shaftesbury theatre
& juliet
press night
20th November 2019 - & juliet stars miriam-teak lee (juliet), cassidy janson (anne), oliver tompsett (shakespeare) and david bedella (lance) in the new musical at the shaftesbury theatre
motown the musical
jackson family visit
15th June 2017 - jackie and tito jackson go backstage at motown the musical ahead of an appearance at glastonbury
national youth theatre 60th anniversary gala
18th September 2016 - alumni including matt smith, daisy lewis and timothy dalton perform at the 60th anniversary gala at the shaftesbury theatre for the national youth theatre
motown the musical
press night
8th March 2016 - the broadway musical, starring cedric neal (berry gordy) and lucy st louis (diana ross), charts the career of berry gordy and the rise of motown records
memphis the musical
press night
23rd October 2014 - beverley knight (felicia farrell) and killian donnelly (huey calhoun) star in memphis, the musical set in segregation-era america at the shaftesbury theatre
from here to eternity
press night
23rd October 2013 - tim rices new musical from here to eternity opens at the shaftesbury theatre and stars darius campbell (first sergeant milt warden), rebecca thornhill (karen holmes), robert lonsdale (private robert e lee prewitt) and siubhan harrison (lorene)
rock of ages
gala night
28th September 2011 - justin lee collins (dennis dupree), shayne ward (stacee jaxx/father), oliver tompsett (drew) and simon lipkin (lonny) star in rock of ages at the shaftesbury theatre
flashdance the musical
press night
14th October 2010 - nikolai foster's flashdance the musical, starring victoria hamilton-barritt (alex owens) and matt willis (nick hurley) at the shaftesbury theatre 27 years after the release of the hit film
hairspray
final bow for original cast
25th July 2009 - michael ball (edna turnblad), leanne jones (tracy turnblad) and ben james-ellis (link larkin) take their final bows together at an emotional curtain call after a run of almost two years.