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Glengarry Glen Ross: All female staging feels compellingly new and strange

4/5 Patrick Marber’s new production at the Old Vic casts women in the roles of David Mamet’s hyper-male men

Evening Standard

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest play actress steps down

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The Independent UK

Michelle Gomez steps down from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest play for ‘personal reasons’

‘Doctor Who’ star will be replaced by ‘The Crown’ actor Olivia Williams

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Olivier awards 2026: full list of nominations

Into the Woods and Paddington: The Musical are this year’s most-nominated shows with 11 nods each. See who else is in the running at this year’s awards

The Guardian - UK

Olivier Awards 2026: Full list of nominations as Paddington and Into the Woods dominate

Nick Mohammed will host the Olivier Awards at The Royal Albert Hall in April

The Independent UK

Actor reaches settlement with Old Vic theatre over Kevin Spacey assault claims

Ruari Cannon agrees out-of-court settlement with London theatre over the allegations, which Spacey denies

The Guardian - UK

Theatre settles High Court claim with Kevin Spacey sexual assault accuser

Ruari Cannon alleges that Mr Spacey assaulted him while working as the Old Vic’s artistic director

The Independent UK

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Arcadia review – love, gardening and Euclidian geometry collide in Tom Stoppard’s cosmic masterpiece

Stuffed with knowledge and often regarded as the playwright’s finest work, this drama’s sheer cleverness gleams in an exuberant production

The Guardian - UK

Arcadia at the Old Vic review: a fitting tribute to Tom Stoppard's genius

5/5 This wonderful meditation on love, death and mathematics dances through the mind and the heart

Evening Standard

If I was graduating now I wouldn’t go into theatre, says top director Rupert Goold

Rupert Goold is set to take up a new position at the Old Vic later this year

The Independent UK

Unmissable London: The best theatre, film, dance, opera, TV and music of 2026

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. Lily Allen in the West End. A Gorillaz football stadium takeover. It’s all on in the capital

Evening Standard

Frank Dunlop was a theatrical visionary and the Young Vic is his enduring legacy

The director, who has died aged 98, permanently changed the landscape of British theatre by creating the Young Vic – and it reflected his own energetic and ever innovative nature

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth Kay obituary

Other lives: Actor who later wrote for girls’ magazines, taught keep fit and joined the WI

The Guardian - UK

Paul Hilton on playing Scrooge at the Old Vic: 'I feel genuine euphoria, it's real'

Paul Hilton is currently ripping it up in A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic with a Scrooge that comes from the heart

Evening Standard

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Sir Tom Stoppard obituary: He both entertained and fought oppression with his pen

Sir Tom Stoppard had a remarkable rise to the top of the cultural world and leaves behind an astonishing legacy of work

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A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic 2025: The ultimate ghostly tale to warm even the coldest cockles

4/5 Paul Hilton is a spritely Scrooge in this annual tradition that never fails to make you cry, laugh, and get pelted with parachuting sprouts

Evening Standard

Old Vic theatre expands for first time in 200 years with new Backstage building

London’s Old Vic theatre has opened the doors to its brand new building, Backstage.

The Independent UK

London’s Old Vic theatre opens brand new Backstage building

The new six storey building features public spaces including a cafe and bar, script library and rehearsal space to broaden access to the theatre.

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Michael Rosen: 'I studied meningitis so I could put my son's death in context'

Michael Rosen’s new show at the Old Vic will cover the death of his son Eddie, and his own near-death experience with Covid, to explore ways that we can all recover from the difficult events in our lives

Evening Standard

Victoria Siddall's guide to London: The Old Vic, karaoke and Toklas

The National Portrait Gallery director shares her insider guide to the capital, and stories of living in Camden through the Britpop era

Evening Standard

Mary Page Marlowe at the Old Vic: 'Susan Sarandon makes impactful London stage debut'

4/5 This story about a woman seen at different stages of her life features a strong cast led by the Thelma and Louise star

Evening Standard

Spacey told actor ‘don’t worry about it’ after alleged assault, documents claim

Kevin Spacey has previously denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour and wrongdoing.

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Susan Sarandon 'nervous but excited' to make UK stage debut

Susan Sarandon is "terrified but excited" to be making her UK stage debut in Mary Page Marlowe later this year.

The Guardian - UK

Susan Sarandon ‘terrified but excited’ to make UK theatrical debut in September

The Oscar winner will appear alongside Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough when they play the same character at different ages in Tracy Letts’ play Mary Page Marlowe

The Guardian - UK

Gawn Grainger obituary

Actor, playwright and screenwriter who was a stalwart of the National Theatre under Laurence Olivier

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