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Douglas Hodge as drag queen Albin in La Cage Aux Folles Zorro, La Cage Aux Folles and lots of Shakespeare productions are on this year’s shortlist for theatreland’s Laurence Olivier Awards. Fantastic, feelgood campfest La Cage Aux Folles is a clear frontrunner, despite the oversized …

Hairspray won seven Theatregoers’ Choice Awards We’re in the midst of Theatreland’s awards season. The Evening Standard have given out theirs, we’re still waiting to be told what the critics think, and we’re saving the best til last with the Oliviers. The Theatregoers’ Choice Awards, …

Londonist’s been looking for a proper, new, bona fide West End Musical for you for ages. (Marguerite: too many Nazis; Never Forget: too many hens; Into the Hoods: too street; Brief Encounter, Dirty Dancing: too not-the-film; Gone With The Wind: too meh…) Decent, take-your-mum’s-mate-along musicals …

Sure Wimbledon’s started, but what if you couldn’t give two hoots about tennis? Here’s our round-up of what you should be getting excited about among London’s cornucopia of current cultural offerings. Who needs tennis? What you really need is some swashbuckling flamenco swordfighting action with …