Poor Matilda has a bit of a rough deal, being ignored and neglected by her parents and suffering under the tyranny of a sadistic headteacher at school. But Matilda is no ordinary little girl, as everyone around her is about to find out ...
Roald Dahl's magical tale of a precociously talented and imaginative child is brought to dazzling musical life by the songs of comedian Tim Minchin in the Royal Shakespeare Company's new adaptation.
Heading to the Cambridge Theatre off the back of success and rave reviews in Stratford-upon-Avon, with most of the original adult cast returning, this charming new musical looks likely to be one of the family hits of the winter.
To find out a bit more, take a look at our preview.
Sophie Evans and Russell Grant stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Wizard of Oz. This is the classic story of Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas, and her adventures after she is caught in a...
There's a rumour rife in Hollywood: the silent movie is over and a new kind of film is about to sweep the globe. Actors will be able to talk, sing and dance on screen...all at the same time! For Don Lockwood...
War Horse has to be the most successful production by the National Theatre in living memory. Since opening in 2007 it has scooped the Olivier, Evening Standard and the Critics Circle awards and it now...
Still going strong after over 20 years, this is Willy Russell's finest musical, an inspiring, rabble rousing and tuneful classic. Set in Liverpool in the mid 1900s, Blood Brothers follows twin boys separated...
An exhibition exploring the last Antarctic expedition made by Captain Robert Falcon Scott in 1910-13. In order to celebrate the expedition's centenary, on show is a whole host of artefacts and scientific...
Three giant crochet lions are touring round the UK this year. They're the work of artist Shauna Richardson, and are at the Natural History Museum from late summer. Until 09.09.12.
Do you have a spare eight hours? Because GATZ is calling. With three intervals this show lasts pretty much the whole day. It follows an office worker who finds a copy of The Great Gatsby on his desk and...
Poor Matilda has a bit of a rough deal, being ignored and neglected by her parents and suffering under the tyranny of a sadistic headteacher at school. But Matilda is no ordinary little girl, as everyone...
A triptych of plays from one of the few political but non-issue writers, Robert Holman. Holman looks at the emotional landscape of ordinary people and in these three short stories, he gives them extraordinary...
Classic Agatha Christie murder mystery which opened in London in 1952 and has been running continuously ever since. After more than 20,000 performances the crowds are still flocking to discover who the...
Robert Carson stages Verdi's comic masterpiece in the 1950s when England's high society have a cad and a romance to deal with and a great deal of kerfuffle to get through. Oh, and a horse to march across...
Still going strong after over 20 years, this is Willy Russell's finest musical, an inspiring, rabble rousing and tuneful classic. Set in Liverpool in the mid 1900s, Blood Brothers follows twin boys separated...
Coventry's indie titans led by blonde-bombshell Tracy Tracy, The Primitive were one of the first bands to effectively blend new wave, indie and '60s rock sensibilities into fearsomely catchy power pop...
War Horse has to be the most successful production by the National Theatre in living memory. Since opening in 2007 it has scooped the Olivier, Evening Standard and the Critics Circle awards and it now...
Every night at Jazz After Dark you get a chance to check out the more explosive bands on the London scene.Although ostensibly a jazz night, the organisers main priority seems to be making sure that the ...
LAB10 works like this - 10 diverse acts, 10 minutes each to showcase their work to an appreciative audience and industry professionals.Whether it's a new script, a stand-up routine, a piece of song-writing,...