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Inspired by William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Festa no Arraial, O Musical (something like “Party at the Country Fair”) brings romance, comedy, fantasy, and the vibrant spirit of Brazil's beloved festas juninas (Saint John's Festival) to the stage. The new family musical follows young lovers Hérmia and Lisandro as an enchanted forest, magical creatures, and unexpected twists transform their dream of marrying during the village's annual celebration.

Four-time Olivier Award-nominee Summer Strallen, will take on the role of Delia Deetz in the London production of Beetlejuice The Musical for a strictly limited season. Learn more here!

Cardiff-based indie folk artist Sad Cypress announced a double A-sided single lifted from her upcoming 'Princess of Cups' EP, featuring the brief, harmony-driven 'Sirens' and the jazz-flecked, piano-laced 'It Means A Lot To Me.'

TRANSART & Cultural Service received a 2026 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award from the Preservation League of NYS for rehabilitating the Burger-Matthews House at 107 Henry Street in Midtown Kingston.

It's an outstanding win for Spain in the World Cup – and for the sizzling Spanish National Orchestra in their BBC Proms debut. Both display tremendous talent and teamwork in their respective fields on a night to remember.

Ardeo Theatre Company will present Much Ado About Nothing as the final main stage production of the eighth annual Frederick Shakespeare Festival at Hood College's Hodson Outdoor Amphitheater, featuring an '80s-themed production directed by Aaron Angello.

Separate Ways The Band, a Journey tribute act known for recreating the Steve Perry era sound, is set to perform at SERVPRO After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion in Glen Allen, Virginia.

Children's Theatre Company announced its Acting Cohort for the upcoming season: four Twin Cities-based early career actors who will each perform in two productions and participate in professional development at CTC.

Ben Platt has already had a plethora of career highlights, but in a recent interview, he revealed some of the dream roles he still has on his bucket list, including Sunday in the Park With George and Angels in America.

Firebird Theatre will present a Learning Disabled-led production of Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST at Bristol Old Vic, narrated by BAFTA winner George Webster, featuring a cast of eleven performers spanning three decades of the company's history.

Unicorn Theatre released its Creative Schools Programme Impact Report, showing the effect of arts education partnerships on children and teachers, amid data showing only 9% of primary schools have dedicated drama teachers.

Soul Quest Records co-founder Max Sinàl teams with South African poet and singer-songwriter Sio on 'Counting Stars,' a stripped-back deep house single built around swinging drums, warm Rhodes chords and Sio's spoken word performance.

Kettering's Lighthouse Theatre announced the cast for its festive pantomime PETER PAN, featuring Samuel Wright of the Wicked! movie as Captain Hook and Evan Taylor Benyacar of Starlight Express in the title role.

Isobel McArthur’s Olivier Award Winning PRIDE AND PREJUDICE *SORT OF is a fantastically irreverent retelling of Jane Austen’s famous novel of manners.

Finally, prog gets its Prom. The BBC's heart is unarguably in the right place in handing the genre's back catalogue to their Concert Orchestra, in tribute to a 'pioneering, British-driven movement' rendered, as the billing has it, 'on an orchestral scale'. And yet the result falls a fair way short of the ambition.

Talawa Theatre Company appointed six new trustees as it marks its 40th anniversary, bringing expertise in technology, accessibility, communications, and the arts to help shape the future of Black British theatre.

Sheffield Theatres announced the full acting company for its autumn Shakespeare season, with Ian McDiarmid leading KING LEAR and Mathew Horne starring in TWELFTH NIGHT at the Crucible Theatre.

Mirvish Productions will present the Canadian premiere of PRIMA FACIE by Suzie Miller at Toronto's CAA Theatre, starring Bethany Jillard and directed by Seana McKenna.

THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE THE MUSICAL, produced by The Roald Dahl Story Company, will return to London for a 4-week run at Lyric Hammersmith following a 15-venue UK tour.

Philip Stokes' new thriller THIS IS NOT AMERICA will have its world premiere at The Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Fringe, performed by Jack Stokes and produced by Richard Jordan Productions, 412, and Lawrence Batley Theatre.

Carla Mendonça, known for Coronation Street and My Parents are Aliens, will join Rufus Hound and Susie Blake in the UK and Ireland tour of Torben Betts' comedy thriller THE OTHER SIDE OF MURDER.

Bristol Old Vic announced the full cast for its Christmas production CINDERELLA: A FAIRYTALE, led by Joëlle Brabban alongside Joseph Langdon and Bristol performer Dionne Draper, with local and UK-wide talent.

Sario Solomon, Jason Leigh Winter, Ross Chisari, and Diana Vickers will star in DEEP-HEAT RIVALRY, a porno panto parody on ice written by Olivier nominee Trevor Ashley and Phil Scott, at The Other Palace Studio.

Experience Theatre Project announced its 2026-2027 season, themed Echoes & Illusions, featuring seven productions including AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984, and FLANAGAN'S WAKE at its Aloha, Oregon home.

The Blank Theatre announced casting for week three of its 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, featuring three plays by playwrights aged 15–19 performed at the Skylight Theatre in Los Feliz.