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NEWS: Full cast announcement for CATEGORY IS: MACBETH opening at the Emerald Theatre

TuckShop, the producer of the CATEGORY IS: MACBETH, an all-drag hard-hitting, fierce, and gritty take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth are delighted to announce the full cast performingat the Emerald Theatre from 24 April until 28 May 2026. The show is directed by TuckShop’s Creative Director Chris Clegg.

NEWS: Jason Donovan to star in Disney’s High School Musical at Lowry, Salford

Hope Mill Theatre and Chris Harper Productions with Lowry are delighted to announce that beloved singer and actor Jason Donovan* will star in Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL as Coach Bolton. He joins the previously announced Tobias Turley, Leonor Correia, Caitlin Tipping and Luke Bayer as Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan respectively.

NEWS: Love Never Dies in Concert adds two additional performances at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Producers Darren Bell and Cuffe & Taylor for Live Nation are delighted to announce the addition of two final performances of the WhatsOnStage Award-winning concert production of Love Never Diesat the London Palladium. The concert will now run at 7.30pm on 16 October and 2.30pm and 7.30pm on 17 & 18 October.

NEWS: First Casting Announced For Beetlejuice: The Musical’s West End Haunting

Fynn brings an electrifyingly devilish presence to the mischievous and irreverent character made famous on screen and stage. This new West End production promises to deliver the same offbeat humour, heartfelt moments and dazzling spectacle that has made Beetlejuice a global phenomenon.

NEWS: New cast members joining INTO THE WOODS at The Bridge from 20 April announced

Into The Woods has recently been nominated for 11 Olivier Awards – the joint highest tally of 2026 - including Best Musical Revival, Best Director, Best Set Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design, as well as across all four performer categories in which it is eligible.

PHOTO FLASH: Rehearsal Photos Released for New British Musical, FLYBY

The show has its world premiere at Southwark Playhouse Borough on Friday 3 April and runs for six weeks only until Saturday 16 May 2026, with a press night on Thursday 9 April 2026.

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