Alice Barlow and Michelle Gayle will star in the heart-warming new musical Son of a Preacher Man. Alice will play the role of Kat from 16 January 2018 and Michelle will play the role of Alison from 6 March 2018.
MGC has announced the full casting for Michael Grandage's production of Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore which opens at the No l Coward Theatre on 4 July, with previews from 23 June and runs until 8 September. Joining Aidan Turner (Padraic) completing the all Irish cast are Denis Conway (Donny), Will Irvine (Christy), Brian Martin (James), Daryl McCormack (Brendan) Julian Moore-Cook (Joey), Charlie Murphy (Mairead), and Chris Walley (Davey).
Complicite will stage a reimagined version of A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer, its collaboration with performance artist Bryony Kimmings. Kimmings will lead the company in this reworked production touring the UK before performances in Australia.
During 2018, the Finborough Theatre celebrates 150 years of the Finborough Theatre building with an anniversary selection of the best plays from 1868. The FINBOROUGH150 series opens with the first London production since 1890 of Cyril's Success by playwright and local resident Henry J. Byron playing for nine Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 4 February 2018 (Press Night: Monday, 5 February 2018 at 7.30pm).
First seen in Vibrant A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, the world premiere of a first play by Cornish playwright Henry Darke, Booby's Bay opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 30 January 2018.
Jamie Wilson, Entertainment One (eOne), Ramin Sabi and Belgrade Theatre Coventry are delighted to announce Louis Walsh in his stage debut as the 'Hollywood Producer' in Birmingham Repertory Theatre's production of 'NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL' at London's Eventim Apollo, from 13 to 17 December.
Jamie Wilson, Entertainment One (eOne), Ramin Sabi and Belgrade Theatre Coventry announce that Nativity! The Musical is coming to Glasgow next year. The poplar production, which has had its West End run extended after sold our performance in the The Eventim Apollo, will run at the King's Theatre from Wednesday 7 November until Sunday 11 November.
Back by popular demand and after sold out performances at The Eventim Apollo in 2017, Jamie Wilson, Entertainment One (eOne), Ramin Sabi and Belgrade Theatre Coventry are delighted to announce the return of Birmingham Repertory's production of NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL at The Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London for an extended Christmas run in 2018.
This festive season, a fantastical new Christmas show for children up to the age of 6 comes to The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry as Santa's Mixed Up Martian crash-lands on stage from Thursday 7 Sunday 24 December.
Papatango today announce the full tour dates for the world premi re of Sam Potter's Hanna which she wrote as part of her residency with the company the play is also published by Nick Hern Books. Directed by the company's Artistic Director George Turvey and starring Sophie Khan Levy, Hanna opens at the Arcola Theatre on 5 January 2018, with previews from 3 January, and runs until 20 January ahead of a 10-venue national tour to Cheltenham, Oxford, Canterbury, Bedford, Luton, Exeter, Mold, Liverpool, Greenwich and Cardiff.
From the spectacle of The Sound of Music to the silliness of Spamalot Belgrade Theatre Coventry announce their new season.
NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL will open its 2018 UK tour in the story's native home town of Coventry at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry on Tuesday 23 October running until Sunday 28 October 2018 with tickets going on sale to the public today, Monday 4 December 2017, at 10am.
Miles Richardson leads an 11-strong cast of J. M. Barrie's rarely performed play DEAR BRUTUS in its centenary year at Southwark Playhouse, presented by Troupe Theatre and directed by Jonathan O'Boyle.
Cinderella must be the most performed of all the pantomimes in the UK, and is probably the most well-loved. Experienced writer for Imagine Theatre, Iain Lauchlan returns once again to write, direct and star in the show; this year as Ugly Sister Dyspepsia. Also in similar fashion to previous years, Mark Walters brings his glitzy set and costume design to the Belgrade Main House.
Christmas is coming, and along with the lists of food to buy and presents to wrap, there's the traditional conundrum about which Christmas show to go and see. Fear not - BroadwayWorld has been checking out what's on around the Midlands this festive season. Hint: Cinderella is *really* popular this year.
Jamie Wilson, Entertainment One (eOne), Ramin Sabi and Belgrade Theatre Coventry welcome X Factor judge Louis Walsh in his stage debut as the 'Hollywood Producer' in Birmingham Repertory Theatre's production of 'NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL' at London's Eventim Apollo, from 13 to 17 December 2017.
Artistic and Executive Director of Exeter Northcott Theatre Paul Jepson today announces a major new revival of Schiller's Don Carlos with Tom Burke leading the company as Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa. Gadi Roll's production is presented in a co-production with Nuffield Southampton Theatres and Rose Theatre Kingston. The production is the centrepiece of the Exeter Northcott's 50th anniversary celebrations. The production opens in Exeter on 16 October, with previews from 11 October and runs until 20 October 2018 ahead of performances in Southampton and Kingston. The production reunites Burke and Roll following their previous collaboration on Don Juan Comes Back From the War at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.
Papatango announces the full tour dates for the world premi re of Sam Potter's Hanna which she wrote as part of her residency with the company the play is also published by Nick Hern Books. Directed by the company's Artistic Director George Turvey and starring Sophie Khan Levy, Hanna opens at the Arcola Theatre on 5 January 2018, with previews from 3 January, and runs until 20 January ahead of a 10-venue national tour to Cheltenham, Oxford, Canterbury, Bedford, Luton, Exeter, Mold, Liverpool, Greenwich and Cardiff.
Artistic Director of Polka Theatre, Peter Glanville, today announced the full cast for their Christmas show - The Snow Queen.
One of Scotland's most well-known TV stars will join the Citizens Theatre Company for its forthcoming production of Bold Girls by Rona Munro, which runs from Wed 24 Jan Sat 10 Feb 2018.
