Debbie Isitt News

Jealousy, humiliation, deceit and betrayal are on the menu as Limelight Theatre serves up the deliciously dark comedy The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband. 

Following the celebratory reopening of Birmingham Rep this autumn with critically acclaimed productions of East is East, the brand new musical What’s New Pussycat? and the presentation of Grenfell: Value Engineering, Artistic Director Sean Foley announces a new collection of work to follow his own production of the classic comedy The Play What I Wrote.

Its advertising was sensationally banned from Stirling Council's website back in July – but The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband is back for another show in the same council area. 

Birmingham Repertory Theatre's Artistic Director, Sean Foley, alongside Executive Director, Rachael Thomas, and Deputy Artistic Director, Amit Sharma today announced their first full season of work for the theatre.

This morning in Birmingham a brand-new initiative to encourage young people to consider a career in the creative industries launched. Discover! Creative Careers Week is backed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in England through the Creative Careers Programme and is designed to find and encourage new, diverse talent for the country's booming creative industries. The programme is delivered by Creative & Cultural Skills, ScreenSkills and the Creative Industries Federation.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie, the award-winning feel good musical sensation, will welcome back Phil Nichol as he reprises his role of Hugo/Loco Chanelle and thrilled to announce Melissa Jacques will step up into the role of Margaret New from 30 September 2019.

Following fantastic auditions in Wolverhampton, the producers of the smash-hit NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL are delighted to announce the class of St Bernadette's for 2019.

Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama, affectionately known as MADD, is delighted to announce details of its first-ever Advisory Board that marks the start of an exciting new chapter for the Nottingham based college.

Following two successful years in 2017 and 2018, the producers of the smash-hit NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL are delighted to announce auditions for 'St Bernadette's school' in Wolverhampton!

The producers of the smash-hit 'NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL', have announced Rylan Clark-Neal as 'The Critic' alongside the previous announced Simon Lipkin as 'Mr Poppy', when the show returns to The Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith for its third year from 11 to 29 December 2019. Further star casting to be announced!

Last night was the Gala Night for NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith.

The producers of the smash-hit 'NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL', are thrilled to announce the show will be returning to The Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith for a third year running from 11 to 29 December 2019 with an extra week of performances!

There's plenty to celebrate as the Grand Theatre turns 125 next year! The streets of Wolverhampton will be paved with gold as the magic of DICK WHITTINGTON comes to the Grand Theatre!

Back by popular demand and after sold out performances this year, the producers of NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL are delighted to announce the return of a UK tour for 2019, opening at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on 29 October 2019.

The producers of the smash-hit 'NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL' are thrilled to announce Danny Dyer will star as 'Hollywood Producer' and Jo Brand as 'The Critic' in the London run of the production at the Eventim Apollo, from 19 to 31 December.

The producers of the smash-hit NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL, have announced that Jane McCarry will join the cast for the production's run at the King's Theatre in Glasgow.

Following a series of open auditions taking place across the summer, the producers of Nativity! The Musical have now officially revealed the local children who will sparkle and shine in the show, both at home in Coventry and out on tour.

The producers of the smash-hit 'NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL', are thrilled to announce the return of Simon Lipkin as the hilarious 'Mr Poppy' after delighting critics and audiences in the show last year. He will play the role for the entire run opening at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry on 23 October and finishing at the Eventim Apollo in London on 31 December. Full tour dates and casting details below.

Coventry stories will continue to take centre stage in the Belgrade's forthcoming Autumn 2018 season, following the sell-out success of its site-specific show Read All About It! at the former Coventry Evening Telegraph Building, part of the Coventry 2021 build-up programme.