Crompton and Wood host a weekly series on all things theatrical. News, views, frank exchanges and lists offer an unmissable ...

As such, we’ve picked out 15 new plays that you should be looking out for! New writing, especially outside of London, always needs a bit of a helping hand, so why not take a chance on these shows?

Let’s take a little trip down memory lane with 24 of our favourite videos of 2024 (and a whole lot more embedded in the ...

The producers of Only Fools and Horses the Musical have issued a statement regarding the treatment of company and audience ...

A mosaic of the shows featured in the round-up. As the theatrical year comes to an end with The Tempest, WhatsOnStage’s chief ...

Set in a Cornish fishing village, it tells the story of Benjamin Button – a man who ages in reverse. F Scott Fitzgerald’s short story has been adapted for the stage by Jethro Compton and Darren Clark.

His new production of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver as a female Prospero, feels almost wilfully misconceived and ...

Tolstoy’s War and Peace is 1,440 pages long. Composer David Malloy has taken 70 or so pages from the second volume and turned ...

The presents are unwrapped, the toys are played with – here are some stage shows to sort out the next week or so!

The musical, inspired by the iconic Live Aid concert, had a record-breaking premiere at the Old Vic earlier this year. The ...

Birmingham Hippodrome’s pantomime may be the last to open just before Christmas but it’s certainly not the least across the land. And this year it’s a real belter. Packed full of ‘wow’ moments, it ...

Wicked was released in cinemas on 22 November and you can read our review here. After a year-long interval, part two will bubble into cinemas on 21 November 2025. Sing-along screenings are on sale now ...