Belgrade Theatre Coventry News

A workshop presentation will be held for Smalltown Boy, with a book by Jeffrey Fischer-Smith, and orchestrated and music directed by Mark Crossland. Learn more here!

The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, and Gate Theatre, Dublin have announced the cast for Poor, their co-production which will open at the Belgrade Theatre in May.

All new rehearsal photos have been released for I'm Every Woman - The Chaka Khan Musical, beginning at The Peacock Theatre in March. Check out the photos here!

Belgrade Theatre Coventry has announced further details of shows coming up in 2026, with tickets on sale to members now and general sale from Monday 16 February.

The acclaimed adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's PRIVATE PEACEFUL, directed by Simon Reade, will tour this autumn, featuring a powerful one-person performance.

The world's biggest festival for hip hop theatre, Breakin' Convention will return to Sadler's Wells Theatre in Angel this May bank holiday (Friday 1–Monday 4 May 2026). Learn more here!

The Emma Rice Company has announced the cast for its UK tour of MALORY TOWERS, adapted and directed by Emma Rice from the novels by Enid Blyton. The production will tour nationally before concluding its run at Alexandra Palace Theatre in London.

The UK tour of 9 To 5 The Musical, the ultimate feel-good musical comedy, has been extended and will now run until September 2026.

Sheffield-based theatrical powerhouses Utopia Theatre and Sheffield Theatres have released production photos from their major world premiere co-production, Crown of Blood.

The OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have revealed their 2026 nominations, highlighting the best in independent theatre. The awards showcase a range of emerging and established talent in the Off-West End scene.

imitating the dog, one of the UK’s most original and innovative theatre companies, have released rehearsal photos for their new adaptation of H. G. Wells’s iconic science fiction tale War of the Worlds.

Taking place on Saturday 7 March 2026 at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, the one-day event is a celebration of new writing, and an exploration of its future, with writers across the country. 

Trevor Payne and Prestige Productions are back on the road as That’ll Be The Day embarks on its 40th anniversary spring tour. Learn more about the tour here!

Belgrade Theatre Coventry has revealed more additions to the Belgrade’s programme for 2026 and 2027, including I'm Every Woman- The Chaka Khan Musical and more.

Breakin’ Convention, the groundbreaking festival of hip hop dance theatre, has announced its 2026 UK tour taking place from Saturday 9 May to Saturday 6 June.

A Grain of Sand, written and directed by Deputy Artistic Director Elias Matar (Olive Jar, Shubbak Festival) and performed by Sarah Agha (The Hardacres, Channel 5) will run at Arcola Theatre in London.

The award-winning imitating the dog have announced full casting for the premiere of their contemporary retelling of H.G Wells's iconic science fiction tale The War of the Worlds.

The full cast for the funny family musical based on Roald Dahl's THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE will play at Lowry, Salford this Christmas and on a 2026 UK tour.

The Museum Of Youth Culture and Hackney Showroom will present Female Pioneers of Reggae, a photographic exhibition showing rare and unseen photographs capturing women in the Reggae scene in 1980s UK.

Production photos have been released for Lost Atoms, Frantic Assembly’s 30th anniversary production, now playing at Curve Leicester through 4 October 2025.