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2018
HAMILTON was the night's biggest winner at this year's Olivier Awards, taking home seven prizes in total including Best New Musical. But in the performance categories, it split down the middle between men from Hamilton and women from Bob Dylan hit GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY. The National Theatre's revival of FOLLIES also took two awards, including Best Musical Revival.
2018
As the big night looms, there is plenty to enjoy in the final episode of the Olivier Awards’ Facebook series, with appearances from Janie Dee, Elaine Paige and, of course, Perry!
2018
London theatre’s biggest night of the year is this Sunday – West End casts are rehearsing, the set is being built at the Royal Albert Hall and fans are working on their best selfie faces for the Red Carpet…
2018
It’s only two weeks until the biggest theatre awards of the years, so time to see how excited the lucky nominees are getting about the big night, starting with Best New Musical.
Could HAMILTON win as many Oliviers as it has Tony Awards? To add to its 11 Tony wins, Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster dominates the Olivier Awards shortlists, announced today, with a record-breaking 13 nominations. Who else has got a shot in the musical categories? Full list of musical contenders and the live announcements, by Elaine Paige and Alexandra Burke, here...
2018
Get the tissues ready…it’s time to say goodbye! Panto season officially came to an end for lots of our #StageFaves this week and the West End waved farewell to some terrific shows too! We’re saying adieu with 10 top tweets!
2018
Welcome to 2018! What’s the best way to start the New Year? By checking out our sparkling top 20 #StageFave New Year tweets of course! Here's to another #stagey year of fantastic theatre!
2017
The National's revival of Sondheim's FOLLIES gets three big nods in this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlists, announced today. And seven shows, including two from the Menier Chocolate Factory, are named for audience voting for Best Musical...
2017
It’s time to celebrate all things theatre on #LoveTheatreDay 2017 in association with The Stage! Ever wondered happens backstage at your favourite musicals? Now is your chance to find out with our top ten #Backstage tweets!
2017
Remember, remember the 5th of November… but would you rather be outside at a firework display or cozy inside with the central heating? We’ve rounded up our top 10 #Stagefaves tweets from Bonfire Night, with plenty of sparks flying both up in the skies and inside the theatres!
It brought a slice of Parisian romance to London's West End but it's time for the new musical, inspired by the Hollywood classic of the same name, to bid a fond farewell. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is now playing its fina 14 weeks, anding on 6 January 2018. But fear not, it has been filmed for future release...
2017
The stunning reinvention of the Oscar-winning Hollywood musical AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, has extended its run for a second time, with tickets now on sale until Saturday 28 April 2018. The beautiful piece is playing to packed houses at the Dominion Theatre and looks set to continue its romantic journey in true style on London's West End...
2017
It’s Bank Holiday Weekend! And even better, the weather forecast looks bright and sunny! We rounded up 10 top tweets from our #StageFaves that capture that Bank Holiday mood!
2017
Here's a #StageFaves question for you - can you guess how many toilets are inside the Dominion Theatre? And how much it might cost to refurbish them all? Well, £6 million goes a long way towards sprucing all 95 of them. And in addition, they've also added the West End's largest and swankiest double-sided LED screen onto the facade alongside a host of other improvements.
2017
The whole of the West End was celebrating Pride this weekend and came up with some very creative rainbow images! We rounded up 10 of our favourite #StageFave show tweets!
2017
London’s biggest and most vibrant Pride Festival ever took place this July! From shared West End pre-show warm ups to messages of love we’ve rounded up our 20 top rainbow tweets! #LoveHappensHere
2017
Forget Glastonbury, this weekend the only place to be was WEST END LIVE with amazing performances from all of our favourite shows! We’re rounded up 20 of our favourite tweets from performers and shows that capture some of the magic! You can find our full social media coverage, features and more on our dedicated WEST END LIVE page.
2017
Who'd our vlogger Perry O'Bree catch up with at West End Live? Watch all his backstage video interviews from both days with West End stars including Ben Forster, Jade Ewen, Danny Mac, Cassidy Janson, Marisha Wallace, Kerry Ellis, Rachel Tucker, Tyrone Huntley, John Partridge (in drag!), Lucie Jones, Jason Manford and many others from Aladdin, An American in Paris, The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!, Five Guys Named Moe, On the Town, The Lion King, Everybody Loves Jamie, Half a Sixpence and The Wind in the Willows - to name a few!
2017
Illustrator Andy Robinson's 'inky mission' is to see as many shows as possible and try to capture them within an ink drawing - which he does with extraordinary flair, each creation a real work of art in itself. Over this weekend's #WestEndLive, he set himself an even more gargantuan task - capture ALL of the shows in one drawing before the end of the two-day event. See how he got on...
2017
We took an awful lot of photos ourselves at West End Live this year, and we looked at thousands more over the weekend. But as #WestEndLive trended globally, there was one snapper whose pics we were continually favouriting: Ollie Cole (a.k.a. @ProducerOllie). Check out some of his Twitter collections of your #StageFaves below...