UK Regional Theatre Newsroom

The first ever live UK Tour of Helen's award winning podcast The Allusionist will kick off in August.

The immersive art experience BEYOND VAN GOGH in Liverpool has attracted 60,000 visitors, celebrating a successful run.

Award winning author Lisette Auton to launch her brand new book, Lights Up, at Darlington Hippodrome on Tuesday 30 July.

The Orchard Theatre has announced the cast for its upcoming pantomime, featuring popular stars and local talent. Get ready for a magical performance this holiday season.

The Lambeth Fringe 2024, formerly the Clapham Fringe, will feature nearly 150 shows across 23 venues in Lambeth, highlighting theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, family shows, and more, with a focus on underrepresented voices. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Actors Touring Company is partnering again with the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 2024 to present Bodies of Water. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Melissa Jacques and Sam Bailey will join Now That's What I Call A Musical UK & Ireland tour. Learn more about the tour and see how to purchase tickets!

Brown Sauce collaborates with Tara Theatre to present The Comedy Lab, a free showcase featuring South Asian comedians. Enjoy an evening of diverse comedic talent and fresh perspectives.

The Base Greenham will present OTTOPIA, an upcoming exhibition exploring the intersection of art and technology. Discover innovative works from diverse artists, showcasing creativity in the digital age. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Milton Keynes Theatre has announced earlier in the year that fab-u-lous TV judge and musical theatre star Craig Revel Horwood will lead this year's panto as the dastardly Captain Hook in the strictly sensational pantomime adventure Peter Pan from 6 Dec 2024 to 5 Jan 2025.

The cast for the national tour of ABIGAIL'S PARTY this autumn has been revealed.

BWW caught up with Remi Jacques, Artistic Director and founder of Les Foutoukours, about bringing Nova to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Award-winning actor and director Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE and writer, actor, and Clean Break Member artist Sarah-Jane Dent have been appointed co-Chairs of the Board of Trustees for Clean Break, the acclaimed women's theatre company.

Following the Gate recent announcement of the UK premiere Wish You Were Here by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Sanaz Toossi, the theatre announced that it has commissioned three writers to each write a short play to be performed alongside the production.

Joy Productions has announced the return of their celebrated Panto partnership with Broadway Theatre, Catford unveiling the Principal Cast and Creative team for this year's much-anticipated pantomime Sleeping Beauty. 

Rodgers and Hart’s classic 1938 musical comedy adaptation of The Comedy of Errors will return to the London stage for the first time in over ten years in a madcap tale of mistaken identity, danger and romance in ancient Greece! 

Thunder Road Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the 2024 tour of Shock Horror: A Ghost Story; a play inspired by classic theatre ghost stories and cinema's greatest frights.

Aida Garifullina and Hrachuhí Bassénz will share the coveted role of Violetta in this revival of Richard Eyre's opulent production of La traviata, performed between Saturday 7 – Saturday 21 September 2024.   

Fan favourite comedian Milton Jones has announced extra dates to his HA!MILTON live tour. The show kicks off in London on 3rd September and is now extended through to 2025. Tickets for the new dates are available on Friday 26th July.

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation will be returning to Wilton’s Music Hall on Saturday 28 September as part of the company’s 10th anniversary year.

The world premiere of Diary of a Ukrainian Madman or The Innocence of the Pangolins, a new comedy inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s classic Diary of a Madman by Ukrainian playwright and artist Liudmyla Tymoshenko, will open at the Finborough Theatre for a three week limited season on Tuesday, 13 August 2024.

Danny Beard brings their new show STRAIGHT EXPECTATIONS to the Corn Exchange Newbury. This exciting performance promises a unique blend of humor, music, and drag artistry.

I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire at Southwark Playhouse has extended its run to 24 August. This UK premiere of the ‘Y2K farce’ centres 13 year old Shelby Hinkley, leader of a devout online fan club who decides to kidnap famous actor Tobey Maguire, and marry him in her basement.    

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, a playful and surprising take on Lewis Carroll's classic tale Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, will return to the Royal Opera House's Linbury theatre from 4-24 September 2024.  

Judges have been announced for the return of Wolverhampton Grand Theatre's South Asian dance competition, JUST NAACH, which will be held on Sunday 15 September at 5pm.