The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Newbury Spring Festival, now in its 47th year, will present over 45 events across West Berkshire, featuring soprano Ruby Hughes and jazz artist Ian Shaw among its chamber and intimate concert highlights.
Underbelly has announced its Circus Hub programme for the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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The Plumpton Bus Tour will bring live music and performances to Brighton and Lewes as a preview of the upcoming Plumpton Revival festival.
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is set to host a charity event, Supper with the Stars on May 13.
FAIRLIGHT, an electropop musical retelling the origin story of lawn tennis as a queer love story, will tour across the UK, performing on actual tennis courts from Birmingham to Wimbledon and Crawley Pride.
Due to high demand, Fatiha El-Ghorri’s debut stand-up tour, ‘Cockney Stacking Doll', has been extended for 25 further shows.
Tim Minchin made a surprise appearance at MATILDA THE MUSICAL during its Southampton stop at Mayflower Theatre.
Production photos have been released for the world premiere of Kohlhaas, directed by Omar Elerian (Rhinoceros, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, The Chairs) starring three-time Olivier nominee Arinzé Kene.
Sonia Sabri Company will bring ROSHNI to Darlington Hippodrome, featuring Kathak and contemporary dance, live music, beatboxing, and audience interaction in a wordless storytelling performance.
Sound and performance artist Zhuo Mengting will present STILL NOISE, a lecture-performance examining amplification, power, and marginalised voices, at Cambridge Junction as part of its DISRUPT Festival.
Art collective KlangHaus will present two immersive shows at Brighton Dome as part of Brighton Festival, totaling 97 individually ticketed performances of LAST HAUS ON EARTH and DARKROOM.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG will play Milton Keynes Theatre for a limited run, bringing the Mischief Theatre-style comedy chaos to the classic Dickens tale.
Newbury Spring Festival will present over 45 events across West Berkshire, with soprano Ruby Hughes and jazz vocalist Ian Shaw headlining intimate chamber and jazz performances at historic venues.
Woolwich Works will present a series of family-focused live events, including Nick Sharratt's Picture Book Drawalong, The Bubble Show, And There's A Monster In Your Show, among others, across the coming months.
Jodie McNee and Olivier Award-winning Nigel Harman lead the cast of FUN HOME, the Tony Award-winning musical, in its Northern premiere at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, directed by Sarah Frankcom.
Ultravox frontman Midge Ure will bring his A MAN OF TWO WORLDS Tour to Bradford Live, blending iconic hits with atmospheric instrumentals from his solo albums, many of which have never been performed live.
Charlie Brooks and Max Brown will lead the cast of THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF CAMPING, a new play by Liesl Wilke directed by Bronagh Lagan, at Windsor Theatre Royal.
Bristol Old Vic will mark its 260th anniversary with a series of events throughout May 2026.
Simon Amstell has announced a UK tour of his latest stand-up show ‘I Love It Here’.
Riverside Studios has announced the world premiere of RON, a genre-defying new solo show written and performed by Ted Walliker, running in Studio 2 at the Hammersmith venue.
Storyhouse in Chester will stage a co-production of JANE EYRE, directed by 2025 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award winner Lily Dyble, in association with Mercury Theatre, Rose Theatre Kingston, and Northern Stage.
Oklahoma’s premier ballet company, Tulsa Ballet, performs at the Royal Opera House for the first time bringing its 'Made in America' mixed bill to the Linbury Theatre.
All new footage has been released from the UK and Ireland tour of Mean Girls The Musical, touring until January 2027.
MALORY TOWERS will play the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, with a press night scheduled during the run.
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The Beast The Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' Union (9/11-9/11) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! The Alexandra (5/23-5/23) |
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Blue | Glas The Roses Theatre (11/05-11/05) |
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Thorneland Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/27-8/28) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert The Brighton Centre (12/13-12/13) |
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The Go-Between Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (9/11-9/11) |
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Trainspotting the Musical Wales Millennium Centre (1/25-1/30) |
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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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The Go-Between Sheringham Little Theatre (9/14-9/14) |
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Cyrano de Bergerac Norden Farm Centre (6/13-9/05) |
