Frank Sinatra Comes to Town Sinatra the Musical has just opened in the West End, following its 2023 Birmingham Rep premiere. Written by the two-time Tony Award-winning writer Joe DiPietro and directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winning Kathleen Marshall. This much-anticipated biographical jukebox musical depicts a pivotal period of Frank Sinatra’s life during the 40s and 50s, underpinned by […]
West End Theatre Previews
What’s hot at the theatre from summer through to winter 2026 There are so many great West End Theatre productions to see over the summer months, you may want to consider a staycation. London Unattached has previewed what’s on and what we are looking forward to. Over the next few months, London’s West End stages […]
Marie and Rosetta at @sohoplace
A joyful story of musical kinship “Electricity ain’t nothing new,” says gospel-rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe as she swings a guitar amp onto the stage. Marie Knight, a wary church singer and Tharpe’s new protégé, looks sceptical. Tharpe is only half right. Yes, there are plug sockets all over 1940s Mississippi, but Monique Touko’s production […]
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – ENO
English National Opera at the London Coliseum Presents Brecht and Weill’s City of Mahagonny in a New Production In the hedonistic city of Mahagonny, almost everything is allowed. Eating, sex, fighting and getting drunk are celebrated. But everything has its price. A designer town, built from scratch by three criminals on the run from justice, […]
I’m Sorry Prime Minister – Apollo Theatre
I’m Sorry, Prime Minister opens in the West End, and Sir Humphrey still runs circles around everyone Last night’s press night at the Apollo Theatre confirmed something London-theatre audiences have quietly suspected: you can retire Jim Hacker, but you can never slam the door on Sir Humphrey Appleby. I’m Sorry, Prime Minister, billed as the […]
Paranormal Activity – Ambassadors Theatre
Bone-chilling horror that’ll keep you up all night Felix Barrett had us quaking in our boots with this spooky and claustrophobic tale. Eerie performances, a tight script and ingenious set design combine to create a play that’ll have you second-guessing every creak, judder and thud you hear for the next few months. Not for the […]
Best West End Theatre 2026:
London West End Theatre Previews Anyone who was burnt badly by the news that tickets to see Gary Oldman in Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ are already sold out, knows that you can never be too hasty in securing next year’s theatre tickets. Although 2026 still feels like a lifetime away, star-studded productions, promising new shows […]
Carmen – English National Opera at the Coliseum
Bizet’s opera Carmen is a powerful presence in our cultural landscape, with melodies such as that of the habanera “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” etched into the public’s consciousness. The gritty story combines groundbreaking operatic ‘verismo’ within the structural framework of the French ‘Opéra-Comique’, while being infused with the spirit of the Zarzuela, the Spanish musical theatre that helped define the country’s national identity.
Murder, She Didn’t Write – Duchess Theatre
Lots of laughs at this improvised murder mystery Having been a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for over ten years, Murder, She Didn’t Write kicked off its UK tour last night at the Duchess Theatre in the West End. Improv company Degrees of Error’s experience and expertise is very evident and the reason why the show […]
Punch The Play – Apollo Theatre
Based on the autobiographical memoir Right from Wrong by Jacob Dunne, Punch is a new play by the acclaimed playwright James Graham. It was commissioned by the Artistic Director of Nottingham Playhouse, Adam Penford, after Penford heard the story of how, in 2011 in Nottingham, a teenager (Dunne) threw a punch that resulted in the unintended death of a young man, James Hodgkinson.