The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
All new rehearsal photos have been released for the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS, which opens at the New Wimbledon Theatre from Saturday 28 March 2026.
Hampstead Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of FIREWING, a new play by David Pearson.
Full casting has been announced for Dash Arts new play OUR PUBLIC HOUSE, which will open to press at Leeds Playhouse before travelling to Prescot, Coventry, Cornwall, Sheffield and finishing the tour at London's Marylebone Theatre.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to launch its 75th anniversary season and Alan Cumming's first as Artistic Director, with the Scottish première of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Once.
In a celebration of heritage and our connection to the natural world, Return to the Forest blends dance and puppetry to create an immersive production for families and children aged 8+.
Leading ladies Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett will be going into the recording studio during rehearsals for the brand-new musical FOURTEEN AGAIN, to record and film a special rendition of the song Fourteen Again.
Cardboard Citizens has announced the appointment of four new Trustees: Alexandra Casson, Vicky Featherstone, Kiko Itasaka and Anoushka Warden.
The stage adaptation of the iconic 90s thriller film comes to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 21 – Sat 25 Apr, starring Kym Marsh and Lisa Faulkner.
The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists will present a new production of Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, combining music, movement and staging beneath the hull of Cutty Sark this May.
SHARIF, a compelling drama exploring the struggles of LGBTQ+ Palestinians, will have a staged reading in London at JW3 on March 23 and King’s Head Theatre on March 31.
Unity Theatre in Liverpool will present a diverse festival season from March to May 2026, featuring a range of performances including theatre, improv, film, dance, and comedy.
Polka Theatre will present the premiere of THE RAPPING PRINCESS and an accessible production of TORTOISE AND THE HARE starting this May.
King's Head Theatre in London will present THE SEQUEL, a new comedy-drama by Lucas Closs, from April 20 to May 2, 2026.
Christy Lefteri’s 2019 bestseller The Beekeeper of Aleppo is both a powerful and poetic story about the refugee experience.
The tension between humans and technology will be interrogated in the UK premiere of Jefta van Dinther's REMACHINE at Sadler's Wells East from Thursday 14 – Saturday 16 May 2026.
Reading Rep Theatre has announced the complete cast for the upcoming production of Noël Coward's Private Lives which opens at the theatre this spring.
Kathy Kiera Clarke, renowned for her role in 'DERRY GIRLS', will star in the upcoming production of HEARTSINK at Riverside Studios in 2026.
The Finborough Theatre will present a new London production of THE OLD LADIES, the drama by Rodney Ackland based on the novel by Hugh Walpole.
The New Rep will present a double bill of two inventive one-act plays by Thornton Wilder: The Long Christmas Dinner and Pullman Car Hiawatha.
stillpoint will present Baby Mash-up: What on Earth are You Doing?, written by Sally Hobson, directed by Nicholas Bone, with video projection by Dick Straker (Mesmer).
WOW - Women of the World has announced the return of its flagship London Festival for 2027, which will take place at Southbank Centre between 5-7 March.
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Voila! Theatre Festival has announced that applications for this year's festival are open.
IDOL WORSHIP is an intimate, revelatory, and heartfelt cabaret show starring living legend and cult film icon Mink Stole alongside San Francisco’s own drag impresario, actor and filmmaker Peaches Christ.
After premiering at the Royal Court Theatre, the Olivier Award-nominated Blue Mist will embark on a National tour this June and July.
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Love You to Amsemsam and Back Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/04-8/06) |
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National Dance Company Wales - Blue | Glas Festival Theatre (9/11-9/11) |
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United We Stand Live - Andy Cole & Andy Mitten Nerve Centre (8/15-8/15) |
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Christmas with the Royal Choral Society The Royal Albert Hall (12/07-12/07) |
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Live Odyssey Camden Market (5/22-12/20) |
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Helsinki Leaks ´25: An Inconvenient Peace Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/19-8/23) |
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Black Panther (12A) The Royal Albert Hall (10/09-10/09) |
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The Go-Between St George’s Theatre (8/20-8/20) |
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Back to the Future The Musical Bristol Hippodrome (10/08-11/21) |
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The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer theSpace on the Mile (8/07-8/15) |
