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Due to overwhelming public demand, THERE’S A MONSTER IN YOUR SHOW is set to head out on a fifth major UK theatre tour in 2026 playing around the country.

Riverside Studios announces new shows for summer 2024, including Pride events, screenings, and the return of the Bitesize Festival in July. Exciting lineup features diverse performances and celebrations.

THERE’S A MONSTER IN YOUR SHOW will open in London at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on Wednesday 14 August and play through to Sunday 1 September 2024. 

Full casting has been announced for ‘There’s a Monster in Your Show, which will premiere at the Watford Palace Theatre on 12 October, before heading off to more than 50 further venues around the UK. Check out all new rehearsal photos and video here and find out who is starring in the show!

Star-studded guest cameos have been announced for the acclaimed Friendsical musical which is touring the country off the back of its success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Louise Redknapp is confirmed to make a celebrity guest appearance in the comedy musical Friendsical, written and directed by Miranda Larson [Christmasaurus, The Night Pirates, Cartoon Network Live], for its entire run at Southampton's MAST Mayflower Studios from 5 – 7 September 2022 before the show embarks on the rest of its UK-wide tour.

Back with a full programme of shows and activities for the first summer since 2019, Shakespeare's Globe will welcome families back to Bankside for a summer of theatrical fun.

The comedy musical Friendsical, written and directed by Miranda Larson [Christmasaurus, The Night Pirates, Cartoon Network Live], has been revamped and will have its run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 04 - 28 August 2022 at Assembly Rooms – Music Hall before embarking on its nationwide UK tour.

The 2019 Edinburgh Festival smash-hit, Friendsical, returns to the stage in 2020 on an extensive UK tour. Get an exclusive first look at all-new production photographs below!

The 2019 Edinburgh Festival smash-hit, Friendsical, returns to the stage in 2020 on an extensive UK tour, opening at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 20 February.

The 2019 Edinburgh Festival smash-hit, Friendsical, returns to the stage in 2020 on an extensive UK tour, opening at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 20 February.

This year, the ever-popular sitcom Friends turns 25 years old; and what better way to celebrate than by seeing it memorialised on stage in musical form?

It's been 25 years since a certain coffee shop-loving troupe appeared on our TV screens. FRIENDSICAL: A Parody Musical About Friends, written and directed by Miranda Larson, is a love letter to that sitcom series so many know and love. After debuting at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, it is making its Worthing stop on a UK tour at the Pavilion Theatre.

There's no need to travel up to Edinburgh to enjoy the best of the Fringe Festival - it's right here on your doorstep.

FRIENDSICAL, the hilarious parody musical written by Miranda Larson, will embark on a extensive UK tour, opening at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on 15 July 2019 followed by: Darlington, Derry, Newcastle, Kingston, Malvern, Blackpool, Chelmsford, Southampton and Croydon. Friendsical will also enjoy a full run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 1 - 25 August as part of the Assembly Festival programme in The Assembly Rooms' Music Hall.

Full casting has been announced for the eagerly awaited world premiere of Friendsical the Musical coming to Darlington Hippodrome from 24 to 27 July.

Full casting has been announced for the eagerly awaited world premiere of Friendsical. Playing everyone's favourite friends are Jordan Fox (Joey), Sarah Goggin (Monica), Jamie Lee-Morgan (Ross), Thomas Mitchells (Chandler), Ally Retberg (Phoebe) and Charlotte Elisabeth York (Rachel). They will be joined by Duncan Burt (Ensemble) and Rebecca Withers (Ensemble).

Brooke Mauchline Productions and Nicoll Entertainment present the live show of the YouTube sensation Little Baby Bum. "LITTLE BABY BUM LIVE" plays as part of the TroubaKids Festival at the brand-new Troubadour White City in West London from 23 July to August 2019. "LITTLE BABY BUM LIVE" will also have a season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 5 to 18 August 2019 at the Assembly Hall, George Aikman Theatre, Edinburgh.

Miranda Larson is a writer and director for children's TV and theatre. Her current project is the stage version of the massively popular YouTube channel Little Baby Bum, which combines animated videos with traditional nursery rhymes and children's songs. Little Baby Bum Live is now touring the UK.

Brooke Mauchline Productions and Nicoll Entertainment are delighted to present the World Premiere of a brand new live show of the YouTube sensation Little Baby Bum. LITTLE BABY BUM LIVE will tour the UK this summer, visiting Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 July.