Queens Theatre News

ThickSkin's ghost story IT WALKS AROUND THE HOUSE AT NIGHT will tour the UK this autumn, with George Naylor reprising his role as Joe in the comedy-horror production supported by Queen's Theatre Hornchurch.

New Vic Theatre will revive its internationally toured production of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, directed by Theresa Heskins, as part of the theatre's 40th anniversary celebrations, with original cast members returning to the Newcastle-under-Lyme stage.

Queens Rising, the borough-wide multidisciplinary arts celebration, launched its fifth annual festival at the Queens Museum, with Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. among cultural and community leaders previewing the month-long June initiative.

HITCITY: TEMPTATIONS EDITION, a concert revue celebrating Motown's 60th anniversary, will present Broadway veterans at Queens Theatre before a nationwide tour.

The full cast has been revealed for the strictly limited run of Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow, at Soho Theatre Walthamstow. The cast features Jinkx Monsoon as Judy Garland.

HITCITY: TEMPTATIONS EDITION will premiere at Queens Theatre as a new concert series celebrating Motown. The production will feature Broadway performers interpreting songs by The Temptations and The Supremes.

CALPULLI MEXICAN DANCE COMPANY will present DÍA DE MUERTOS, a celebration of life and tradition, in Coppell on May 2 with performances at 2 PM and 7:30 PM.

Shakespeare's Globe will present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from April 23 to August 29, 2026, directed by Emily Lim with a diverse cast including Audrey Brisson and Enyi Okoronkwo.

Following its 2025 Olivier Award for Best Family Show, Brainiac Live will return to the West End this summer, playing a limited season at the Garrick Theatre.

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

Swap glass slippers for basketball high-tops and join South Coast Repertory (Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Director Suzanne Appel) for Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale.

Herbert Welch has been appointed as the Tour Producer for The Acting Company's 2026 National Tour, featuring productions like GREAT EXPECTATIONS and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The tour will visit various U.S. locations from January 2025 to March 2026.

New York’s Governors Ball has unveiled its musical lineup for 2026, with headliners that include Lorde, global K-pop superstars Stray Kids, and Harlem’s own returning headliner A$AP Rocky.

All new photos have been released from behind the scenes of SLEEPING BEAUTY, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre’s new pantomime. Check out the photos and learn more here!

Playwright Novid Parsi has been named the recipient of the 2025 Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwright Award from the National Theatre Conference (NTC), recognizing an outstanding emerging playwright.

Fresh from winning the 2025 Olivier Award for Best Family Show, the science sensation Brainiac Live! will tour the UK in 2026, following its festive run at Birmingham Town Hall on 28 & 29 December 2025.

Selina Cartmell, Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre, has announced that Emma Baggott and Katie Greenall will join the company as Associate Directors in 2026-2027.

Join Norm Lewis and Michael Urie in a special reading of Chicken & Biscuits at Queens Theatre on November 24, 2025. Get your tickets now!

FRIGID New York will present a staged reading of With Bated Breath, a new play by FRIGID Resident Artists playwright Mark-Eugene Garcia. Learn more here!

Omnium Circus will bring “I’m Possible,” to the Queens Theatre (United Nations Ave. S, Corona NY) in November as part of their 2025 national tour.  Learn more about the show here!