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PREVIEW: 9 reasons why we can’t wait for September 2026 starring Gillian Anderson

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  1. Gillian Anderson in Virginia Woolf

We last saw Anderson resplendent on a revolving London stage at the Young Vic in A Streetcar Named Desire and here she stars in the classic Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? opposite Billy Crudup (High Noon, Harold Pinter Theatre) at the intimate @SohoPlace. Directed by Marianne Elliott (Les Liaisons Dangereuses, National Theatre) runs 21 September through 19 December 2026. Tickets

  • Read on for reasons including Golden Boy Josh O’Connor, Christine Baranski’s Hay Fever & farewell to St Etienne
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THEATRE REVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

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WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHERE: Apollo Theatre

WHEN: 6/11, press night 22/11, booking to 21/4/18

It must have been tempting for the creative team behind this musical about a teenage drag queen-wannabe desperate to wear a dress to his prom to rest on its laurels.

  • Read on for reasons including why this is the best new musical of 2017

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THEATRE REVIEW: Young Frankenstein

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WORTH A LOOK?: ***

WHERE: Garrick Theatre

WHEN: 30/9, press night 10/10, booking to 10/2/18

Creating a smash hit musical from a successful film is something which author Mel Brooks has much experience of.

  • Read on for reasons including why Bonnie Langford was in the audience for this third preview

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THEATRE REVIEW: Dead Funny starring Katherine Parkinson

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WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHERE: Vaudeville Theatre

WHEN: 2/11, runs to 4/2/17

This consistently joyous revival of Terry Johnson’s 1994 hit comedy is notable for including the second example of full-frontal male nudity we’ve seen in London theatreland in less than a week.

  • Read on for reasons including a fabulously camp supporting role by the League of Gentleman’s Steve Pemberton

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