The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Eastern Angles Theatre Company announced the cast for IT COMES IN WAVES, a new comedy drama by James McDermott exploring grief and loss, starring Ben Nealon, Meg Artherton, and Erin Geraghty.
Goodwood Art Foundation has announced the world premiere of Imagined, Eternal.
Northern Ballet announced a triple-bill programme, THREE SHORT BALLETS, featuring works by Tiler Peck, Mthuthuzeli November, and Hans van Manen, coming to Leeds and London this autumn.
The Watermill Theatre announced a world premiere stage adaptation of Reverend Richard Coles' mystery novel MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG, adapted by Paul Hart and Shaun McKenna.
Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre received £2.
East London Shakespeare Festival will tour A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to 23 parks and open spaces across east London and Kent, marking the company's biggest tour to date.
This summer, indie icon Rough Trade will take over the Southbank Centre for a weekend-long celebration of 50 years in the business as one of Britain's most influential independent music institutions.
After a successful premiere at Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 2025, Fragments of Us returns, developed into a full-length work which will tour outdoor spaces across the UK.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre will stage LEAR, Finn den Hertog's adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, with Maureen Beattie in the title role and Forbes Masson as Gloucester.
Paines Plough has been awarded a £750,000 Creative Foundations Fund grant from Arts Council England to renovate ROUNDABOUT, its pop-up, in-the-round touring theatre, which has reached over 150,000 people across the UK since 2014.
THE CHOIR OF MAN will run at Milton Keynes Theatre, bringing its pub-set choral show to Buckinghamshire for a limited five-night engagement.
David Arnold will headline a one-night-only James Bond concert in London’s West End.
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The RSPB's Night of Nature will return at Harrogate's Royal Hall, hosted by Kate Humble and headlined by vocal group G4, combining live music with wildlife footage to celebrate UK species and habitats.
MUSIC AT PAXTON will present its 20th anniversary festival in the Scottish Borders, featuring returning artists Angela Hewitt and Chiaroscuro Quartet alongside new performers including guitarist Samrat Majumder.
New production photos have been released for the world premiere stage adaptation of PLANET OMAR, based on the children’s books by Zanib Mian.
LEAP DANCE FESTIVAL 2026 will feature new commissions, LGBTQ+ performances, and the Liverpool Dance Prize, with five bursaries awarded to emerging dancers and choreographers.
Milton Keynes Theatre will present a new production of AGATHA CHRISTIE'S THE HOLLOW from January 19-23, 2027, with tickets on general sale from April 10.
Peter Hinwood, who played 'Rocky' in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, will make a rare public appearance on April 19 at London's Dominion Theatre, joining co-stars Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell, and Patricia Quinn for the film's 50th Anniversary Spectacular Tour.
Bristol Community College's Theatre program will present Moliere's comedy Tartuffe in a new hybrid production featuring professional artists, students and community performers.
Production photos have been released for the world premiere and national tour of Party Season ahead of its opening night at Royal & Derngate, Northampton.
Cabaret singer Hersh Dagmarr will present Dagmarr's Cabaret at the Circle & Star Theatre in Hampstead, featuring songs by Edith Piaf, Kurt Weill, Marlene Dietrich, Iggy Pop, and Kylie Minogue.
The Irish Cultural Centre in London revealed its Spring 2026 season, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, traditional singer Seán Keane, rock band The 4 of Us, and new Irish musical RISING.
Core Values, written and directed by Alice Dempsey, runs in May at The Hen & Chicken Theatre Bar in Islington, exploring memories, confessions, and human relationships.
Get a first look at production photos for the UK and Ireland tour of the romantic musical comedy Waitress, touring until Saturday 31 October 2026.
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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) |
