The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Red is a dazzling and richly entertaining musical revue which celebrates the flame haired icons who have shaped stage and screen history, whilst simultaneously showcasing the extraordinary talents of its creator and performer, Amber Topaz.
The full cast for the UK and Ireland tour of MRS.
Strictly alumni Janette Manrara announced as a guest star on Nikita Kuzmin's UK tour SUPERNOVA, joining Karen Hauer and Nadiya Bychkova for select dates at venues across England.
Tales From Acorn Wood at artsdepot is a warm, engaging and visually playful introduction to theatre for young audiences, bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much loved stories delightfully to life through puppetry, songs and audience participation.
Richard O'Brien's cult classic musical will play Storyhouse in Chester as part of a national tour, with Stephen Webb leading the cast as Dr Frank-N-Furter alongside Jackie Clune, James Bisp, and Haley Flaherty.
The Mill At Sonning announced the cast for SHEAR MADNESS, Paul Portner's record-breaking comedy whodunit directed by Sally Hughes, featuring Rosaleen Burton, Daniel Cane, Gwithian Evans, Jonathan Markwood, Natalie Ogle, and Paul O'Neill.
Black Bat Productions announced the world premiere of ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK, a new play by Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller exploring medically assisted dying, directed by Mimi Harlow Robinson at The Glitch in Waterloo.
Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker and former Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey are reunited in poignant and nostalgic fashion in Jonathan Lynn's I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, the final chapter for two characters so beloved from the TV series that made them British institutions.
Emma Tadmor's PLASTERS, described as 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf for the new-text generation,' will run at Theatre503 in London, directed by and starring Max Schmitt, with support from LAMDA.
Historian Jack Jewers' debut novel Seething Lane follows Samuel Pepys through a murder mystery set in Restoration London, weaving in the history of Theatre Royal Drury Lane and the influence of King Charles II's mistresses on the city.
Stage One announced partners for its 2026/27 Producer Placement Scheme, offering emerging producers paid year-long placements at London and regional theatres, including Sonia Friedman Productions and Sheffield Theatres.
Culture Warrington and Golden Square's award-winning rooftop Sky Garden has received £20,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to expand wildlife habitats, grow community produce, and host free family events.
Catherine Russell, known for Holby City and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will play Patricia Highsmith in Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds' in-house production of Joanna Murray-Smith's psychological thriller SWITZERLAND.
VAULT Creative Arts will present Highlight, a preview festival at The Glitch in Waterloo showcasing theatre, comedy, and live performance bound for the Edinburgh Fringe, with tickets starting from £4.
Before I’m Dead follows seventeen-year-old Zara as she records her own eulogy before a terminal brain tumour takes away her voice.
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Senbla will present THE BEST OF TUBULAR BELLS I, II & III on a UK autumn tour, featuring Robin Smith leading a live group through Tubular Bells I in full, plus extended sections of II and III and hit single Moonlight Shadow.
Aakash Odedra Company's acclaimed solo work SONGS OF THE BULBUL, co-created with Kathak choreographer Rani Khanam, will tour four UK venues, opening at Oxford Playhouse before heading to Sadler's Wells East in London.
Theatre Re's award-winning production THE NATURE OF FORGETTING, a portrayal of dementia developed with neuroscientists and the Alzheimer's Society, will tour the UK, Korea, and the US to mark its 10th anniversary.
Il Turco In Italia may not be Rossini's most famous work, but if there is any justice, this wonderful revival of Mariame Clément's 2021 Festival production will bring this opera to much wider attention.
His Majesty King Charles III joined audiences at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon for a performance of The Tempest directed by Sir Richard Eyre and starring Sir Kenneth Branagh.
Theatre Caddis, double Fringe First winners, will bring their comedy JANE EYRE CONVENTION to London venues in Clapham and Islington, before heading to Edinburgh Fringe.
Agnieszka Wieclawska's debut queer dramedy DYING TO MEET YOU heads to Camden Fringe, co-produced by award-winning Sarah Chamberlain.
Fish in a Kettle is a brand new immersive theatre experience, which invites the audience to a house party hosted by the ocean in the year 2050.
Pentabus is seeking an emerging playwright for its 2027 Jerwood Writer in Residence programme, offering a £12,000 bursary and up to a year at its base in Ludlow, South Shropshire, supported by the Jerwood Foundation.
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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) |
