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In their 50th year as a ew writing company, this summer Paines Plough's portable pop-up theatre venue Roundabout will return to Summerhall at Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its tenth year as a touring venue. Learn more about the upcoming programming here!

London's best venue for cabaret, theatre, comedy and live arts - Underbelly Boulevard have announced that Queenz and Mario The Maker Magician will join their upcoming programme of spectacular shows for 2024.

So, even with one major problem, the muddy sound denign, whether to go see this show is no mystery. The solution: catch it while it’s here.

Celebrating the joy and chaos of raising a queer child, My Son's A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) is testament to the power of unconditional familial love. Written and performed by Rob Madge, and directed by Luke Sheppard, the award-winning, beloved show is back, due to public demand, and is set to embark on a brand new UK tour for 2024.

An open letter has been put together urging the UK government to protect the Welsh National Opera, which has fallen victim to cuts causing issues in its operation. Among those who have signed the letter, organized by Soprano Elizabeth Atherton, are Michael Sheen, Ruth Jones, Luke Evans, and more.

New casting has been announced for the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s HAMILTON. The new cast will have their first performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre on Monday 17 June 2024 where tickets are currently booking to 29 March 2025.

The curtain has gone up on Darlington Hippodrome’s new summer season of shows! Learn more about the full season lineup here.

The National Theatre has announced two new productions for its South Bank stages this autumn: the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre, and a new play by Alexander Zeldin inspired by Antigone called The Other Place in the Lyttelton theatre.

Get the latest on The Pantomime Awards 2024 nominees, announced by The UK Pantomime Association in association with Stagecoach. The awards ceremony is set for Tuesday 18 June 2024 at 7pm at G Live in Guildford.

Founded in 2021, the UK Pantomime Association (UKPA) is a charity that explores, shares and celebrates pantomime by investigating the genre's rich past, engaging with contemporary practice and inspiring the future.

The full cast and creative team have been announced for the world première of Brandon Lambert and Martin Landry’s Fun at the Beach Romp-Bomp-a-Lomp!!

B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival is back for its ninth year showcasing the very best Hip-Hop talent from across the pillars of Hip-Hop including Breakin’, Graffiti, DJing and MCing. The four-day festival will take place across Birmingham Hippodrome, Southside and Bullring & Grand Central. 

Bing's Birthday will tour to theatres across the UK throughout 2025.  The show will open at The Lowry in Salford on 20 February 2025.

Following sold-out performances in 2021, KVN Dance Company will make a return with Kevan Allen’s magical reimagined version of the classical ballet Coppelia at Darlington Hippodrome on Sunday 23 June as part of a 16 date UK tour.

The cast has been announced for the world premiere of Fabulous Creatures at Arcola Theatre.

Darlington College is the first north east business to sign up to Darlington Hippodrome’s new 10 for 10 campaign.

La actriz catalana dará vida a Richie en la nueva producción, que se estrenará el 31 de julio.

The full cast has been announced for the UK tour of Curve's smash-hit production of A CHORUS LINE. Learn more about the tour here!

Birmingham Hippodrome has announced a line-up of new productions including brand-new festive family musical The Jingleclaw, the first new musical to be produced by the Hippodrome. A stellar line up of West End and Broadway smash-hit musicals including & Juliet, Chitty Chitty Bang and Only Fools and Horses – The Musical will also come to the theatre in 2025.

Born from a savvy short sketch and returning to the stage following a hugely successful debut in 2023, Rock Paper, Scissors is a playful comedy of errors with a deeply dark twist. Written and directed by Chess Hayden, this farcical thriller will uncover the rawness of human nature, where the game of Rock, Paper, Scissors is used to make life-changing decisions. 

Welsh National Opera has announced that it will be withdrawing two weeks from its previously announced 2024/2025 Season. The changes mean that the Company will no longer be touring to Bristol Hippodrome in February 2025, and will not be touring to Venue Cymru, Llandudno in May 2025.

It’s been nine years since Kinky Boots first found its footing on British shores, with a West End run that lasted for three years. Now this beloved musical, set in Northampton and based on the 2005 film of the same name, finally takes to the stage in Darlington thanks to an exciting production from Darlington Operatic Society.

A brand-new Made at Curve production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical KINKY BOOTS The Musical will tour the UK and Ireland from 17 January 2025.

New dates have been announced for the National Theatre’s production of War Horse, the theatrical event based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, which embarks on a major 18-month UK and Ireland tour from 5 September 2024, touring through to 2026.

Birmingham Hippodrome has welcomed 15 musical theatre writers and creatives to their new Musical Theatre Writers Group programme.