAirTheatre to review Sherlock Holmes and making our way back to Chichester Festival Theatre for Eclipse ✨ #reviewspending

🎭✨ INTERVIEW ✨🎭 Ahead of @Sinatra_Musical opening this June, we caught up with leading lady Phoebe Panaretos, who is originating the role of Nancy Sinatra, to find out more about bringing the iconic figure to life on stage. westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/interview…

🎭✨ TOUR ANNOUNCED ✨🎭 The @NationalTheatre is taking major productions across England in a huge new nationwide partnership ✨ The first production confirmed will be Jim Cartwright’s much-loved modern classic The Rise and Fall of Little Voice 🎤 westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/the-rise-…

🎭✨ CAST ANNOUNCEMENT ✨🎭 @TheatreWindsor has announced star casting for Clive Francis’ adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic satirical thriller Our Man in Havana, which plays in Windsor from 1–11 July before embarking on a UK tour. westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/casting-o…

🎭✨ CAST ANNOUNCEMENT ✨🎭 It has been announced that Olivier Award-winning star @CassidyJanson will play Tess in the West End production of Burlesque the Musical, beginning performances at The Arts at Marble Arch from 12 September. 📷 Michael Wharley westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/cassidy-j…

🎭 ✨ REVIEW ✨🎭 Darkly funny, emotionally devastating and utterly unforgettable, Dead Air is currently haunting audiences at @Greenwichtheatr 🎙️ "A tale of loss, love and life all rolled into 60 minutes of unforgettable charm." 📷 Jannica Honey westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-de…

🎭 ✨ REVIEW ✨🎭 Now playing at @swkplay, The Last Man is a gripping one-person musical that throws audiences into a devastated world. "Much more human than its zombie premise first suggests." 📷 Rich Lakos westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-th…

🎭 ✨ CHRISTMAS SEASON & UK TOUR ✨🎭 The smash-hit production of Singin’ in the Rain is heading to @crucibletheatre for a major Christmas season from 26 November 2026 – 16 January 2027 before embarking on a UK tour ☂️ westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/singin-in…

🎭 ✨ RETURNING TO LONDON ✨🎭 First seen 45 years ago, the Olivier Award-winning Jeeves Takes Charge is heading back to London for a strictly limited run at @CharingCrossThr from 13 August – 16 September. 🎨 Clive Francis westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/jeeves-ta…

🎭 ✨ REVIEW ✨🎭 Sharp, fearless and fiercely contemporary, @1536onstage is making a major impact in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre ⚔️ "Pickett’s writing creates such a profound piece of theatre, this is a 5-star must see." 📷 Helen Murray westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-15…

🎭✨ EXTENDED ✨🎭 It has been announced that Jesus Christ Superstar will transfer to Theatre Royal Drury Lane for a strictly limited 12-week engagement from 16 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027, following the end of its summer season at The London Palladium. westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/jesus-chr…