#west-end

#west-end

In 2014 the then-unknown Brit was cast in the lead role of the massive West End folly I Can't Sing!, a parody of The X-Factor that turned up years too late for the zeitgeist and duly died a death at the gargantuan London Palladium. But unbenownst to her, she'd already made it: the previous year she'd got great reviews in the tiny Menier Chocolate Factory's production of the musical adaptation of Alice Walker's classic novel The Color Purple.

Following a five-star sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, The Producers, directed by Tony Award-winner Patrick Marber and starring Andy Nyman, Marc Antolin, Trevor Ashley, Raj Ghatak, Harry Morrison and Joanna Woodward, has transferred to the Garrick Theatre.

Foremost among them is undoubtedly Jamie Lloyd's production of , which is effortlessly the most talked about theatre production of 2025. If star Rachel Zegler stayed on board it could easily have run at the huge London Palladium for a year. But she's a busy woman, and Lloyd rarely if ever recasts musicals: Evita will complete its scheduled run on Saturday.

David Harewood returns to Shakespeare's Othello, marking a powerful return to the role that once cemented his legacy in British theatre, bringing fresh perspective and renewed vigour.

Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage, taking place at The Ambassadors Theatre, promises an immersive theatrical adaptation rooted in unsettling intimacy.

Johannes Radebe will make his West End debut as Lola in Kinky Boots at the London Coliseum starting March 17, 2026. He previously reached the final on Strictly Come Dancing.

The proposals include making Regent Street St James's traffic-free and enlarging the pedestrian space at Piccadilly Circus. The introduction of safer cycling routes on the main section of Regent Street and two-way traffic on Haymarket, plus the improvement of pedestrian crossings on Regent Street and the removal of the road's central island have also been presented.

Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping precinct, topped the list with 6,539 reports last year, nearly 18 a day. Regent Street was next with 2,002 thefts.