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Old Vic theatre expands for first time in 200 years with new Backstage building

London’s Old Vic theatre has opened the doors to its brand new building, Backstage.

Evening Standard

London’s Old Vic theatre opens brand new Backstage building

The new six storey building features public spaces including a cafe and bar, script library and rehearsal space to broaden access to the theatre.

The Independent UK

5 best Roald Dahl movies to stream right now

These wondrous movies for children and adults were all adapted from books by the beloved author.

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Mary Page Marlowe at the Old Vic: 'Susan Sarandon makes impactful London stage debut'

4/5 This story about a woman seen at different stages of her life features a strong cast led by the Thelma and Louise star

Evening Standard

Susan Sarandon ‘terrified but excited’ to star on London stage

The Oscar-winning actress will make her UK theatre debut in the play Mary Page Marlowe.

Evening Standard

Susan Sarandon ‘terrified but excited’ to make UK theatrical debut in September

The Oscar winner will appear alongside Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough when they play the same character at different ages in Tracy Letts’ play Mary Page Marlowe

The Guardian - UK

How two recent productions of Oedipus offer different meanings through the role of the chorus

The London theatre scene was all abuzz in January 2024 when two different star-studded West End productions of the ancient Greek tragedy Oedipus were announced within minutes of each other.

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Oedipus at the Old Vic review: Bewildering chaos with Rami Malek strangely mannered

3/5 Rami Malek seems like he’s on a different planet is this bewildering but oddly compelling production

Evening Standard

Why is Sophocles storming the West End? Because in our extreme times, his plays say the unsayable

The Greek tragedies ask unpalatable questions. That is why they’re enjoying a revival in 2025, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Goold to join The Old Vic as artistic director after leaving the Almeida

Goold oversaw productions such as Tammy Faye, Spring Awakening, Richard III, Patriots, King Charles III and Ink at the Almeida

Evening Standard

The Old Vic announces Rupert Goold as new artistic director

Goold said he will be joining with ‘excitement and trepidation’

The Independent UK

Juno and the Paycock at the Gielgud Theatre review: Succession star J. Smith-Cameron is splendid

Despite the actress’s great performance, Sean O’Casey’s tragicomedy has dated badly and the production plays it strangely like a black-and-white slapstick film

Evening Standard

Juno and The Paycock: Mark Rylance’s charisma knits together a crowded production that needs room to breathe

Despite the marketing behind it, Matthew Warchus’s play doesn’t do much to update either the gender roles or the aesthetic of this stubbornly traditional Irish masterpiece

The Independent UK

Succession star J Smith-Cameron: ‘There’s a bewildered vulnerability to middle age that is ripe to be explored’

The actor famous for playing Gerri Kellman on starring opposite Mark Rylance on the London stage, her recent emergency operation, and her thoughts on the US election

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Love him or loathe him, James Corden is back in the UK. So will the sniping now stop?

After massive TV success in the US, the creator of Gavin & Stacey is about to appear on the London stage. But why do British audiences find him so hard to love?

Evening Standard

Old Vic boss Matthew Warchus leaving south London theatre - but not until 2026

He will leave the theatre in Waterloo in two years time

The Guardian - UK

Succession’s J Smith-Cameron to star opposite Mark Rylance in Juno and the Paycock

Actors to play the lead roles in Matthew Warchus’s centenary West End revival of Seán O’Casey’s Irish civil war classic

The Guardian - UK

James Corden to return to London stage in political drama The Constituent

Joe Penhall’s new play marks the talkshow host’s first theatre role since One Man, Two Guvnors and will see him star opposite Anna Maxwell Martin at the Old Vic

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Evening Standard

James Corden set to make Old Vic debut in new play The Constituent

The play is set to examine the dangers many MPs face as a result of doing their jobs

The Guardian - AU

Groundhog Day review – Tim Minchin’s musical is a delight again, and again, and again

Easily as funny and considerably darker than the 1993 film, Minchin’s musical about a weatherman trapped in the same day is often clever, if only sometimes moving

The Independent UK

Christopher Eccleston to play Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Old Vic

The play will return to the theatre for the seventh year.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Romeo and Juliet; When Winston Went to War With the Wireless; Groundhog Day – review

Danger stalks the radiant lovers in Rebecca Frecknall’s tumultuous, twilit Romeo and Juliet; a 1920s battle for the soul of BBC radio couldn’t be more timely; and Groundhog Day, once more with feeling

Evening Standard

Groundhog Day at the Old Vic review: I could watch Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin’s show again and again

If this show doesn’t quite escape the shadow of its source material, it adds dimension and depth to it

The Independent UK

It's 'Groundhog Day' again as 'existential' musical comedy returns to the London stage

“Groundhog Day” is back

Evening Standard

Glamorous night raises £1 million for the Old Vic’s new look

Proceeds will go towards a new annexe to support emerging talent as well as the local community

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