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Power cut ruins West End treat for 500 pensioners

19.11.09
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Hair transplant for West End's Sir Cameron Mackintosh

17.11.09
Four decades ago, he was a backstage assistant on a show which epitomised the Sixties counter-culture... more

Theatre guide reveals best and worst seats in West End

12.11.09
It might not be of help if a 7ft boxer sits in front of you. But a new theatre guide offers hints on booking the best and avoiding the worst seats in the West End... more

£90m deal takes couple to top in Theatreland

04.11.09
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Any West End show will do for reality TV viewers

21.10.09
Television shows searching for West End stars have helped create record audiences for London theatre, it was claimed... more

Curtain up on the V&A’s theatre debut

11.03.09
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Sir Cameron tops theatre's influentials list for 2008

31.12.08
Cameron Mackintosh tops the list of the most influential people in British theatre... more

West End box offices enjoy successful year despite credit crunch

24.12.08
West End theatres have had their second best year in history despite the credit crunch... 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

Kevin Spacey speaks of pride at turning round the Old Vic

24.11.08
Kevin Spacey spoke with pride about his success in transforming the Old Vic as the Evening Standard celebrated the best of London theatre... more

Theatre

08.10.08
Big musicals may dominate the West End and box office receipts, but straight drama continues to thrive. These are the key people who make this city the global capital of theatre. ... more

Theatre doors shut as musicals and credit crunch take hold

01.08.08
Five leading West End theatres are in darkness amid fears that traditional plays are being squeezed out of theatreland by the economic downturn and an excess of musicals... more

High School Musial: High School? No, third grade

10.07.08
The latest 'tweenage' craze musical... 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

Sienna 'totally miffed' at pal Keira's Mr Fair Lady plans

22.06.08
They struck up a close friendship on the set of The Edge Of Love, but there’s more than a bit of professional rivalry between Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller.... more

A tale of two Nancys: Jodie's joy after her shock win... but tears for judges' favourite Jessie

31.05.08
Former cruise ship singer Jodie Prenger clearly wasn't the judges' choice to land the part of Nancy in a West End production of Oliver! ... more

'You're too big to be Nancy' - what show producer said about hopeful Jodie

30.05.08
One Nancy's chances are looking to be rather slim, after Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber revealed some fear West End hopeful Jodie Prenger is 'too big' to play Nancy.... more

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber would do anything to show his 'Nancys' a real good time

28.05.08
The finalists of BBC's I'd Do Anything, who are all battling to play Nancy in the West End production of Oliver, dined at The Ivy in Covent Garden with the show's main judge Andrew Lloyd Webber... more

I'd Do Anything to be Madonna: The 'Nancys' as you've never seen them before

26.05.08
The three remaining contestants in BBC talent show I'd Do Anything briefly stepped into Madonna's shoes to recreate some of her most iconic images. ... more

Hoods take hip-hop out of the ghetto

27.03.08
Ghetto fabulous fairy tale Into the Hoods, a good humoured take on Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, proves hip-hop has the dramatic range to tell stories.... more

Rowan Atkinson to star as Fagin in West End

27.03.08
Rowan Atkinson has signed up to star as Fagin in the forthcoming West End stage production of Oliver!.... more

West End power cut blacks out first night

26.03.08
The heart of the West End was plunged into darkness for more than two hours after a major power cut... more

There's room at the rose

20.02.08
After the grand opening a month ago, Nick Curtis heads back to the Rose Theatre in Kingston to have a second look at the venue.... more

Levy 'needed to save West End theatres'

19.11.07
A levy on West End theatre tickets may be needed to save some of London's historic buildings.... more

My new challenge for a booming West End

02.02.07
Flushed with the success of musicals, theatres are in the money. Now some of their profits should go into looking after their customers, says the Standard's theatre critic.... more

£10 tickets to see puppet musical

16.01.07
Sir Cameron Mackintosh is re-structuring the ticket prices to his adult puppet musical Avenue Q in a bid to get a younger audience to the West End.... more

Broadway triumph for Poppins

17.11.06
Mary Poppins has soared her way to a triumphant Broadway opening. Sir Cameron Mackintosh's £9 million musical brought the house down in front of a sell-out audience.... more

Happy to be Miserables after 21 years

09.10.06
There were no Miserables faces as the unlikely Napoleonic musical notched up 21 years in the West End, writes Tom Teodorczuk.... more

Centre Point to become a club

25.09.06
The iconic Centre Point building is to be transformed into a club with a view after standing empty for years. Several big-name celebrities have signed up to be members already.... more

Les Miserables set to break record

21.09.06
Les Miserables is set to become the world's longest-running musical. It will overtake Cats on 8 October by which time it will have been seen by a total of 58 million people.... more

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