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Breaking: Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney and Ruthie Henshall to star in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

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Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Aug 11

EVA NOBLEZADA, REEVE CARNEY and more to join CABARET AT THE KIT KAT CLUB!

Read more on our website by tapping below!

#KitKatClub

Come hear the music play - a new cast arrives from September!

Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical at Evolution London Review

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Aug 11

ICYMI: Summer nights are officially back in London with #GreaseTheImmersiveMovieMusical 🚗

Tap below to find out where Secret Cinema and TodayTix's latest immersive production sits (or roams) between sensory overload and euphoria 🥤

#WeGoTogether

Discover how Secret Cinema transforms a park into a vivacious retro movie night

Burlesque The Musical at Savoy Theatre Review

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Jul 23

Is #BurlesqueTheMusical big, bold and fabulous as promised?

While London's latest screen to stage adaptation offers committed performances, the ambitiously filled glass of bubbly alas overflows with disorienting spectacle.

Tap the banner below to read our ★★★☆☆ review.

@atgtickets.bsky.social

The talk of the (theatre) town raises its curtain to a chaotic evening of pop fizz

Till the Stars Come Down at Theatre Royal Haymarket Review

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Jul 14

What if marriage could rewrite the stars? 💫

The West End stars have aligned for Beth Steel's 'fiercely exceptional' #TillTheStarsComeDown, packing sharp, unflinching drama into a vivid family portrait.

Tap the banner below to read our ★★★★☆ review.

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Beth Steel's sell-out hit new play transfers from the National Theatre

This Bitter Earth at Soho Theatre Review

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Donmar Warehouse @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social · Jul 10

NEW SEASON ANNOUNCED

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Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Jul 12

Love unconditionally 💜

The intricate dynamics of a queer interracial relationship is handled with care, passion and truthfulness in #ThisBitterEarth, marking #BillyPorter 's directorial debut.

Tap the banner to read more in our ★★★★☆ review.

Billy Porter debuts as a director in Harrison David Rivers' invigorating two-hander

Donmar Warehouse announces Autumn 2025/26 Season

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Jul 10

The @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social has today announced three new plays for its Autumn 2025/26 Season, including two world premieres.

Tap below to find out more about the season, initial casting and how to book, including £20 tickets for 35s and Under.

The London venue has announced three new plays in its next Season

DIAMONDS and DUST at the Emerald Theatre Review

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Jul 8

Hold on tight for a midnight ride to #DiamondsxDust 💎

Tap the banner below to find out what's inside London's newest theatre and the latest spectacular starring @ditavonteese.bsky.social in our ★★★★☆ review ✨

pr invite | #DitaVonTeese #FayeTozer #London #Theatre #Cabaret #Burlesque #LondonTheatre

Dita Von Teese's latest theatrical cabaret venture opens in a new London venue

Disney's Frozen the Musical on Disney+ Review

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The RSC @the-rsc.bsky.social · Jul 8

We’re excited to announce that Twelfth Night and Wendy & Peter Pan are coming to London’s Barbican this winter 💫

A man wearing dark clothes and a bright yellow ruff has his hands together, making the shape of a heart. He is smiling widely. Along the bottom, bright yellow text reads: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.

A girl in a white dress jumps on a lifts off from her bed and up into the air. Toys, clocks, and a lamp all float in the air around her. Along the bottom, light blue text reads: Wendy & Peter Pan by Ella Hickson, adapted from the book by J.M. Barrie.

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Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Jun 20

For the first time (in forever), #FrozenLondon has arrived on Disney Plus! ❄️

Tap below to read our full ★★★★★ review of the West End production and discover the 'flurry of joy good for all seasons'!

The magic of Arendelle has arrived on the streaming platform!

Stereophonic at the Duke of York's Theatre Review

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Jun 17

Ever wondered what it's like to record an album over a year? #Stereophonic has the answers - and more.

Tap the banner to find out why the ★★★★★ hit is 'a work of genius that will resonate with any and all who have once chased a creative fire' in our review.

@atgtickets.bsky.social

The record-breaking, multi Tony Award-winning production moves into the West End

Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical at Shaftesbury Theatre Review

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Jun 13

We can be heroes, Just For One Day 🎸

40 years on from the historic moment music united the world, JUST FOR ONE DAY - THE LIVE AID MUSICAL is now open in the West End.

Tap the banner below to why the production is 'thrilling' in our ★★★★☆ review.

#JustForOneDay #LiveAidMusical #LiveAid #WestEnd

The acclaimed true story of Live Aid returns to London 40 years on from the original concert

Tony Awards 2025 - winners in full

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · Jun 9

Tony Awards 2025 - winners in full 🏆

Read the full list on our website by tapping the banner below!

📸 Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions

#TonyAwards #TonyAwards2025

Broadway's biggest night of the year took place last night at Radio City Music Hall

The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse Borough Review

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · May 31

BREK-KEK-KEK-KEK! 🐸

Sondheim's The Frogs have hopped to #SWKPlayBorough, in an 'enduringly charming' production that promises unhinged whimsicality.

Tap the banner below to read about the 'whirlwind of comedy' in our ★★★☆☆ review!

#gifted | @frogsldn.bsky.social @swkplay.bsky.social

Can art save civilisation? Sondheim's lesser-known piece asks the question

Reading Rep announces 2025/26 Season - including a musical first

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · May 30

Meet the Cast of The Enormous Crocodile! 🐊

The family musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved story crawls into @theatrewindsor.bsky.social from 8-10 Aug, ahead of returning to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for a summer season!

🎟️ Find out more: enormouscrocodilemusical.com

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · May 30

Reading Rep Theatre has announced its 2025/26 Season - including its first musical, The Last Five Years.

Read more on our website by tapping the banner below!

#ReadingRep #NewSeason #Theatre #RegionalTheatre #UK

The season includes classical reimaginings, family favourites and more

Pop Off, Michelangelo! at Underbelly Boulevard Review

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · May 28

Michelangelo? Slay or nay? 👀 ✨

Fusing TikTok lingo (it’s giving camp), dry humour and a catchy electro-pop soundtrack, read our full ★★★★☆ review of @popoffmichelangelo.bsky.social by tapping the banner below!

@ubsoho.bsky.social

#gifted #PopOffMichelangelo

Renaissance has never looked better, no cap - find out why in the latest retelling of art history!

Announcing Rupert Goold's Final Season | Almeida Theatre

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Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · May 28

Breaking: The Almeida Theatre announces Rupert Goold's final season as Artistic Director, including American Psycho, A Doll's House and more!

Discover the full season by tapping the banner below.

Public booking opens from 10 June at 12pm.

#AlmeidaTheatre

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Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · May 22

Get ready to RIDE THE CYCLONE! 🌪️

The fan-favourite cult musical is whizzing into London this autumn at #SWKPlayElephant from 14 November - so buckle up! ✨

🎟️ Pioneers' Preview just £12 + Main Run from £20 at the banner below!

📍 @swkplay.bsky.social

Ride The Cyclone - Southwark Playhouse Elephant

When a roller coaster accident claims the lives of six teens, they find themselves trapped in limbo. Ride The Cyclone is a genre-defying musical journey.

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Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · May 17

Sending very best wishes to the brilliantly talented (and equally stagey) @remembermonday.bsky.social repping team UK for the #Eurovision2025 Grand Final tonight! 💙

Tune in on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8pm to show your support 💫

#Eurovision #ESC2025

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The Comedy About Spies at Noël Coward Theatre Review

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · May 14

Did Mischief’s latest West End mission go right (again)? 🔍

We’re pleased to report that #TheComedyAboutSpies is a mission success! Tap the banner to find out why it's ‘easily the funniest play one could hope for’ in our ★★★★★ review!

#prinvite @dmtwestend.bsky.social

Mischief has gone right yet again - promising to make you laugh till you can't

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to release Original West End Cast Recording

Matinee Mouse @matineemouse.substack.com · May 12

It's finally happening! The wait is OVER - the #BenjaminButtonMusical Original West End Cast Recording arrives on all streaming platforms on Friday, 16 May 2025 at precisely 00.01am 🍻

Find out more by tapping the banner below 🦀

@atgtickets.bsky.social

Time stands still - but the wait is over! Track list and details enclosed!