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Big belly, wavy fur and a nose for trouble: we exclusively reveal the new-look Paddington

It’s been the biggest secret in theatre: what will the marmalade-loving, hyper-polite Peruvian look like in Paddington the Musical? As the curtain rises, we speak to the new bear’s creator, a veteran of Star Wars and PG Tips ads

The Guardian - UK

‘Making sure everyone can see the plays’: can Hugh Jackman make theater less elitist?

Together with Sonia Friedman and Ian Rickson, the Hollywood star has helped to create a new initiative aiming to provide high-quality theater for a low price

The Guardian - US

Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph

John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awards

The Guardian - UK

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Hugh Jackman and Sonia Friedman launch new company for ‘affordable’ theatre

Jackman was last seen on Broadway in ‘The Music Man’ while Friedman currently has several productions running

The Independent UK

Hugh Jackman launches theatre company to produce ‘intimate and accessible’ shows

The Wolverine star said Together would attempt to make its small venue shows as affordable as possible.

Evening Standard

‘My poor kid has been haunted by it’: Harry Potter and the reviewer that mattered most

Jack Thorne’s baby son was a key influence on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. So it was a big day when he was old enough to see it with the playwright for the first time

The Guardian - UK

Graham Linehan launches social media campaign to get his stalled Father Ted musical on stage

The writer claims he turned down an offer of £200,000 to take his name off the planned stage version of the hit TV show

Evening Standard

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Paddington stage musical in the works with songs by McFly star Tom Fletcher

Musical production is due to premiere in the UK in 2025

The Independent UK

Paddington: Michael Bond's beloved book is being turned into a major musical

The stellar creative team includes McFly's Tom Fletcher, Sonia Friedman Productions, Jessica Swale and Luke Sheppard

Evening Standard

Can Stranger Things replicate Harry Potter and save the West End?

The production team behind the most anticipated show of the year tell Annabel Nugent about what makes ‘The First Shadow’ so different from the usual screen-to-stage adaptation, and why they hope the ‘Stranger Things’ monsters will frighten away the curse of Covid from the West End

The Independent UK

OPINION - All of us Londoners are secretly hoping for our own Sliding Doors moment

I knew my housemate hadn’t heard me properly, because she barely looked up from her chopping board the first time I told her. “He what…?” she asked, when I repeated the story about the man who’d just struck up conversation with me for six whole stops on the Northern line.

Evening Standard

Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James to star in new West End play Lyonesse

Lyonesse will reunite director Ian Rickson with Scott Thomas 16 years after their Olivier-winning collaboration The Seagull

Evening Standard

Stranger Things due in West End as stage spinoff of Netflix hit announced

Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Kate Trefry and Jack Thorne, Stranger Things: The First Shadow promises ‘a journey into the past’

The Guardian - UK

66th Evening Standard Theatre Awards Special Award winners Vanessa Redgrave and Nica Burns on theatre’s future

The Standard recognised two great theatre names who fought for the art form and kept its spirit alive during the pandemic

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Special performance of To Kill A Mockingbird to school pupils for Black History Month

A performance of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ at the Gielgud Theatre was opened to over 600 secondary school pupils as part of Black History Month.

The Guardian - UK

Mark Rylance calls out Tory arts cuts in new Jerusalem programme

The actor, who is reprising his role in Jez Butterworth’s celebrated play, points out that leading politicians’ school Eton has extensive theatre facilities

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