The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Hammersmith & Fulham Council and The Earls Court Development Company have revealed a £350,000 Place Partnership grant from Arts Council England, towards their Young People's Borough of Culture programme.
West End and Broadway sensation Operation Mincemeat is heading for Storyhouse this spring as part of a major world tour.
Theatres Trust has launched the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards to mark its 50th anniversary.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre will present the world premiere of Inexperience, a new play by acclaimed playwright Douglas Maxwell.
Comedy icon Jasper Carrott will present his live show at Bradford Live.
Brighton Fringe has unveiled its line-up of comedy, theatre and dance ahead of its return this May.
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Bill Elms Associates will present Happy Radio in the Park, a new outdoor entertainment event, this June in Wilmslow.
The Circle of Everything, a live painting performance, alongside The Cosmos Within, a visual art exhibition, will open in London during UK Mental Health Week this May.
SOLT and UK Theatre have responded to the UK Government’s decision to drop proposed AI copyright changes.
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London will return to the Royal Albert Hall for a special performance of The Planets, presented alongside celestial-inspired works that celebrate the wonder and mystery of the cosmos.
IN BED WITH MY BROTHER are back with their multi-award-winning, sell-out, smash-hit PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD, running at the brand new Yard Theatre with a two-week run in July.
Principal of The Royal Ballet, Melissa Hamilton will curate a Night of Ballet this summer at Grange Park Opera on Thursday 9 July, marking the first performances in England by Hamilton Christou Productions.
Renowned for her evocative transformations of buildings, places and landscapes, artist Geraldine Pilgrim's latest participatory outdoor performance comes to two major UK festivals this summer.
The Be Like Blippi Tour is a brand-new live experience coming to arenas and theatres across the UK beginning July 2026 and ending in September.
Following its world premiere, THE LAST BLACK MESSIAH, written by actor and playwright Emeka Agada, will transfer to the Jack Studio Theatre for a limited run from 28 April -16 May 2026.
Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance, the global phenomenon that redefined Irish dance, is set to return to the United Kingdom in 2026 for a 30th Anniversary Tour, coming to Bradford Live between Thursday 11-Sunday 14 June.
Comedian and presenter Joel Dommett will bring his hit live tour show Happy Idiot to a close next month with a final show at the iconic London Palladium.
Wigan Borough Dance Festival has announed its 2026 line-up, bringing together schools, youth groups, local dance schools and arts organisations from across the borough to celebrate dance.
All new photos have been released of the cast of the UK and Ireland tour of The Choir of Man.
Bush Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of I'M NOT BEING FUNNY.
To celebrate Sign Language Week, Deafinitely Theatre has announced the UK tour of Bull by Mike Bartlett in a co-production with Birmingham Rep and Park Theatre.
The full programme of artists and plays has now been announced for INK Festival's 10th anniversary celebration.
The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's global sensation, CATS, will embark on a major UK tour soon, and full dates for the forthcoming tour have now been revealed.
Following an award-winning run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, immersive true-crime cabaret Garden Party - Truman Capote's Black and White Celebration will make its London premiere at the Canal Café Theatre.
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Two MR P''s In a Podcast Live - Let That Be a Lesson... Wycombe Swan Theatre (10/31-10/31) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Tyne Theatre (4/17-4/17) |
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Storytelling and Music Sessions The Royal Albert Hall (7/22-8/27) |
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The Little Woman In My Head Must Die Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/18-8/20) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! New Theatre Cardiff (4/30-4/30) |
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Parent and Baby Soundbath Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall (9/23-9/23) |
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The Go-Between St George’s Theatre (8/20-8/20) |
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Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - A Musical Thriller Birmingham Rep (7/04-8/09) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Bristol Beacon (3/19-3/19) |
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Sins Experience O2 Guildhall Southampton (11/13-11/13) |
