Must see: Maureen Lipman in Allegra in the West End!
About Allegra From Olivier Award nominated playwright Peter Quilter (End of the Rainbow, Glorious!) comes a new heart-warming comedy with music, starring national treasure Maureen Lipman (BAFTA nominee The Pianist, Coronation Street, See How They Run, Educating Rita). The cast also features John Middleton (Emmerdale), Elizabeth Bower (Trollied) and Bailey Patrick (London Kills). Allegra (Maureen Lipman) is full of joy. So much of it that she cannot stop herself from bursting
33 minutes ago4 min read
Sinatra officially opens in the West End
THE MAN. THE MUSIC. THE LEGEND. Sinatra The Musical is now playing in the West End, brought to the stage by a world class creative team including two-time Tony Award-winning writer Joe DiPietro (What’s New Pussycat? and Memphis) and Olivier Award-winning and three-time Tony Award-winning director & choreographer, Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes and Top Hat). Joel Harper-Jackson is stepping into the iconic shoes of Frank Sinatra in Sinatra The Musical – joined by Ana Villafañ
2 days ago2 min read
Billy Elliot the Musical announces lead cast
At the Billy Elliot the Musical launch event in central London, it was announced that the four actors cast to share the role of Billy Elliot are: Spencer Collins, William Gurney, Noah Mannion and Rafferty Smale.
5 days ago2 min read
First London For Groups Live 2026 exhibitors announced!
London For Groups Live will return to The Bloomsbury Ballroom on Tuesday 8th September 2026. Today we can reveal the first of our exhibitors, including new names such as the Imperial War Museum, The Lucky Goat and Tate Galleries - plus many more to be announced!
Jun 221 min read
New pre-theatre menu at the Crown & Anchor Covent Garden
In June a ‘group of group bookers’ visited the Crown & Anchor in Covent Garden to sample the new pre-theatre menu. Tucked away at the bottom of Neal Street, the Crown & Anchor has long been known as a place for post-works drinks, often with large crowds gathered outside on the cobbled streets. There has been a pub on this site since at least 1783, then known as King Street, with records showing a change of name to Neal Street in the 1880’s.In 1904, the Watney Combe Reid group
Jun 212 min read
