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The Gate revealed hat Executive Director & CEO Nicola Clements will be stepping down after over three years of pivotal leadership.

Dorset Theatre Festival has unveiled its 49th Main Stage Summer Season.

Comedian, podcaster and star of Mock The Week and Live at The Apollo, Angela Barnes is adding further dates to her hit tour Angst for Spring 2026 due to demand.

BBC Radio 4's The Archers will mark its 75th anniversary this summer with a major live stage tour and Fane Productions have announced which members of the Radio 4 cast will be appearing live on stage.

Slow Burn Theatre Company will bring the ultimate feel-good musical to Fort Lauderdale this April with Hairspray, the eight-time Tony Award-winning smash hit, running Saturday, April 11 through Sunday, April 26.

On the eve of its return to Nottingham Playhouse, following its West End and Broadway success in 2025, Nottingham Playhouse has announced that Punch will go on tour across the UK in 2027.

The Warner Theatre will present Bruce In The USA, widely recognized as the premier tribute to Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, on April 24 at 7:30 pm in the Oneglia Auditorium.

The Mercury Theatre Colchester have announced their 2026 pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk! Colchester panto legends Antony Stuart-Hicks and Dale Superville are back and ready to cause more mischief and mayhem.

Rhys James, known for his role on the reboot of 'Mock The Week,' will embark on a 40-date UK tour titled CHOP LOGIC, starting September 10, 2026.

Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh, one of the most distinctive forces in UK dance, brings her latest dance work We Caliban to Sadler's Wells East for its London premiere from 21 to 23 April.

Full casting has been announced for Dash Arts new play OUR PUBLIC HOUSE, which will open to press at Leeds Playhouse before travelling to Prescot, Coventry, Cornwall, Sheffield and finishing the tour at London's Marylebone Theatre.

Hampstead Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of FIREWING, a new play by David Pearson.

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.

In a celebration of heritage and our connection to the natural world, Return to the Forest blends dance and puppetry to create an immersive production for families and children aged 8+.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to launch its 75th anniversary season and Alan Cumming's first as Artistic Director, with the Scottish première of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Once.

The Public Theatre is set to host the U.

Theatre South Playhouse has announced the return of the acclaimed musical RIDE THE CYCLONE for its 2026 season.

USC Theatre is set to stage THE ANTELOPE PARTY from April 3 to April 12.

Portland Center Stage at The Armory announced the appointment of Heather de Michele as its new Managing Director, effective April 6, 2026.

Cardboard Citizens has announced the appointment of four new Trustees: Alexandra Casson, Vicky Featherstone, Kiko Itasaka and Anoushka Warden.

As part of its 2026 Spring Puppet Performance Series, and in celebration of World Puppetry Day, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will welcome back UConn Puppet Arts alumna Sarah Frechette.

With The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, composer Kamala Sankaram and librettist Minita Gandhi transform the acclaimed graphic novel into a major new opera that will open Minnesota Opera's 2026-27 season.

Orlando Family Stage will present a unique concert experience combining the worlds of Broadway, Star Wars, and Sesame Street on April 2 at Steinmetz Hall.

SHARIF, a compelling drama exploring the struggles of LGBTQ+ Palestinians, will have a staged reading in London at JW3 on March 23 and King’s Head Theatre on March 31.

The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists will present a new production of Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, combining music, movement and staging beneath the hull of Cutty Sark this May.