Marianka Swain

It now seems richly ironic that the ballet world was up in arms when, almost 30 years ago, Matthew Bourne unveiled plans for his revolutionary Swan Lake.

With 2024 drawing to a close, we look back on some of the year's theatrical highlights – from spectacular musicals to thrilling plays. Read more on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

A Christmas gift from his wife convinced ‘slow learner’ Ray Eveleigh to take the exam – to the delight of his family

The Crown was frequently mired in controversy thanks to its much-debated, semi-fictionalised depiction of the royal family, but now the makers of the Netflix hit are taking on a far more provocative subject.

A new Netflix series will explore the story of Jane Andrews, Fergie’s former aide, who stabbed her boyfriend to death almost 25 years ago

Will the newly single Strictly head judge ever find her ideal partner on the romance floor?

She was the pro dancer who led Chris McCausland to this year’s glitterball trophy, but her biggest success on the show may be a love story

Time magazine's youngest-ever Person of the Year has entwined her climate views with extreme pro-Palestinian activism.

While the career of Hollywood’s golden boy went stratospheric, his pattern of dating twentysomething models isn’t quite so alluring

Read our review of Dave Malloy's *Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812*, now in performances at the Donmar Warehouse to 8 February 2025. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.