Lou Sanders to Curate Second EMPIRE NIGHTS at Hackney Empire
Lou Sanders will headline and curate the second instalment of Hackney Empire's EMPIRE NIGHTS series, featuring Joe Lycett, Frankie Thompson, Ayoade Bamgboye, and Figs in Wigs.
Lou Sanders will headline and curate the second instalment of Hackney Empire's EMPIRE NIGHTS series, featuring Joe Lycett, Frankie Thompson, Ayoade Bamgboye, and Figs in Wigs.
The independent Islington theatre celebrates its anniversary while continuing to nurture emerging artists through development programmes including the Charlie Hartill Fund and mentoring initiatives.
New cast members and further dates have been revealed for the experimental play White Rabbit Red Rabbit by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour as it extends its 15th anniversary run in the West End.
Fatt Butcher's Congregational, an immersive alternative choral mass inspired by the disappearance of queer nightlife spaces, will tour the UK in 2026 and 2027 with stops in Brighton, Liverpool, Coventry, Birmingham, Cambridge and more.
Thirty comedians will compete across six free shows at The Box at Fargo Village, Coventry, with Amy Gledhill, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Dan Tiernan judging the BBC New Comedy Awards heats.
BBC New Comedy Award winner Anna Thomas brings her debut hour, HOW TO JUGGLE A FERRET, to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, drawing on grief, loneliness, and a childhood bedroom converted into a rhubarb lab.
Ros Watt's pitch-black comedy thriller TRANS PEOPLE ARE AWFUL heads to Pleasance Courtyard at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, co-produced by Camden People's Theatre and backed by Francesca Moody Productions.
Comedian Joe Lycett will perform his new stand-up tour, DO YOU REALLY LYCETT? IS IT, IS IT WICKED? WE'RE LOVIN' IT, LOVIN' IT, LOVIN' IT, WE'RE LOVIN' IT LYCETT, at Bradford Live for two nights.
The Roundhouse Comedy Festival returns to Camden with its largest programme to date, featuring Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, Dropout, Adam Buxton, and more across 18 days of stand-up, live podcasts, and theatrical comedy.
The BBC New Comedy Awards are back and heading to Coventry, where the first rounds of the competition will be filmed this September.
Francesca Moody Productions and Shedinburgh announced five recipients of the 2026 Shedload-of-Future Fund, a bursary supporting early-career artists taking work to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.
AN AUDIENCE WITH BENIDORM, a live UK tour marking the sitcom's 20th anniversary, will feature cast members including Sherrie Hewson sharing behind-the-scenes stories, Q&As, and meet-and-greet opportunities at venues across the country.
Pleasance Theatre Trust has added 95 new shows to its Edinburgh Fringe programme, featuring Tim Vine, Alex Edelman, and Flo & Joan among the highlights spanning comedy, theatre, and new writing.
The Roundhouse Comedy Festival returns to Camden with a lineup including Frank Skinner, Katherine Ryan, Joe Lycett, Sam Campbell, Judi Love, and Kristen Schaal across stand-up, live podcasts, and theatrical comedy shows.
Francesca Moody Productions and Shedinburgh have announced that applications for the 2026 Shedload-of-Future Fund will open on Wednesday 11th March 2026.
Due to popular demand, Harriet Kemsley will perform additional shows in her 'FLOOZY' tour, extending her schedule into next year across various UK locations.
Live Comedy Day has been announced as a new annual celebration of the UK’s live comedy industry.
Open Door will host a special Valentine's comedy event featuring Joe Lycett, Asim Chaudhry, and others to support emerging talent in the arts.
The popular literary event, Letters Live, will return to the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 22 April, in support of climate charity Greenpeace.
King's Head Theatre has added an extra performance of the Adults Only Version of Jack and The Beanstalk on 2 January 2026 due to demand after the original run sold-out.