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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.

The stage adaptation of the iconic 90s thriller film comes to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 21 – Sat 25 Apr, starring Kym Marsh and Lisa Faulkner.

The Public Theater's world premiere of Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), by Anna Ziegler and directed by Tyne Rafaeli, opens tonight.

The recently extended world premiere of Bughouse opened tonight at Vineyard Theatre, conceived and directed by Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Obie Award winner and MacArthur “Genius” fellow Martha Clarke.

What did our critic think of CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM THE MUSICAL at Reynolds Performance Hall? The young audience didn’t just watch, they participated wholeheartedly, responding to the interactive moments with enthusiasm and delight, clearly having the time of their lives.

SLOW WINE World Tour 2026 was in full swing in NYC on Monday at Eataly Downtown on Liberty Street.

Choreographed by Samantha Dunster,  ARB’s recently appointed Artistic Director, the magical production featured dazzling new sets and costumes, an international cast of professional artists, and 36 young students from Princeton Ballet School.

The singer-songwriter's new album will be released 3/20 from Greenleaf Music.

Christopher Jackson is returning to the small screen this spring in a guest star role on Season 5 of the CBS comedy Ghosts.

Rehearsals are officially underway for the Roundabout Theatre Company production of Fallen Angels by Noël Coward, directed by Tony Award-nominee Scott Ellis.

Known for her evocative, folk-infused sound, Manic Street Creature sees Memon take the reins as writer and composer as well as performer, bringing her distinctive voice to a personal story of second-hand trauma.