The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Sadler's Wells will present a packed season including the Breakin' Convention Festival, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Northern Ballet's GENTLEMAN JACK, and Dada Masilo's HAMLET across its London venues.
Birmingham Hippodrome announced a new lineup including MATTHEW BOURNE'S CINDERELLA, THE FULL MONTY, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, MRS.
English National Opera announced Helen Shute, current CEO of Rambert, as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Three-time Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman will star as Kimberly in the European premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Hampstead Theatre, directed by Michael Longhurst.
Steve Silverman's SLIDESHOW, a monthly show featuring rotating guest performers sharing personal slides, is coming to Etcetera Theatre in Camden after years of success in Los Angeles.
Michael Rosen will launch his Nice! national tour in the UK.
Rehearsals have begun for the world premiere of ALLEGRA, a new comedy by Peter Quilter, starring Maureen Lipman in the title role.
Ten years ago, we introduced the world to a two-foot puppet made of cloth at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe.
DESPERATE SCOUSEWIVES: LILY'S STORY will embark on its first UK nationwide tour, with Benidorm star Crissy Rock heading the all-female cast across 18 venues.
A Bluthner baby grand once owned by theatre producer Binkie Beaumont and played by Noël Coward and Ivor Novello features in Reading Rep Theatre's production of PRIVATE LIVES, on loan from the family of composer Ted Dicks.
Menagerie Theatre's ALBATROSS, written by Bruntwood Prize winner Martha Loader, will tour the UK before a London run at Omnibus Theatre, following a glaciologist and her mother navigating secrets against a climate crisis backdrop.
Australian acrobatic company Headfirst Acrobats will present GODZ and ALL STAR CIRCUS at Brighton Fringe's Spiegelgardens, ahead of a return engagement at London's Sadler's Wells.
Claybody Theatre received £150,000 from Arts Council England's Creative Foundations Fund for upgrades to The Dipping House, a found space venue on Stoke-on-Trent's former Spode Factory Site.
Joe Pasquale will return to Dartford's newly refurbished Orchard Theatre to star in CINDERELLA, produced by Imagine Theatre.
Cahoots NI and Buxton Opera House announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, a family production blending live magic, puppetry, and original music, with a New York engagement to follow.
London's Arcola Theatre will present the GRIMEBORN OPERA FESTIVAL, featuring productions exploring migrant worker exploitation, climate activism, and political violence alongside new stagings of Handel's GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO and RINALDO.
K-pop group ENHYPEN has unveiled the venue and ticketing details for their upcoming world tour, ENHYPEN WORLD TOUR ‘BLOOD SAGA’ in Latin America, the United States, the UK & Europe.
Principal casting has been announced for the forthcoming Grand Finale of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES THE ARENA CONCERT SPECTACULAR, in New York, London, Dublin, and Birmingham.
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.
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The Little Mermaid Greenwich Theatre (8/07-8/23) |
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United We Stand Live - Andy Cole & Andy Mitten Nerve Centre (8/15-8/15) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra Symphony Hall (12/08-12/08) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family O2 City Hall Newcastle (3/27-3/27) |
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What The Ladybird Heard At Christmas Royal & Derngate (11/28-12/31) |
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The Dance Plague of 1518 Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/11-8/13) |
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Pinocchio: The Pantomime Whitby Pavilion Theatre (12/04-12/05) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Loughborough Town Hall (5/07-5/07) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! King's Hall (4/21-4/21) |
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Summer Season 2026 Programme Thorington Theatre, Suffolk (5/22-8/31) |
