August in England - 2023 - West End Articles Page 1

Noah Kahan's Great Divide tour hit a sold-out BC Place on Aug 28, marking his biggest Vancouver show yet with Gigi Perez and Annabelle Dinda opening.

Pianist Yoko Miwa and vocalist Mikayla Shirley have released their debut collaborative album, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, featuring the opening track "Alfie" and a live performance planned at Dizzy's Club in New York.

Disney Cruise Line will bring the Disney Wish back to New York City, with new sailings to Bermuda, New England, Canada and expanded departures from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Pianist Yoko Miwa and vocalist Mikayla Shirley reworked the Beach Boys classic ahead of their debut album, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, out via Cupcakes & Muffins.

BritBox will premiere AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TOMMY & TUPPENCE starring Antonia Thomas, Josh Dylan and Imelda Staunton, headlining a fall slate that also includes new seasons of LUDWIG, DEATH VALLEY and TIME.

Boston band HAYWIRE has announced its new album I DON'T WANNA SAY GOODBYE, releasing via Roadrunner Records, alongside the single and music video for INTERSTATE LOVE AFFAIR.

Flute Theatre will tour its KING LEAR production with autistic adults to Rochester, London, Brighton and Stratford-upon-Avon from August 24-28, 2026.

Grammy-nominated pianist Han Chen will lead a program of recent classical releases, including the world premiere of Ellis Ludwig-Leone's Quiet Hours, at CUNY Graduate Center.

Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born's sweat variant will present the cross-disciplinary work at venues including the Wexner Center, BAM, and Walker Art Center, with accompanying exhibitions.

Bassist and composer Hannah Marks will bring her quartet to DC Jazz Festival as part of an ASCAP Foundation partnership supporting emerging jazz creators.

Grease is the word yet again as immersive theatre giant Secret Cinema rolls back into London with a repeat of last year's summer spectacular. Given how the last twelve months have gone for them (and the industry in general), Rocky may have been a more apt choice.

A new company of queens will take over the UK and international tour of SIX, opening at Edinburgh Festival Theatre before dates across the UK, Ireland and Luxembourg.

The IndyFringe Festival will return to Downtown Indianapolis with 63 shows from more than 500 artists spanning drama, comedy, dance, puppetry, magic, drag, and LGBTQ+ theatre across six stages.

Omega Ensemble will present New Now 2026 at Sydney's Walsh Bay Art's Precinct. A showcase of boundless creativity and bold new directions, New Now celebrates the next wave of Australian musical voices.

American Ballet Theatre revealed its upcoming seasons at the David H. Koch Theater, featuring a world premiere by Brady Farrar and company premieres of Helen Pickett's Petal, and more.

Philip Stokes' gripping new thriller THIS IS NOT AMERICA hits Edinburgh Fringe at Pleasance Courtyard, 5-31 August. From the creators of award-winning Shellshocked.

Lowry will present a curated programme of theatre, dance, comedy and circus by England-based artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with the British Council sharing the lineup with international performing arts delegates.

Prescott Park Arts Festival and Seacoast Jazz Society will present the 43rd Annual Seacoast Jazz Festival, a full day of jazz on Portsmouth's waterfront featuring bebop, New Orleans brass, Latin swing, and more.

San Francisco Ballet will bring MERE MORTALS to Sadler's Wells Theatre for its first London visit since 2019, featuring choreography by Aszure Barton and a live performance by composer Floating Points.

Olivier Award winner Danielle de Niese will make her Melbourne Symphony Orchestra debut at the 2026 Winter Gala, performing works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Jerome Kern at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall.

Kiln Theatre announced its upcoming season, featuring the UK premieres of TABLE 17 and BERLIN, a new production of NINE NIGHT directed by Artistic Director Amit Sharma, and a community production with 80 cast members.

he Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Dawn Airey CBE as Chair of Arts Council England for a term of 4 years. Learn more here!

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 winner Sasha Velour will bring her new theater show TRAVESTY to Williamstown, MA, for its New England Tour debut, presented by The Adams Theater at Williams College's '62 Center for Theatre and Dance.

Battery Dance will present its 45th Annual Festival at Wagner Park, featuring a week of free nightly performances, community workshops, and a one-night commemorative show marking the U.S. semi-quincentennial.

Little Angel Theatre announced its initial plans to mark 65 years, with a season of programming celebrating the London puppet theatre's milestone anniversary.