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Bird Brigade revolves around a fictitious summer camp in the Peak District, inspired by youth groups in Britain such as The Scouts with plenty of tongue-in-cheek humour.

Deva Fest returns to Chester Lakes this August and the event is packed with fabulous family-friendly festival fun.

Polka is one of the few theatres in the UK dedicated exclusively to children. Based in Wimbledon since 1979, Polka creates world-class theatre for children aged 0-12yrs. There are over 90k visitors annually, and for many children, it may be their first experience of theatre.   

Following a successful return to live theater in 2021 after the COVID-19 crisis darkened stages around the world, Good Theater has announced the schedule for the 2022/2023 season. This season marks Good Theater’s 20th anniversary, and promises to be a yearlong celebration with plenty of laughter, music, and, of course, good theater.

Award-winning entertainer Mark Nadler (2015 Broadway World Editor's Choice Award for Entertainer of the Year) blew into town for a brief 4-performance run of his new show Hart's Desire, a very gay imagined collaboration between Moss Hart and Lorenz Hart had they not been closeted in the 1930's and 40's. Utilizing Moss' dialogue and Larry's lyrics, what's truly unique here is that Nadler assumes every role, a nimble quick change presentation.

The critically acclaimed artist will commence the run of dates on 11th September in Birmingham, continuing across the country culminating in Bristol on 21st September, with shows in Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow (King Tuts), Gateshead, Nottingham (Bodega), London (The Lexington) and Brighton.

On June 1st, Nicole Blaine (NBC, E!, Amazon Prime, HBO's Women in Comedy Festival) is opening The Crow – a new comedy space at Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica.  Featuring seasoned performers and L.A.'s most exciting new voices, The Crow will offer both family-friendly and not-so-family-friendly shows.

The Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival has announced that critically-acclaimed comedian Fiona O'Loughlin will join the lineup of 20+ dazzling shows already on sale for the 2022 festival, which kicks off on Friday 3 June and runs until Sunday 13 June.

We always have such fun with our Broadway interviews, but it is a special treat to get some backstage, behind-closed-doors insight into the inner workings of Broadway Across America. We had just such an opportunity when we spoke with Leslie Broecker, President of Broadway Across America Midwest. She offered us a fresh perspective on this season’s selections and where she sees Broadway going in a (hopefully) post-pandemic world.

The most mysterious sisters in literary history take to centre stage.

The second of four big celebration weekends to mark the end of Coventry’s tenure as UK City of Culture saw Coventry city centre host the World Premiere of a show that brought acrobatics, aerialists and plenty of colour to a packed weekend of events. The Awakening, by the French company Gratte Ciel, known for their aerial spectaculars full of colour and music took place in Broadgate today, Friday 13 May, and is on again tomorrow at 6.30pm, Saturday 14 May.

Brooklyn-based nonprofit Photoville has announced Photoville NYC 2022 (June 4 - 26), marking the outdoor festival’s celebratory return to a summer format for the first time in 10 years, and filling all five of New York’s boroughs with expansive and vivid views of our world.

The weekend of unmissable fun for all the family is being held at the Bowdon Cricket, Hockey & Squash Club at Altrincham with a host of stellar acts and attractions planned to entertain festivalgoers.

Netflix and experience discovery platform Fever have teamed up to deliver a new immersive Stranger Things experience which launches at The Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on May 7. Here, fans are transported into the Stranger Things Universe! View pictures and learn more about this new experience.

BroadwayWorld takes a look back at the highlights of San Francisco Ballet's glorious 2022 season, which concluded last week and also marks the end of retiring Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson's 37 years at the helm.

Five years since its premiere, Kenneth Tindall’s Casanova remains a distinctive and highly engaging addition to Northern Ballet’s repertoire. It’s danced with confident storytelling by its cast and Christopher Oram’s set design is glossy and slick and of course, it’s pretty hot, this is all about seduction not smut. It’s only foible remains the heft of the narrative.

“MY LITTLE PONY: MAKE YOUR MARK” is voiced by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (“Never Have I Ever,” “Turning Red”) alongside Jenna Warren (“Kody Kapow!”), JJ Gerber (“Monster Pack”), Ana Sani (“The Boys”), AJ Bridel (“Odd Squad”) and Bahia Watson (“The Handmaid’s Tale”). Watch the trailer for the new film now!

BWW's Gary Naylor discovers more about the National Theatre's work in the education sector and how its online resources are being used more and more post-pandemic

Eliasson's songs are spectral yet heavy with emotion, and her lyrics aim for an honesty that's elusive in real life—like confessions whispered in the dark to the twin sister you never had—and demonstrated on previously released singles “I Will Be Better Than You At Letting Go,” “Pretty,” “Hurts Like It Hit Me,” and “If I Know Myself.” 

Virginia Children’s Theatre has announced that Academy Summer Camps will return in full capacity for 2022. Every year VCT offers Summer Camps for students in Pre-K through 12th grade. Summer Camp offerings will run from June 13 through August 5, 2022 and be held at the theatre’s Academy within Greene Memorial United Methodist Church (402 2nd Street SW).