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The shortlists for the 2026 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland which have been released today, Thursday May 7

GREASE THE MUSICAL announced a new UK tour, directed by Nikolai Foster with choreography by Arlene Phillips, visiting Plymouth, Cardiff, Newcastle, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham and more.

Production photos have been released for the new UK revival of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. The co-production is now running at Curve Leicester before stops in Bristol and Southampton.

New York Theatre Workshop has confirmed the first two productions for its 2026/27 Season. The NYTW 2026/27 season will begin in Fall 2026 with the return of In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

At a ceremony at The London Palladium hosted by Gina and Mazz Murray, the winners of the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards in association with AudienceView were announced.

Center Stage Records has released the world premiere recording of THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT, based on the acclaimed novel.

Co-producers Curve, Bristol Old Vic and Mayflower Southampton have revealed the full cast for the upcoming revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Nominations have been announced for the 26th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The announcement of the nominations marks the opening of the final voting stage. Learn more and check out the full list here!

Layton Williams and George Blagden will join the cast of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s ground-breaking musical, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, as prisoners Molina and Valentin.

Bristol Old Vic has announced the full cast for its swashbuckling Christmas production Treasure Island: A New Musical Adventure, a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Bristol-inspired tale of hidden treasure and daring deeds.

Leicester’s Curve Theatre has announced a slate of new Made at Curve productions and co-productions for 2025 and 2026, featuring a major Kander and Ebb revival, a rehearsed reading of an American classic, and a UK premiere of a hit Canadian docu-concert.

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced its 2025 Autumn season. The season includes three main-stage productions, a series of one-night events, and an innovative audio theatre project. Learn more about the lineup here!

Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey, an international collaboration between Glasgow-based Vanishing Point and Kanagawa Arts Theatre of Yokohama, Japan (in association with Tramway) picked up four awards at the 2025 CATS, which were presented at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre today, Sunday June 8, 2025. The special guest presenter was leading writer, director and panto dame extraordinaire Johnny McKnight.

Compton Mackenzie‘s 1928 comic novel Extraordinary Women bursts onto the stage for the first time at Jermyn Street Theatre. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Mediterranean island of Sirene promises paradise for the beautiful Rosalba and her lover Aurora following World War One. But when other extraordinary women arrive, the island explodes into song, dance, laughter – and tears.

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced the full cast for Brigadoon, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, in a new adaptation by Scottish playwright Rona Munro.

The High Life musical, starring Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond and Patrick Ryecart, will tour Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow in spring 2026.

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced that Sara Crowe joins the company of Arthur Wing Pinero's The Cabinet Minister – adapted for the stage by Nancy Carroll.

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced a revival of Arthur Wing Pinero's The Cabinet Minister, in a brand-new adaptation by Nancy Carroll, who also stars as Lady Katherine Twombley.

The iconic musical GREASE, directed by Nikolai Foster & choreographed by Arlene Phillips, comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in August. Learn how to purchase tickets.