The Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust will present a season of family-friendly shows across its venues, featuring live music, theatre, magic and dinosaur-themed entertainment for children and parents.
Ahmed Masoud's APPLICATION 39 will begin previews at Bristol Old Vic on September 24, 2026, before touring to Newcastle, Ipswich, Manchester and London's Stratford East.
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.
Cyril Nri will take on the role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Liverpool Everyman, directed by Olivier Award-winning Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu.
Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced ten recipients for their 2026 Science and Technology New Play Commissions, continuing a 25-year program that has developed over 300 plays exploring science.
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and Unicorn Theatre announced the full cast and creative team for ANANSI THE SPIDER, directed by Robin Belfield, following sold-out runs at the Unicorn Theatre.
Timberlake Wertenbaker's new play THE ANIMALS COME TO THE TABLE will receive its world premiere at Shakespeare's Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse as part of the venue's upcoming Winter Season.
Berkshire Theatre Group announced the cast and creative team for the regional premiere of THE AMERICAN FIVE, the Helen Hayes Award-winning play by Chess Jakobs, directed by Gerry McIntyre at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge.
English Touring Theatre announced a season of five plays, including world premieres of APPLICATION 39, LANNY, and PERICLES, alongside a new production of ROMEO AND JULIET, touring venues across the UK.
Proforca Theatre Company announced HERE | FOR 2026, a first-of-its-kind supported season at London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town, offering selected companies financial, rehearsal, and marketing support.
Sound Mandala, a 100-speaker immersive audio experience, will return to the Jerome Stage at Kansas City's Unicorn Theatre this summer with three original programs, coinciding with the city's FIFA World Cup hosting.
The Egg at Theatre Royal Bath announced a disability-led reimagining of THE SECRET GARDEN, adapted by Tom Wentworth and directed by Stephanie Kempson.
Stacie Burrows returns to Edinburgh Fringe for the fourth time with FOOL'S GOLDMINE, a solo show exploring her family's relationship with debt, featuring an original soundtrack and directed by Katierose Donohue Enriquez.
Extant, the UK's leading performing arts company of blind and visually impaired artists, will present an expanded Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, with projections suggesting up to 12% of shows could be accessible to visually impaired audiences.
DINOSAUR WORLD LIVE, the Olivier Award-winning children's theatre show, will return to Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre this summer, featuring life-like dinosaurs including a T-Rex, Triceratops, and more for audiences ages 3 and up.
The world premiere production of PLANET OMAR transfers to the Unicorn Theatre in London from May 21 to June 7, starring Justin Kendal-Sadiq in a new adaptation by playwright Asif Khan.
Renu Arora, the award winning disabled actor, singer, writer and composer, has been awarded the Peggy Ramsay Foundation Grant. The £5,000 award supports the development of The Burgundy Book.
A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!
The cast has been announced to bring the dynamic and delightfully chaotic world of an 8-year-old accidental trouble magnet to life in Planet Omar. Learn more here!
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced Drew McOnie's second season, opening with the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes, a new mystery by Joel Horwood. Learn more here!
Bristol Old Vic's re-energised Literary Department announced the second year of participants in the theatre's Early Career Writers initiative – a free-to-access programme of support for writers.
The upcoming Storyhouse Queer Festival will feature BABYFACE by Seiriol Davies, with a newly announced cast set to bring this anticipated production to life in January 2026.
Casting has been announced for work-in-progress performances of BABYFACE – THE FIERCE WRESTLING MUSICAL, written by Seiriol Davies. Learn more about the production here!
The Octagon Theatre, Bolton has announced that its Christmas show for 2026-27 will be Cinderella: A Fairy Tale, opening on Friday 20 November 2026. Learn more here!
Little Lion Theatre Company has announced the London transfer of Adam Lazarus' Daughter, playing at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre from Tuesday February 3rd to Saturday February 7th, 2026.
