The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
English National Opera (ENO) will present Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone at the London Coliseum in October, following its UK premiere in Greater Manchester in May.
You can now get a first look at production photos for the world premiere of Driftwood at The Other Place.
Australian guitarist Taj Farrant will launch his debut album tour, Chapter One, with a series of UK performances in 2026.
The Metropolitan Opera announced the Met Orchestra's European Festival Tour, led by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with stops at the BBC Proms, Lucerne Festival, and Philharmonie de Paris.
Battersea Arts Centre will present BLOOM 2026, featuring five productions spanning absurdist theatre, immersive performance, and puppetry, all developed and supported by BAC.
Regal Entertainments Ltd announced a new UK tour of RITA, SUE & BOB TOO!, visiting 11 venues across Britain.
Corn Exchange Newbury's 101 Outdoor Arts announced a series of free outdoor performances, including BLOCK, featuring acrobats with large stackable blocks, and WATCHFUL, an outdoor theatre piece exploring a long-term relationship across time.
Acosta Danza Yunior will present NEXT GENERATION at Sadler's Wells East, a mixed bill featuring works by Susana Pous, Juliano Nunes, Didy Veldman, and Kit Holder, performed by recent graduates of the Acosta Dance Academy in Havana.
CADEL: LUNGS ON LEGS, the solo show about Australian cycling legend Cadel Evans, will present its London premiere at Riverside Studios.
Leeds Playhouse has appointed three new trustees to its Board.
Pivot Point Circus will present DARLING at the Brighton Fringe Spiegeltent, combining aerial acrobatics, physical theatre, and comedy.
Performances are underway for the new stage adaptation of James M.
After six weeks of voting, BroadwayWorld readers have crowned Newsies the Ultimate Best Movie Musical in the 2026 edition of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket.
Norwich Theatre will present a tour of 3 Migrant Women, a production created and performed by artists with lived experience of displacement, opening at Theatre503 London before touring to venues around the UK.
The Young Company at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre will present WOYZECK, Georg Büchner's unfinished masterpiece, directed by the SJT's Head of Creative Engagement, Rob Salmon.
Thorington Theatre, a 350-seat outdoor woodland venue in Suffolk, announced its upcoming summer season featuring more than 50 shows spanning music, theatre, comedy, and family programming, plus two major community arts initiatives.
Greg Doran, former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and celebrated Shakespearean, revives his acclaimed production of Venus and Adonis, Shakespeare's greatest narrative poem, for a limited UK tour starting in June.
Bodies in Action will present IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, a contemporary dance-theatre work exploring self-worth, visibility, and otherness, at The Source Theatre Stratford.
BYMT will present the world premiere of SEA CHANGE, a new musical by 2025 NMTA winners Elinor Peregrin and Will Jackson, at Birmingham Hippodrome.
The BBC Proms returns in summer 2026, presenting eight weeks of world-class music from an array of leading orchestras, conductors and soloists from across the UK and around the world.
Peter Marinker, 84, will perform Beckett's KRAPP'S LAST TAPE at The Cockpit in London alongside real recordings of himself from when he last played the role over 30 years ago, following a recent Alzheimer's diagnosis.
The Roundhouse Comedy Festival returns to Camden with a lineup including Frank Skinner, Katherine Ryan, Joe Lycett, Sam Campbell, Judi Love, and Kristen Schaal across stand-up, live podcasts, and theatrical comedy shows.
Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Live to Film is coming to Bradford Live this festive season featuring a screening of the film while the musical score is performed live by an orchestra.
Joanna Pickering will bring her solo play DON'T HARM THE ANIMALS to Hay Festival, directed by BAFTA winner Philip John.
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Pinocchio: The Pantomime Whitby Pavilion Theatre (12/04-12/05) |
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The Beast The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union (9/11-9/11) |
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The Final Exam: Gao Kao The Whisper Current Productions (8/23-8/24) |
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Trainspotting the Musical Theatre Royal Nottingham (1/18-1/23) |
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Two MR P''s In a Podcast Live - Let That Be a Lesson... Devonshire Park Theatre (10/28-10/28) |
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Killing Swine Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/07-8/08) |
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Trainspotting The Musical: Arches Bar Champagne Experience Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall (10/30-10/31) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Live to Film Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall (12/10-12/10) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Royal Spa Centre (3/06-3/06) |
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We Will Rock You the Musical O2 City Hall Newcastle (10/19-10/20) |
