Minal Patel News

The world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL will open at Lowry, Salford and 20 May at Curve, Leicester. Check out all new rehearsal photos and learn more here!

Sam Lupton (Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses UK tour, Boq in Wicked, West End) will play Dave Fishwick in the world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL which will open in May 2026 at Lowry and Curve respectively.

There are some stories that never grow old, and The Sound of Music is definitely one of them. Sixty years after the movie premiered, and sixty-six since the stage show first hit Broadway, this tale of love, family, the healing power of music, and resistance against persecution in 1930s Austria is as relevant and heartwarming as ever. Leicester Curve’s Christmas production, directed by Nikolai Foster, gives it a fresh new look while honouring the original and providing beautiful renditions of the Rodgers and Hammerstein songs we know and love.

Curve Leicester has released new production photos and will present the Made at Curve staging of THE SOUND OF MUSIC this Christmas season. Performances begin 22 November 2025.

Curve Theatre has released photos from inside rehearsal for its 2025 Made at Curve production of The Sound of Music, directed by Artistic Director Nikolai Foster. The production will run from November 22, 2025, through January 17, 2026.

Earlier this year, Curve revealed stars of its recent acclaimed production of MY FAIR LADY, Molly Lynch and David Seadon-Young, would make a triumphant return to the theatre, playing the roles of Maria and Captain Georg von Trapp.

Māyā: The Musical by Cheeyang Ng and Eric Sorrels, and directed by Milli Bhatia, will hold an industry workshop this month! Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Check out production photos of the Made at Curve production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s classic musical MY FAIR LADY.

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming Made at Curve production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's classic musical MY FAIR LADY.

Leeds Playhouse has today released exclusive footage and photos of Oliver! now open in its epic Quarry theatre which has been transformed in to a magnificent theatre in the round, until 27 January.

Leeds Playhouse has released the highly anticipated production photos from its spectacular staging of Lionel Bart’s Oliver! now open in its Quarry theatre until Saturday 27 January. 

See rehearsal photos of Oliver! at Leeds Playhouse.

Leeds Playhouse has released exclusive footage of the West End’s Jenny Fitzpatrick performing the ballad ‘As Long As He Needs Me’ from Lionel Bart’s Oliver!

Casting has been announced for Oliver! at Leeds Playhouse. Learn more about the show and find out who is starring here!

The full company has been announced for Adam Penford’s new production of The Sound of Music, running at Chichester Festival Theatre from 10 July – 3 September

How much does the world love Dolly Parton? Let us count the ways. She gave $1m to help fund the Moderna vaccine which has saved around two million lives, she started up in 2007 the Imagination Library which every month now donates more than 40,000 books across the UK and she wrote “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” on the same day.

Get a first look at DOLLY PARTON’S SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS CAROL starring Robert Bathurst, running at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall until 8 January 2023.

All new rehearsal photos have been released from Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol in rehearsal and of Robert Bathurst and the show’s Tiny Tim actors at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Producers Fiery Angel Entertainment and Red Tail Entertainment just announced casting for the European Premiere of Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol – A New Musical at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall from 8 December 2022 to 8 January 2023.

Rehearsals are underway for the upcoming Made at Curve production of Billy Elliot the Musical. Check out all new rehearsal footage here!