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Colin Spencer also made gay theatre history as a playwright

Letter: His play Spitting Image about a gay partnership broke new ground in the West End, says Colin Chambers

The Guardian - UK

Lily Allen rushed off stage during The Pillowman performance amid ‘emergency evacuation’

Her West End play was interrupted by a fire alarm

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Lion King’s Scar and Mufasa on 15 years of friendship in the West End: The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast

We join Shaun Escoffery and George Asprey, who play Mufasa and Scar in Disney’s The Lion King, at London’s Lyceum Theatre to chat about their incredible 15 years in the West End musical.

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Chris Peluso, Broadway’s Mamma Mia! and Assassins star, dies aged 40

Actor was also known for his roles in West End productions of ‘The Woman in White,’ ‘Death Takes a Holiday’ and ‘Show Boat’

The Independent UK

Hollywood star Gerard Butler spotted in Glasgow

GERARD Butler has been spotted in Glasgow's West End for the second time in a week.

The National (Scotland)

Lily Allen says she has applied to drama school following critical reviews of The Pillowman

Actor and singer is currently in the West End revival of Martin McDonagh’s dark 2003 play

The Independent UK

Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream: host, judges, how it works and all about ABBA talent show search

Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream is an ITV1 series that searches for two new stars of the hit ABBA musical and features Zoe Ball and Alan Carr.

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Youths in Oxford Street rampage must be ‘hunted down’, says Braverman

Police were forced to wield batons while officers on horseback dispersed crowds in the busy West End shopping area.

The Independent UK

Caroline Flack remembered in West End mental health photo exhibition

A tribute to the TV presenter features in a new West End photography exhibition

Evening Standard

London stage adaptation of Spirited Away extends after ‘unprecedented demand’

The European premiere of Spirited Away is set to open in the West End next year

Evening Standard

OPINION - Scrap the tourist tax and entice global shoppers

Retailers say they browse in London but spend in Paris or Madrid, says a West End boss

Evening Standard

Leonard Tucker obituary

Pioneering lighting designer with Laurence Olivier and Peter Hall at the National Theatre, and later in the West End

The Guardian - UK

Sophia Bush pulls out of 2:22 A Ghost Story as replacement announced

Actor played the role of Lauren in the popular West End thriller

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan defends TfL ban on West End theatre advert which showed wedding cake

Emma Best, deputy leader of the City Hall Conservatives, said the decision seemed ‘totally bizarre’, and at odds with the goal of promoting culture in London

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Catherine Tate to star in West End play about 1970s Enfield poltergeist

The Enfield poltergeist is said to have haunted the family living at 284 Green Street in north London in the late 1970s.

The Guardian - UK

Former Met officer jailed for taking bribes while policing West End nightlife

Frank Partridge found guilty of four counts of bribery including £7,000 luxury family holiday and tickets to exclusive events

Daily Mirror

Bent cop filmed being whipped by Cat Woman dominatrix found guilty of taking bribes

Dad-of-three Frank Partridge said he was a functioning alcoholic while working as a licensing officer in London's West End, but he's been found guilty of being in a corrupt relationship

Evening Standard

West End star suffers ‘life-changing’ facial injuries in horror electric bike crash in north London

She was left with a £12,000 bill for dental reconstruction, after she lost several teeth and badly injured her face

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow traffic light outage across city after 'power surge' leads to road chaos

Engineers have rushed to around 20 sites across the city after a power surge overnight resulted in a number of traffic lights not working in parts of the city centre and West End.

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Heap obituary

Other lives: Theatrical designer who created sets for theatres in the West End and on Broadway

Evening Standard

West End firms sign charter to lower emissions from Westminster buildings

Those that have signed the sustainable city charter include Shaftesbury Capital and Gerald Eve

Evening Standard

Luke Evans and Penelope Wilton to star in new West End comedy about the Queen Mother

Backstairs Billy explores the relationship between the Queen Mother and her servant Billy

Chronicle Live

X-Factor and West End stars announced for Newcastle's Northern Pride event

Northern Pride Festival returns to Newcastle over the weekend of July 22 - 23

The Guardian - UK

The new Accidental Death of an Anarchist is a riot of laughs – but does it make us angry enough?

As accusations of police corruption are once again in the news, Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist arrives in the West End

Evening Standard

Crown Estate sees value of its huge London property portfolio decline

The London estate value has fallen, but demand for West End office space has improved

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