The star of this jaunty musical version of 1984 film A Private Function is the pig that provides its name: an animatronic, blue-eyed and weirdly flirtatious porker called Betty... more
Producer Cameron Mackintosh and director Richard Eyre have taken a huge risk on Betty Blue Eyes, especially, they admit, as the star of the show is an animatronic swine... more
She plays a “dumb blonde” who confounds her critics, and Sheridan Smith today confirmed that musical stars can hold their own in the drama stakes... more
Retail giant Westfield and West End theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh today put the £1million Dispossessed fund within sight of its target... more
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
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
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
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 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
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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