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Stars sing out for musicals specialist

19.08.11
West End names including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dame Judi Dench and Elaine Paige are fighting to save a music shop seen as "an institution"... more

Lloyd Webber theatre for sale

15.08.11
Andrew Lloyd Webber is putting the Palace Theatre up for sale for a second time - eight months after pulling out of a deal... more

Double-booked family 'frogmarched' out of Wizard of Oz theatre

04.05.11
A family had a trip to London ruined when their West End show seats were double-booked and they were 'frog-marched' from the theatre... more

Andrew Lloyd Webber comes back from cancer to the limelight

20.01.11
As he brings his new Wizard of Oz to the Palladium, the veteran impresario assures Nick Curtis he won't yet leave the stage... more

Businesses offer ‘VAT sales’ in a bid to keep Londoners spending

07.01.11
London businesses spread January cheer by refusing to pass on the VAT rise to their customers... more

'Stage crew bullies and drunkenness made my life hell at War Horse'

15.11.10
Worker on West End hit War Horse claims he was sacked for exposing a culture of backstage drunkenness and racist bullying... more

Black day for Lord Lloyd-Webber as legal threat looms over theatre paint

16.04.10
Lord Lloyd-Webber is accused of causing 'unacceptable' damage to a Grade II-listed West End theatre by painting it black to promote his latest musical... more

Theatre owners angered by Barbara Follett attack on their 'shameful' facilities

22.06.09
London's theatre managers today responded angrily to culture minister Barbara Follett's condemnation of the state of West End venues.... more

Theatre Royal too hot to handle as audiences walk out

24.04.09
Audiences at one of London's oldest theatres are staging walk-outs and demanding refunds amid claims it is "insufferably hot"... more

Lloyd Webber loses out in Broadway deal

21.04.09
The hills are alive with the sound of dollars. Broadway’s biggest collection of musicals and show songs, including The Sound of Music, Oklahoma! and White Christmas, have been sold for about $200 million (£138 million) ... more

Lloyd Webber is top of theatre bill

23.12.08
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been the most influential figure in theatre over the past decade, according to The Stage newspaper... more

Sadler's Wells is taking scissors to its prices

02.12.08
Sadler's Wells is sparking a theatre price war by slashing its Christmas show prices by 15 per cent... more

Norton drags himself on stage in La Cage aux Folles

27.11.08
Flamboyant TV star Graham Norton is turning drag queen as he steps into high heels to star in La Cage aux Folles... more

Sparkling streets light the way for £6m Theatreland makeover

08.07.08
Theatreland is to be transformed with a £6 million makeover including multicoloured street lights and sparkling pavements... more

Web scam adds 25% to price of theatre tickets

11.04.08
Theatre-goers are being hit with 25 per cent ticket mark-ups by misleading internet sites... more

Connie Fisher: 'Stress made me drop two dress sizes but I won't quit'

22.02.08
Connie Fisher has hit back at claims that her career is over - despite having dropped two dress sizes due to the stress of her last job. The Sound of Music star insists that she will go to any lengths to be taken seriously as an actress after critics have claimed she isn't professional enough to handle a career in theatre... more

The cultural highlights of 2006

29.12.06
From the triumph of Frost/Nixon to pop divas demanding equal opportunities, and a West End song and dance, our critics reflect on 2006.... more


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