Wandsworth Times | Theatre https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/leisure/theatre/ Wandsworth Times Theatre en-gb Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:01:43 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:01:43 +0000 https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo Wandsworth Times | Theatre https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/leisure/theatre/ 'Creating a World within a World': Behind the Scenes with Putney Theatre Company https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/26572496.putney-theatre-company-prepares-till-stars-come-down/?ref=rss Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:43:45 +0100 bf31431bf129800f9d4c9d16dce816a8 Elena Vlassova 'I'm a terrible actor' - Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson joins immersive Grease https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/26297715.ricky-wilson-star-grease-immersive-musical/?ref=rss Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:20:00 +0100 2fa92d01fbbb4cf06539c09171380b20 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton National Theatre’s War Horse - 'hauntingly beautiful story of connection and courage' https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/26176666.war-horse-review-national-theatre---hauntingly-beautiful/?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 8b05f4b0f4e649224b4d41d9ff3884ae emily.davison@newsquest.co.uk | Emily Davison Playwright becomes first patron of Camden People's Theatre https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25971741.camden-peoples-theatre-appoints-first-ever-patron/?ref=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100 35ee47b7378a9a4c8ca12d70da6d9352 robyn.bennett@newsquest.co.uk | Robyn Bennett 'I didn't believe in ghosts - then I went to see 2:22 at the Richmond Theatre' https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25822039.2-22-ghost-story-richmond-theatre---review/?ref=rss Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:18:59 +0000 a9ad887d528f8120eca8a209e9428053 poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett Iconic central London arts centre to close for a year https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25707457.barbican-centre-close-year-long-refurbishment/?ref=rss Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000 a79c3e946002cb304d5c21f2a017c8eb bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton A Christmas Carol with added spookiness - and Neil Morrissey as Marley's ghost https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25666572.review-christmas-carol-ghost-story---alexandra-palace/?ref=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:41:39 +0000 dcac4f0f74f8e6ddcb053241decac93f bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Paddington musical is a marmalade-filled smash of a show https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25663466.paddington-musical-review-west-end-hit-show/?ref=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:19:17 +0000 1d174318764cac1a67c3f3e4b9dd9895 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Moulin Rouge is a 'warming sight' for theatre-goers this winter - the full review https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25647200.moulin-rouge-piccadilly-theatre-review-karis-anderson/?ref=rss Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:00:18 +0000 338efaa466aabaaa0c5e9b6378bcfe8d Charlotte L.Rose I survived The Hunger Games on Stage (and here’s what you need to know) https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25623199.hunger-games-troubadour-theatre-review/?ref=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 930e6785d8dd26c7af57c6fb6c97cf63 poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett What will Paddington look like on stage? Design of loveable bear revealed https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25595360.paddington-musical-reveals-playing-famous-bear/?ref=rss Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:44:11 +0000 0af7245252eb363158fcab74e5c763f9 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Who plays Paddington in new West End musical? How little bear is brought to life https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/25590927.plays-paddington-west-end-bear-comes-alive/?ref=rss Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:20:21 +0000 fddad94c00ee5e89b4d96ba611a795e7 Molly Court Tickets are now on sale to see Cynthia Erivo's one woman West End show https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25534423.tickets-sale-cynthia-erivo-dracula-west-end/?ref=rss Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:20:06 +0100 4a7cdd07059a13337d79ad91782007c7 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton London's longest-running musical Les Miserables turns 40 https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25529911.longest-running-musical-les-miserables-celebrates-40-years/?ref=rss Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0100 57d960d909ab26f05438971bbb5087f2 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Devastating true story of a single punch that changed mulitple lives https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25525241.review-punch-james-graham-apollo-theatre-london/?ref=rss Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0100 a244da8db0bf1b0948e44650c440781d bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Hollywood star to play evil president as The Hunger Games hits London stage https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25509274.hunger-games-stage-opens-troubadour-canary-wharf/?ref=rss Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0100 9863c0130fecee04f568b858a4a2c0ce bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Major Robert Downey Jr. movie franchise 'moving away' from London https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25513486.major-robert-downey-jr-movie-moving-away-london/?ref=rss Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0100 4479d543c8c5162095663eabfaec4229 emilia.kettle@newsquest.co.uk | Emilia Kettle The Weir: Brendan Gleeson makes a pitch perfect West End debut https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25492574.brendan-gleeson-weir-harold-pinter-theatre---review/?ref=rss Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0100 81cf5f0ade620f53abb0c29b533e854f bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton The Weir review: Play starring Brendan Gleeson is poetic but lacks strong themes https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25487326.review-weir-harold-pinter-theatre-london/?ref=rss Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:35:55 +0100 9326621c5606bda771822948a39ad0ec Charlotte L. Rose 'Filthy, laugh-a-minute' adult pantomime to take over London this Christmas https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25449561.sinderella-raunchy-adult-panto-hit-scala-london/?ref=rss Sat, 13 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0100 6286d181b62d008de1dc7614480f5516 holly.brencher@newsquest.co.uk | Holly Brencher New West End Paddington musical is coming - but who will play the bear? https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25451906.new-west-end-paddington-musical-coming-london/?ref=rss Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0100 8991c05ff4649ac50b3b33ee343a2ba4 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton All rise for Rosamund Pike in searing new legal drama https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25339073.rosamund-pike-stars-inter-alia-national-theatre/?ref=rss Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100 4ba2b37b18196b4936a87f2951f0e6bb bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton All the family shows and activities this summer at Orchard Theatre Dartford https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25301606.lion-king-aladdin-dartford-summer/?ref=rss Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0100 ff836b5c06710b576e78449bf3a9f738 holly.brencher@newsquest.co.uk | Holly Brencher Wilko Johnson play in West End to support Teenage Cancer Trust https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25290074.wilko-love-death-rock-n-roll-hits-west-end/?ref=rss Sun, 06 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0100 aa95c4c0700c08668dd36cdc7fe53772 holly.brencher@newsquest.co.uk | Holly Brencher Hercules packs a punch in big-hearted family show https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25259632.theatre-royal-drury-lane-london-disneys-hercules-review/?ref=rss Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0100 299da43486a75a43f035385b50c7e2f3 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Stereophonic: 70s recording studio saga needs a deep cut https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25248161.stereophonic-review-duke-yorks-theatre-london/?ref=rss Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:37:38 +0100 97b6037598c004af51690cb99ee25608 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton The group helping deaf children enjoy trips to the theatre with sign language https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25245326.deaf-children-get-sign-language-days-london-theatre/?ref=rss Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:21:56 +0100 75a089a4e0918d27cc178e75b4c2d528 mike.brooke@newsquest.co.uk | Mike Brooke Stormzy and Paul Mescal among stars lined up at National Theatre https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25155702.national-theatre-2026-shows-starring-stormzy-paul-mescal/?ref=rss Mon, 12 May 2025 18:36:00 +0100 6efda10da119963d8f3ea25d0923ecb4 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton 'I toured the stunning London theatre restored and reopening after 50 years' https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/leisure/25132312.soho-theatre-walthamstow-tour-hoe-street/?ref=rss Sat, 03 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100 04377c38e501d9090d88025fcf6968c0 gianni.cirillo@newsquest.co.uk | Gianni Cirillo The glitzy new musical inspired by The Great Gatsby which takes away the tragedy https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25117079.great-gatsby-london-coliseum-review/?ref=rss Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 f4638ed7f38e0f035fb2192fa875118d emily.davison@newsquest.co.uk | Emily Davison The Great Gatsby musical: glitzy crowd pleasing spectacle lacks subtlety https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25112559.great-gatsby-musical-london-coliseum-review/?ref=rss Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0100 37848e7269f9c49508c0129a908f0bd0 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Ugh, as if you’d miss Clueless the Musical showing in London https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25014856.clueless-musical-like-way-cool-night/?ref=rss Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000 49ec16a3a50876f8c633bb0ffb545bb2 poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett Shapespeare in the Squares to perform at 27 locations in London this summer https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25009028.londons-parks-squares-turn-shakespearean-stages/?ref=rss Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000 e12b1f5e83e52071af11aa11d66a2e6a holly.brencher@newsquest.co.uk | Holly Brencher Musical of iconic 90s high school movie has the looks - but maybe not the brains https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/25009268.london-trafalgar-studios-review-clueless-musical/?ref=rss Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:44:00 +0000 174d9364e5b7650af0e227d05e4b217a bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Cate Blanchett and Emma Corrin on magnetic form in all-star Chekhov https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24989328.cate-blanchett-emma-corrin-seagull-barbican/?ref=rss Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000 d9dca764ed0681b30cac329f4b90ad10 Hunger Games stage show is coming to a new theatre in London https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24977006.hunger-game-stage-show-open-canary-wharf-london/?ref=rss Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000 82b0ac1c294f72fc45d856ea164fcdbe bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton The Years: Romola Garai and Gina McKee excel in joyful look at one woman's life https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24923986.review-years-harold-pinter-theatre-west-end/?ref=rss Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:10:00 +0000 62d5553a44d4e34a3faf6eceadccc501 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Oedipus is London’s compelling and edgy new drama that brings a Greek tragedy to life https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24917695.oedipus-old-vic-compelling-performance-greek-tragedy/?ref=rss Sat, 08 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0000 15f5f432293db53fec937867a6658126 emily.davison@newsquest.co.uk | Emily Davison Second Best: Asa Butterfield as the boy who failed to bag Harry Potter role https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24907789.review-second-best-asa-butterfield-riverside-studios/?ref=rss Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:30:00 +0000 e808321ce6a68813c3c6923c51cb187b bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Oliver! Consider yourself well in with this smash-hit nostalgic London musical https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24859673.oliver-returns-london-gielgud-theatre-london-review/?ref=rss Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 9fa58f17468dde8dbed19e7a3dfa398f emily.davison@newsquest.co.uk | Emily Davison The moving new London musical that made me feel grateful to grow old https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24833558.curious-case-benjamin-button-musical-london-review/?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 316e85928df06f8e0b01ed87987088c3 emily.davison@newsquest.co.uk | Emily Davison Unmissable West End shows to book for 2025 https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24810092.nine-tickets-book-londons-west-end-2025/?ref=rss Sun, 22 Dec 2024 09:07:00 +0000 955889ad0896aa8a6f1743f500456edb bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton 'My afternoon at London's Culture Mile was the perfect antidote for winter blues' https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24808539.culture-mile-city-london-festive-day/?ref=rss Sun, 22 Dec 2024 05:00:00 +0000 52a919f5000a185124b2d439a85470f7 charlotte.anderson@newsquest.co.uk | Charlotte Anderson Heartwarming Ballet Shoes sets the barre high for family theatre https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24782488.noel-streatfeilds-ballet-shoes-national-theatre/?ref=rss Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:39:00 +0000 af1168af052eb78b2ec93a718793ef1f bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton The epic London circus spectacular that’s based on the Greatest Showman https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24772617.come-alive-greatest-showman-circus-spectacular-review/?ref=rss Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 3d3f89880c961688fe594f78533f2d1a immy.share@newsquest.co.uk | Immy Share Wildean wit meets panto energy in outrageous Importance of Being Earnest https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24761284.importance-earnest-review-national-theatre/?ref=rss Sat, 30 Nov 2024 15:41:00 +0000 e0cd0982e37f25a36754c8e97415ccd9 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton Julia Donaldson’s Room on the Broom flies into London’s West End for Christmas https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24752016.room-broom-lyric-theatre-london-review/?ref=rss Sat, 30 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000 6697bd1c93638aa6fbaf0890f8b72bd9 emily.davison@newsquest.co.uk | Emily Davison A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic is the ultimate festive show everyone should see https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24741530.christmas-carol-old-vic-theatre-london-review/?ref=rss Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000 5a8db4c324d40a00e3f49de2f4837323 emily.davison@newsquest.co.uk | Emily Davison If you fancy glitz, hilarity, talent, and smiling – go and see SIX The Musical https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/24725020.six-musical-glitz-hilarity-talent-review/?ref=rss Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 9d5360cc5ea57a0e1dbdf468d6d39ec6 immy.share@newsquest.co.uk | Immy Share The Snowman star on what makes the show 'magical' and his favourite moment https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/leisure/24723232.snowman-peacock-theatre-christmas-2025/?ref=rss Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000 f5859fa27514db964b8e5b5d57abebe4 bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton