Victoria Wood News

Emily Glaze's solo show BASIC BALD B*TCH uses comedy and drag to explore alopecia, sexual assault survival, identity, and self-reclamation at Edinburgh's Underbelly Cowgate.

Rufus Hound and Susie Blake will star in the world premiere of Torben Betts' THE OTHER SIDE OF MURDER, a new thriller presented by Original Theatre and Theatr Clwyd on a UK and Ireland tour.

All new photos have been released of RIA JONES (Lou) and SALLY ANN TRIPLETT (Peggy) in the world premiere of the brand-new musical FOURTEEN AGAIN at The Victoria Wood Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere. Check out the photos here!

Woolwich Works marks Pride 2026 with a vibrant programme of live performance celebrating queer creativity, identity and expression - from boundary-pushing circus and cabaret to sharp, joyful stand-up comedy.

Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett will play best friends in the world premiere of the brand-new musical FOURTEEN AGAIN at The Victoria Wood Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere. Check out all new photos from rehearsal! 

Leading ladies Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett will be going into the recording studio during rehearsals for the brand-new musical FOURTEEN AGAIN, to record and film a special rendition of the song Fourteen Again.

The acclaimed adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's PRIVATE PEACEFUL, directed by Simon Reade, will tour this autumn, featuring a powerful one-person performance.

Fourteen Again, a new musical with music and lyrics by Victoria Wood and a book by Tom MacRae, will make its world premiere in May 2026 at the newly named Victoria Wood Theatre.

WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE? will tour the UK following its run at the Brighton Fringe. The Spice Girls–inspired play follows four women reuniting for a dance workshop that becomes a reckoning with friendship, ageing, and past choices.

Theatre-Rites will premiere RETURN TO THE FOREST at Aviva Studios, marking its 30th anniversary with a collaboration between choreographer Gregory Maqoma and puppeteer Sue Buckmaster.

Troupe has announced the full cast and creative team for its forthcoming production of Noël Coward’s The Rat Trap, reimagined by Bill Rosenfield. Learn more here!

Final UK tour dates have been announced for the critically acclaimed nostalgic musical celebration, Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood. Learn more here!

A specially filmed version of Murder at Midnight, the brand-new stage thriller from acclaimed writer Torben Betts which is currently touring the UK, will be available exclusively through Original Online.

The 2025 winners of the prestigious 64th Rose d’Or Awards were revealed in a ceremony hosted in London by comedian Dara Ó Briain. The 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award went to the legendary Anne Reid, for a remarkable career spanning more than six decades influencing generations of performers, writers, and directors. See photos here!

Last night, the 2025 winners of the prestigious 64th Rose d’Or Awards were revealed in a ceremony hosted in London by comedian Dara Ó Briain. The 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award went to the legendary Anne Reid.

Victoria Wood’s long-standing friendships, love of the Lake District and close connection to The Old Laundry Theatre in Bowness-on-Windermere comes full circle, as the intimate theatre is to be renamed THE VICTORIA WOOD THEATRE.

Hope Mill Theatre has announced the full cast for the special fundraising concert of Victoria Wood's ACORN ANTIQUES THE MUSICAL which will be performed in Manchester and London.

Assembly Festival has secured its future at the Assembly Rooms until 2032 as the 44th edition of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe closed on August 25, 2025. More than 470,000 tickets were issued for 240 shows featuring nearly 1,900 artists, with productions earning major awards including Fringe Firsts, comedy accolades, and theatre prizes.

Nostalgic musical comedy Looking for Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood returns for an autumn tour, having sold out stages across the country for the last five years.

August 2025 marks the 20th edition of the Camden Fringe. Well, sort-of. Remember 2020? We were in the midst of taking applications and booking shows when the pandemic hit, so that particular version had to be abandoned. But 2025 at least marks the 20th time we’ve organised a fringe festival. To be honest, we’ll probably be celebrating our actual 20th birthday next year as well.