We Will Rock You ★★★★
The Queen and Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You returns to London with a 12-week run at the Coliseum – but were we Ga Ga about it?
Musicals
Brokeback Mountain ★★★★★
Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx’s haunting tale of irresistible forbidden love, gets its world premiere as a play with music at Soho Place
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ★★
Frank Loesser’s classic satire of big business, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, is revived at Southwark Playhouse
TONY! The Tony Blair Rock Opera ★★★★
Tony! tells the story of how one man went from peace-loving, long-haired hippy and would-be pop star to warmongering multimillionaire.
Glory Ride ★★
Glory Ride, a musical about Italian cycling legend Gino Bartali and his secret missions during World War II, has its world premiere at Charing Cross Theatre
Sweeney Todd – the Victorian Melodrama ★★★★
Opera della Luna bring their new production of Sweeney Todd or “The String of Pearls” to the most appropriate venue in London for a recreation of a Victorian melodrama, Wilton’s Music Hall.
Betty Blue Eyes – ★★★
Betty Blue Eyes, Stile and Drewe’s 2011 terribly British musical comedy, gets its first London revival at the Union Theatre
Killing The Cat – ★★★★
Killing The Cat, a new experimental musical, explores the debate of faith versus science during an Italian romance.
Titanic The Musical – ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Titanic The Musical’s 10th Anniversary UK and Ireland tour offers a gripping portrait of the doomed ship
The Great British Bake Off Musical ★★★★
The beloved TV baking show arrives in the West End as a musical – but will it rise to the occasion?