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The Latest Breaking News from West End

Paddington Bear costume designer ‘overwhelmed’ by response to musical’s puppet

Tahra Zafar designed the bear for the West End musical adaptation written by Tom Fletcher.

Evening Standard

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to be shortened to single play in London

The ‘eighth Harry Potter story’ will no longer be performed in two separate parts

The Independent UK

Shrinking potion: two-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to become single show in London

Olivier award-winning West End production will follow US example and be trimmed to make it ‘more accessible than ever before’

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British Actor Tracks Stolen iPhone to China — And Discovers Where Our Snatched Tech Really Goes

After his phone was snatched in London, West End star John Owen-Jones tracked the device thousands of miles to Shenzhen, China.

International Business Times UK

Beckham family feud mocked by West End musical

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The Independent UK

Amber Davies says ‘nasty’ Strictly comments came from older viewers

‘They weren’t actually coming from the younger audience,’ West End star said after enduring weeks of criticism

The Independent UK

How Hamnet’s Jessie Buckley went from an Andrew Lloyd Webber reality show to award season’s golden girl

The Irish actor’s heart-wrenching performance in ‘Hamnet’ has got critics talking (and cinemagoers sobbing). Katie Rosseinsky charts her rise from being body shamed in the “messed-up world of reality TV” to becoming the toast of Hollywood

The Independent UK

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The biggest shows coming to Broadway in 2026

US CULTURE: From star-led revivals and buzzy West End transfers to bold new plays and reimagined musicals, Broadway’s 2026 season signals a shift away from Hollywood spectacle toward a more balanced slate, Caitlin Hornik writes

The Independent UK

Nicola Roberts ‘heartbroken’ after pulling out of West End shows

The singer, 40, had played the role of Persephone in the musical Hadestown.

Evening Standard

Unmissable London: The best theatre, film, dance, opera, TV and music of 2026

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. Lily Allen in the West End. A Gorillaz football stadium takeover. It’s all on in the capital

Evening Standard

‘There Were Gasps… People Were Crying’: Tim Bano on Paddington’s stunning West End debut

The West End is buzzing as Paddington’s debut leaves audiences gasping and crying, says critic Tim Bano

Evening Standard

‘We wrote it living on Tesco sandwiches and anxiety attacks!’ How Operation Mincemeat conquered the world

It started out as a fringe musical about an outlandish war plan – and became a West End and Broadway smash. As the show hits China, Australia and Mexico, its ‘nerd’ creators explain how they went global with a box of hats and a dream

The Guardian - UK

Lily Allen Is ‘In Talks’ To Adapt West End Girl Into A Stage Show So Who’ll Play Madeline?

I’m currently auditioning for the role of unseen FaceTime caller.

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Horror hit Paranormal Activity spawns a West End play – and even its director yelped with fear

Inspired by the scary film franchise, playwright Levi Holloway and Punchdrunk maestro Felix Barrett are bringing the ‘bizarrely joyous’ world of terror to the stage

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Marie Claire

Lily Allen and Bella Hadid Style the Same Affordable Dune London Bag So Differently

This one's for the West End girls.

Evening Standard

First look at Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate in BBC Dear England series

The actor was previously nominated for an Olivier Award for his role as the former England football manager in the West End production.

The Guardian - UK

Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink to make West End debut in Romeo and Juliet

The actor will appear opposite British film star Noah Jupe in a production directed by Robert Icke opening in March

Evening Standard

Sadie Sink to appear in Romeo & Juliet on the West End

The Stranger Things star will be appearing at the Harold Pinter Theatre in 2026

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Evening Standard

Renée Zellweger reunites with Bridget Jones cast as statue unveiled in London’s Leicester Square

The figure becomes the latest addition to the West End’s popular Scenes in the Square trail, joining icons such as Harry Potter and Paddington

The Independent UK

Actor loses half a lung after mistaking rare cancer for flu

He was diagnosed the same day he secured his first major West End role

The Guardian - UK

Love The Traitors and Only Murders in the Building? Visit The Mousetrap, says bold new director of West End perennial

Ola Ince, who has refreshed Agatha Christie’s record-breaking mystery, suggests ‘we all fancy ourselves as detectives’

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amber Davies is phenomenal – it’s time to get over her West End training

COMMENT: So what if the former Love Islander has experience on the stage? She’s brilliant on the dance floor and that’s all that matters, writes Rachel McGrath

Evening Standard

Arise, Sir David Beckham! England legend receives knighthood from the King as proud Victoria watches on

The football star, 50, was given the honour at a star-studded investiture ceremony on Tuesday

The Independent UK

David Beckham to receive knighthood at Windsor Castle

He will be accepting honours alongside Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and West End performer Dame Elaine Paige.

The Independent UK

First glimpse of Paddington as Peru’s most famous bear stars in new West End musical

Fans have had a first look at the latest incarnation of Paddington Bear, as the much-loved character stars in a new West End musical.

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