Miss Saigon, the musical that brought a real helicopter onto the West End stage, is descending on London again.

Old Vic, London

Well, that’s what we’re hoping after news that Kermit and gang have put on a trial show. It’s time to get things started

Forget Viva Forever!, Jennifer Saunders' Spice Girls musical which is to close after just six months, here are some of the most embarrassing theatrical flops the other side of the pond.

Prince of Wales Theatre, London

The trajectory of an A-list fall out rarely surprises. Star meets star, egos run out of sync, agents plant bitchy stories in the press. But this week - with the Shia LaBeouf and Alec Baldwin split - gossip watchers were treated to a bizarre twist in the old routine. First, a macho and apparently heartfelt apology posted on Twitter. Second, the revelation that this email was almost entirely cribbed from a 2009 essay in Esquire. Oops!

Property giant British Land took a £142.5 million bet on Crossrail today as it snapped up a major shopping centre in west London from its Dutch owner.

The comic who plays Judas Iscariot says auto-tuning his voice is 'f***ing rude' and 'insulting'

Ah, the dashing heir to the Earl of Grantham

Will it be 'lush' or leave audiences angrily demanding: 'Oy, what’s occurring?'

One of the longest-running West End musicals, Chicago, will bring down the final curtain in the autumn as its producers look to leave the stage with their "heads held high".

Most actresses her age would be starting drama school – but not Bel Powley, whose West End appearance as Tamsin Greig's scantily clad and moody teenage daughter Tilly in Jumpy is the third play under her belt.

A number of police officers were injured during an attack by a gang of around 100 missile-throwing youths in Northern Ireland.