UK Regional Theatre Newsroom

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has revealed its 2024/25 season. See the performances and learn how to purchase tickets to the season.

The Flamenco Festival will return to Sadler’s Wells this summer for its 19th edition from Tuesday 4 – Saturday 15 June.

Starring Peter Andre - The Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is a spectacular celebration of timeless music from one of the biggest selling groups of all time. This nostalgic musical journey pays tribute to the life and career of those four boys from Jersey, who started singing under a street lamp but soon went on to become one of the most recognised groups in history.

Surreal deadpan comedy actress and writer, Narin Özenci will return with her alter ego Narin Oz to the stage with her solo show, The Wild Woman- in progress. 

Lily Allen will star as Hedda Gabler, one of theatre’s most irresistible heroines, in a thrilling new version of Ibsen’s masterpiece which will open at Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio from Friday 25 July – Saturday 23 August 2025. 

Royal Court Theatre and Live Theatre have announced the cast for The Bounds by Stewart Pringle. Directed by Jack McNamara, the cast includes Soroosh Lavasani, Ryan Nolan and Lauren Waine. At the Royal Court, the role of ‘Boy’ will be shared by Wilbur Conabeare and Harry Weston. 

A new open-air concert series comes to the grounds of Arley Hall in Cheshire later this month. Learn more about the lineup here!

Thunder Road Theatre has announced their 2024 Autumn UK tour of Shock Horror: A Ghost Story. Back by popular demand, it is the show's third outing and the biggest tour yet.

Discover the exciting line-up of shows and performances at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. See the full lineup of shows and see how to purchase tickets.

Mercury Theatre Colchester has announced five new members of the theatre's Board, including the return of Julia Stephen, alongside Mark Hoult-Allen as the Board's new Vice Chair.

Reading Rep's 2024 winter production will be a new production of The Snow Queen by Anna Wheatley, which will run at the Berkshire venue from Friday 29 November to Tuesday 31 December.

Exploring the life of a queer British power boat-racer known for being the ‘fastest woman on water', Joe Carstairs is a new drama set across two timelines, the 1920s and the 2020s, to delve into gender, identity and social constructs that, over a century later, the world is still determined to conform to.

The RSC and Good Chance have announced full casting for the world premiere of Kyoto; a major new production which places audiences at the heart of the historic 1997 Kyoto climate summit.

Punchdrunk Enrichment has announced the first show to take place at their new home in Wembley Park.  Enitan's Game, an immersive experience for all the family, opens for a limited run on 14 June (press performances 14 & 15 June). 

A dazzling and heart-warming stage show charting the careers and relationship between Hollywood mother and daughter Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli, is stepping out on a UK tour this month at venues across the UK.

After a record-breaking Spring at Bristol Old Vic, the theatre has announced a burst of new productions taking us into Autumn/Winter. Learn more about the lineup here!

Songs for Slutty Girls, a new musical by New York-based composer and lyricist Kailey Marshall, explores the ecstasy, pain, and hilarity of sex through a year in the life of one woman. It receives its UK premiere in a staged reading at The Other Palace on Saturday 8 June, directed by Tania Azevedo.

Guildford Fringe Festival, which is now in its 11th year, will return for a three-week run of theatre, comedy, spoken word, music, cabaret and family-friendly shows from 29 June to 20 July 2024, all at accessible prices and with some top free entertainment on the bill. 

David Byrne, Artistic Director of the Royal Court, has announced that Mike Bartlett (Love, Love, Love), Ryan Calais Cameron (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy), Vinay Patel (An Adventure) and Nina Segal (Shooting Hedda Gabler) will join the Royal Court as Associate Playwrights, alongside Gillian Greer (Boy Parts) as Associate Playwright and Dramaturg who joined the organisation earlier in this year. 

Get the latest on The Pantomime Awards 2024 nominees, announced by The UK Pantomime Association in association with Stagecoach. The awards ceremony is set for Tuesday 18 June 2024 at 7pm at G Live in Guildford.

An all new trailer has been released for Daniel York Loh's The Dao of Unrepresentative British Chinese Experience.  Performances run Wednesday 19th June – Saturday 13th July 2024. Check out the video here!

Inspired by a book of letters and stories left to him by his late father, titled ‘For Jacob’, Stop Trying To Look At My D**k! is an autobiographical dark comedy of Jacob Grunberger’s adolescence.

The Barn Theatre have announced that their 25th anniversary production of Marie Jones' Olivier award-winning tragicomedy Stones in His Pockets will return to Cirencester this summer, in a co-production with Octagon Theatre Bolton and Wiltshire Creative.

Discover the London premiere of THE LAST TIME I SAW CAILEIGH, a daring exploration of queer erasure

Experience the humorous and touching journey of Jewish identity in the UK tour of RULES SCHMULES - HOW TO BE JEW-ISH. This unique theatrical experience explores modern Jewish life in a heartwarming and hilarious way.