Mark Thomas News

A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!

ALSO: The UKs most inspirational summer festival combining ideas, music, comedy and wellness alongside adventures in food and nature, has announced the first wave of speakers, performers and experiences for its upcoming 13th edition.

59E59 Theaters will present eight diverse UK productions at the Brits Off Broadway 2026 festival, showcasing a range of dramatic and comedic works.

BAFTA-winner Felipe Bustos Sierra’s documentary about one of Scotland’s most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory will open the festival’s 22nd edition on 25th February

Renowned political comedian Mark Thomas enters the brave new world of a liberal prison experiment in a new show at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre this month.

Leeds Playhouse has revealed a medley of productions running from Autumn/Winter 2025-26 including a striking new production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Paines Plough has announced the appointment of Claire Simpson who will take on the role of Executive Director in August this year, with Lilli Geissendorfer joining the company until then as Interim Executive Director.

Summerhall Arts has launched its inaugural festival programme, and the 14th to take place in the now iconic Summerhall building this August. Learn more here!

Six new visiting shows for 2025 at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre have been announced. The shows will go on general sale at 10am on Wednesday 2 April. Learn more here!

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Berkeley Playhouse hits all the right notes. With a song list among the hardest in musical theater canon, the show wows with multiple vocalists who make a statement of prowess. With a massive set, extraordinary lighting, and some blinged out costumes, the production goes big. The spectacular show lands high on entertainment value.

Paines Plough has announced its programming for 2025, with two new commissions set to tour the UK. This follows the company’s 50th anniversary fundraising gala at the Criterion Theatre earlier this month.

With Abigail's Party directed by Nadia Fall beginning previews this week, launching Stratford East's 140th anniversary season, the theatre has announced new shows and events for this milestone year, and Fall's final season as the theatre's Artistic Director. 

The Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora will host an exclusive in-person online watch party at Ampersand Studios (31 NE 17th St, Miami, FL) on June 4, from 6 pm-7 pm.

A new batch of shows to be staged at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been revealed. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Life With Oscar comes to the Arcola Theatre in April. In a frenetic on-stage exorcism, actor and filmmaker Nick Cohen relives his rollercoaster journey from South London to Sunset Boulevard. Performances run 2 – 20 April.

Seven Dials Playhouse has unveiled a slate of five shows for spring 2024. With a focus on presenting  stories from often marginalised communities, highlights include critically acclaimed transfers from  international festivals and the arrival of the world's longest-running live comedy show, NewsRevue. 

The award-winning play, England & Son starring UK comic, theatre maker, writer and actor Mark Thomas, will have its Australian premiere season at the 2024 Adelaide Fringe in The Studio at Holden Street Theatres, 34 Holden Street Hindmarsh, from 14 February to 17 March, at various times.

Join Joe McCarthy and his New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band on their Pan American Nutcracker Suite Holiday Tour. Experience a unique Latin Jazz adaptation of Tchaikovsky's iconic ballet suite. Find tour dates and locations for a swinging holiday performance near you.

England & Son, a one-man show starring Mark Thomas which was highly acclaimed at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

Bass Hall is a lovely host for an excellent recreation of Harper Lee’s seminal work.