Mercury Theatre Colchester announced the inaugural Mercury Essex Playwrights Award, supported by GreyFriars Hotel, to champion emerging and established Essex writers with a full Studio production in 2027.
More than 70,000 people gathered around Trafalgar Square for the West End LIVE weekend as the UK's free musical festival entered its 21st year. Check out photos from the event here.
Jesus Christ Superstar will tour the UK starring Sam Ryder, following the conclusion of its West End engagements at The London Palladium and Theatre Royal Drury Lane, visiting over 20 cities.
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre announced CAFÉ DEL MAR CLASSICAL will perform as part of its Live Music Week, joining previously announced acts Doves and Echo & The Bunnymen. The 15-piece orchestra will perform greatest hits from the iconic chill out brand's catalog.
Tara Theatre announced a new Board leadership ahead of its 50th year, with Sandeep Mahal MBE of the Royal Shakespeare Company joining as Chair and Bhuvan Sharma of WAC Arts as Deputy Chair Designate.
The UK touring production of MAMMA MIA! announced a wave of new cast members, including Lauren Woolf, Richard Taylor Woods, and Hazel Baldwin, joining the show as it continues its run across venues nationwide.
Laguna Playhouse has released all new production photos from Red by John Logan, now playing at the Playhouse. Learn more about the show and check out the photos here!
The Blank Theatre announced casting for week one of its 34th Annual YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, featuring three original plays by writers aged 15–19 performed free at the Skylight Theatre in Los Feliz.
The Everyman and Cork Opera House will present a rehearsed reading concert performance of CÚ CHULAINN, a new opera by Éadaoin O'Donoghue and John O'Brien inspired by characters from the Táin.
Noël Coward's STILL LIFE, the play behind the classic film 'Brief Encounter,' will be staged as an immersive dining experience in Theatre Royal Drury Lane's Grand Saloon Bar, presented by Bob and Co. and Wild Pursuit Theatre.
The Australian tour of the musical comedy Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is now underway, with the official opening of the Melbourne season at the Athenaeum Theatre. Learn more here!
Stephanie Lake Company will premiere VISTA at Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre, with costumes by fashion label Alpha60. The work examines human perception through repeated choreographic sections altered in tempo, cast, and mood.
Pure Life Theatre will present HAIR in Concert, a community arts celebration, at Fred Fletcher Park. The outdoor concert event marks the American holiday with a live performance of the classic musical.
Gretna Theatre will present the Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical HAIR, directed by Producing Artistic Director Michael Philip O'Brien, featuring a cast with Broadway, national tour, and regional theatre credits.
Theatre Group Asia announced Rody Vera as Older Noah in its international premiere of THE NOTEBOOK: THE MUSICAL at Samsung Performing Arts Theater, joining previously announced Celeste Legaspi as Older Allie.
Gerardine Sacdalan, known for her WhatsonStage-nominated turn in the UK tour of @Juliet, will play Veronica Sawyer in HEATHERS THE MUSICAL's London season and UK & Ireland tour, with full casting now announced.
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot will present AS YOU LIKE IT, directed by Hamilton Clancy, reimagining the Forest of Arden as the Lower East Side. Free performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 145 Stanton Street.
A production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD has been announced, with details shared via press release. Further information about the cast, venue, and performance dates was not included in the submission.
Millbrook Playhouse will present Annie, the Musical on the Ryan Mainstage in Mill Hall, PA, featuring a professional cast, local youth ensemble, and the title role shared by two young actors in alternating performances.
The European premiere of PRIVATE JONES, a new WW1 musical written and directed by Marshall Pailet, is set to run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, featuring a cast of hearing, hard-of-hearing, and deaf performers.
A new stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic novel will run at Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre in Johannesburg, with Alan Committie returning as Hercule Poirot alongside a cast of Christie favourites.
An EP recording of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, the musical by John and Elena Tafone, is now available on all streaming platforms, featuring Nik Walker, Mary Kate Morrissey, and a 25-piece orchestra.
The Orinda Starlight Village Players present the Bay Area premiere of THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD, Agatha Christie's story adapted by Mark Shanahan, at the Orinda Community Park Amphitheatre. Check out photos here!
Naut Human Productions will present an immersive séance experience at The Ghost Museum in Berlin, Maryland, where guests gather by candlelight to contact Edgar Allan Poe through storytelling and audience interaction.
Aleyna Karaca's historical drama TOO MANY DEAD BIRDS ON THE SIDEWALK will receive its off-Broadway debut at The Lynn F. Angelson Theater as part of the SheNYC Festival, directed and produced by Emma Shafer.
