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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

Now War Horse rides high on Broadway

15.04.11
National's Olivier Theatre hit has New York first night in raptures... more

Honour for the millionth visitor to West End show

25.02.11
Horse-lover Hebe Reynolds has beaten her brother Leo to be named the millionth visitor to West End show War Horse - because of her unusual name ... 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

Spielberg sees War Horse after buying the film rights

02.02.10
Steven Spielberg, who has bought the film rights to War Horse, was bowled over by the West End hit when he paid a trip to the theatre.... more

War Horse heads to Hollywood as Spielberg buys film rights

21.12.09
Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse is to become a Hollywood blockbuster after Steven Spielberg announced he had bought the film rights. ... more

Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire - Mr & Mrs West End

06.11.09
Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire have quietly become the biggest players in theatreland. Here they reveal how their passion for the stage has finally paid off... more

Dark vision of the new puppet masters

19.10.09
Festival coming to London - backed by actor Clive Owen - is showcasing puppetry as an artform for adults, capable of tackling dark and dramatic themes... more

The Queen’s secret trip to theatre stuns audience

15.10.09
Queen stuns London theatre audience by slipping in to see a performance unannounced, minus an entourage... more

War Horse gallops ahead with more London shows

24.06.09
Award-winning show War Horse is to extend its West End run after more than £3million of tickets were sold in its first 12 weeks... more

What to see over Easter

09.04.09
We pick the top five exhibitions, films, shows and egg hunts in London for the Easter weekend.... more

Morpurgo: War Horse is a story I had to write

31.03.09
As the award-winning adaptation of his Great War novel transfers to the West End, Michael Morpurgo pays tribute to the eight million noble beasts that perished in the trenches.... more

Morpurgo's acting dream comes true in War Horse

18.03.09
Writer Michael Morpurgo makes his acting debut tonight in the hit play of his book War Horse... more

Children's hit drama War Horse charges into West End

18.12.08
The National Theatre's award-winning production of War Horse is transferring to the West End... more

Can, my dear, Gone With The Wind survive?

25.04.08
The critics have savaged Trevor Nunn's £4.75m Gone With the Wind. How did such a shambles make it to the stage? And can it survive such a mauling?... more

Hairspray collects record award nominations

07.02.08
West End hit Hairspray has received a record 11 nominations at the Laurence Olivier Awards.... more

Darius is back with the wind

01.02.08
Trevor Nunn has chosen Pop Idol star Darius Danesh to play Rhett Butler in his new production of Gone With The Wind.... more

Frankly, she does give a damn

07.01.08
American Jill Paice will fly to London to start rehearsals for one of the most hotly anticipated productions of the year - the musical version of Gone With The Wind.... more

The man who remade the RSC

04.12.07
Last week's triumphant openings of King Lear and The Seagull crown five years of hard-won success for artistic director Michael Boyd.... more

The year of my big break

30.11.07
Eight months on, Frances Barber talks of her struggle to overcome a devastating leg injury and her triumphant return to the West End.... more

The return of the King

20.11.07
The West End transfer of Sir Ian McKellen's debut as King Lear is already a sell-out.... more

Top of the bill - all of the 14 Billy Elliots

30.10.07
All West End stage Billy Elliots of the past, present and future joined together for the first time for a TV special to be screened next week.... more

Nunn stages tale of Scarlett O'Hara

01.06.07
Trevor Nunn is to direct a stage adaptation of the classic novel and movie Gone With The Wind. It is set to open at the New London Theatre in April next year.... more

King Lear comes to London

30.05.07
The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear starring Sir Ian McKellen is to transfer to London this autumn.... more


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