The Lost Boys’ Tony chances lower after the Drama Desk Awards nominations
The vampire musical’s hopes are dealt a blow in the run up to the Tony Awards
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Edinburgh Fringe 2026: The Recs’ First Picks
The Recs’ editor, Steve Coats-Dennis, casts an annual eye over the most keenly-anticipated shows announced so far for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe
The Drama League Awards 2026: Nominations and Snubs
Just like Moira Rose, The Recs’ favourite season is…Awards
RSC’s Hamlet (touring) ★★★★
The RSC’s maritime ‘Hamlet’ poses the question: to sea or not to sea?
The Recs Predicts The Oliviers 2026
It’s the biggest, awardiest evening of British Theatre – and The Recs’ editor Steve Coats-Dennis is ready with some predictions.
The Secret Garden ★★
York Theatre Royal unearths ‘The Secret Garden’ for an actor-musician take on the 1991 musical
Death on the Nile (touring) ★★★★★
A dazzling adaptation of one of Agatha Christie’s thorniest murder mysteries, ‘Death on the Nile’, continues its UK tour
Barnum – The Circus Musical ★★★
The 46-year old musical ‘Barnum’ is revived for a UK tour
Here and Now – The Steps Musical (touring) ★★
The jukebox musical ‘Here and Now’ packs the shelves with Steps’ irresistible back catalogue but finds some unwanted items in bagging area
The Constant Wife (touring) ★★★
Laura Wade’s ‘The Constant Wife’, based on the Somerset Maugham comedy, makes a tour stop at York Theatre Royal