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Leicester’s Curve has announced details of four new Made at Curve productions joining its line-up in 2024. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Joe Lycett will unveil a giant, inflatable portable toilet, The Turdis, at Liverpool Docks on Thursday 23rd November to mark the launch of his new-brand new podcast, Turdcast.

Dear England, the National Theatre’s critically acclaimed, smash-hit production has now opened in the West End. Check out all new photos here!

represent. Theatre, a company that exists to tackle a lack of socio-economic diversity within the arts, has announced a series of post show talks with speakers including Gary Lineker, Zack Polanski, Just Stop Oil and Tom Rasmussen. Learn more about the series here!

A new trailer has been released for the National Theatre’s highly acclaimed West End transfer of Dear England. Check out the video here!

The National Theatre has announced full casting for its highly acclaimed production of Dear England, transferring to the West End this Autumn. This new smash-hit play by James Graham, directed by Rupert Goold, tells the story of the England men’s football team under Gareth Southgate. It will play at the Prince Edward Theatre from 9 October 2023 for a strictly limited 14-week run.

The National Theatre is now presenting Dear England, a new play by James Graham, directed Rupert Goold, telling the story of the England men's football team under Gareth Southgate's management. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Whether we need another visit to the carnival of transgression that was 1920s/30s Berlin is perhaps open to question, but there's plenty of interest to be had in this new musical

The National Theatre has announced the full cast for Dear England, a new play by James Graham telling the story of the England men’s football team under Gareth Southgate’s management. See rehearsal photos!

The cast has been set for the world première of Jack Thorne’s play When Winston went to War with the Wireless at Donmar Warehouse. See who is starring and how to purchase tickets!

Arthur Smith's show My First 75 Years In Comedy will transfer to Pleasance London in March 2023. Following a sold out and acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, London audiences will be able to catch up with Arthur as he reminisces about his many years visiting the Fringe, his stand up career and the adventures he has had along the way.

If you have a passing interest in podcasts then you will have heard of The Rest Is Politics, the wildly successful podcast featuring the unlikely duo of ex-MP Rory Stewart and New Labour spin-doctor Alistair Campbell. The podcast only began in March this year, so it is testament to its popularity that a show like this can sell out in a matter of moments.

Combining the weird and wonderful with the gritty and ground-breaking, the Pleasance’s Spring/Summer Theatre Season 2023 will bring a vibrant and wide-ranging programme of shows, with something for everyone. 

The National Campaign for the Arts and the Public Campaign for the Arts have joined forces to create one organisation, Campaign for the Arts, with a combined supporter-base of over a quarter of a million people.

In the 1970s the biggest comedy show on television was ITV’s The Comedians. And the breakout star, the one who shone brightest of all… was Charlie. Eh Up Me Old Flowers is written by Chris England, whose stage writing includes two plays that began life at the Edinburgh Fringe. The play will run at Edinburgh Fringe from 8-29 August.

Now, it’s finally time for Laura to go back to her first love – live comedy. Rescheduled dates for her reprised debut tour have been confirmed, and so, after two sell-out Edinburgh shows in two years, the star of Live At The Apollo and double winner of The Comedian’s Choice ‘Best Performer Award’ is reprising her first UK tour, Knee Jerk.

It’s been a busy lockdown for comedian Laura Lexx who has seen her infamous Jürgen Klopp Twitter thread (5.6 million views, 55K likes and celebrity fans including Gary Lineker, Kathy Burke, Marian Keyes and Seth Meyers) now become a book – Klopp Actually. If that wasn’t enough, Laura has crowdsourced a novel and started a new podcast called National Treasures! with fellow comedian Will Duggan.

It's been a busy lockdown for comedian Laura Lexx who has seen her infamous Jürgen Klopp Twitter thread (5.6 million views, 55K likes and celebrity fans including Gary Lineker, Kathy Burke, Marian Keyes and Seth Meyers) now become a book - Klopp Actually.

Leicester legend Gary Lineker has been announced as the Patron of next year's NSDF (National Student Drama Festival), with the week-long event returning to his hometown 4 - 10 Apr 2020.

As it celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2019, South Asian performing arts company Phizzical is delighted to announce full casting for the world premiere of its upcoming musical thriller Stardust.