The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
F**KING SWANS, written by Eugene O'Neill Semi-Finalist Elise Marra, is running at Omnibus Theatre as part of the 96' Festival, starring Siubhan Harrison, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Emma Wilkinson Wright.
The New York-based cabaret star reflects on her love of London and how the city shaped her career in musical theater.
John Godber's THE HIGHWAYMAN, nominated for Best Lead and Supporting Actor at the 2025 BroadwayWorld UK Awards, will tour across nine UK cities in autumn 2026.
Tigerslane Studios will present Murder Trial Tonight – Death in the Family at Parr Hall in Warrington, transforming the historic venue into a courtroom where audience members serve as the jury in a case based on a true story.
Puccini's tear-jerker La bohème is always a crowd-pleaser for any opera festival.
Casting has been announced for the return of ALICE IN WONDERLAND to London, with Ailsa Erskine as Alice and Kate Malyon as Cheshire Cat joining returning cast members at Riverside Studios and Soho Theatre Walthamstow.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre announced EDINLOCHRY, a new festival bringing Edinburgh Festival Fringe performances to the Scottish Highlands, featuring comedy, drama, music, and magic from Fringe artists.
Actor and composer Drew Dillon announced a remix EP reimagining music from his one-man musical TAKE ME HOME, blending dance-pop and electronic sounds with the original score's contemporary pop and folk influences.
Relish Theatre will present Acid's Reign After Dark, a one-night-only late-night event at Pleasance London hosted by RuPaul's Drag Race UK finalist Bimini, featuring cabaret, live performances, and more.
Hundreds of secondary school students from across Greater London will perform at Cadogan Hall for Step Live 2026, the annual dance event run by Step into Dance, a partnership between Royal Academy of Dance and Jack Petchey Foundation.
Bilston Operatic Company announced full casting for WE WILL ROCK YOU at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, marking the company's 99th year and 64th production at the venue, with Connor Welch as Galileo and Lara Pugh as Scaramouche.
West End star Lucie Jones will return to reprise the role of Jenna in the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS, playing King's Theatre, Glasgow, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield and Lowry, Salford.
Olivier Award-winning actress Janie Dee has been appointed patron of Buxton Opera House, joining Lady Jasmine Cavendish in the role.
Talawa, the UK's leading Black British theatre company, will mark its 40th anniversary with a black carpet showcase at Hackney Empire, featuring live music, performances, and excerpts spanning four decades.
Whether you grew up with the 1968 film or are learning about it for the first time, this Chitty Chitty Bang Bang proves that with some imagination, theatrical magic can come from the simplest things.
Five major regional theatres — Birmingham Hippodrome, Leeds Heritage Theatres, Norwich Theatre, Newcastle Theatre Royal, and Marlowe Canterbury — launched RITA at Westminster, presenting data showing £781m in projected five-year economic impact.
You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for The Swamp Dwellers at Utopia Theatre Creative Hub in Sheffield, UK.
Play Nicely Theatre's one-woman show about coercive relationships and societal pressures on women, There is a Light and a Whistle for Attracting Attention, will tour Norwich, Buxton, Manchester, and London.
Scottish playwright George Grant's In the Cold Light, an EdFringe Leading Light Prize nominee, will make its debut at Canal Café Theatre in Little Venice, London, for three performances only.
All new photos have been released from the rehearsal room for Million Dollar Quartet at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester.
Cafe 1001 announced details of its anniversary celebration, a two-day event taking place at its longstanding home on Brick Lane.
Polka Theatre will present a full summer season including ARTHUR, a new co-production based on Arthurian legend, and THERE'S A TIGER IN THE GARDEN, adapted from Lizzy Stewart's award-winning book, alongside workshops and immersive shows for young audiences.
Iranian comedian Sepideh Kaav brings her solo hour 1979: PERSIANALITY DISORDER to Edinburgh Fringe, blending dark comedy and political satire about growing up Iranian, exile, and survival.
Leicester’s Curve theatre has revealed this year’s festive production for children and families, a new stage adaptation of Kes Gray’s DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH CHRISTMAS, which will run in Curve’s Studio Theatre.
Stiwdio Clwyd has announced the inaugural cohort for Tearing The Roof Off, a major new artist development initiative designed to support the next generation of Welsh theatre-makers as they expand their practice and step into larger creative spaces.
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What Happens in the Dark Niddry Upper & Lower @ theSpaceUK (8/07-8/28) |
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Kick the Door Down Theatreship (9/25-9/25) |
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Future Makers The Royal Albert Hall (11/04-11/04) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family O2 City Hall Newcastle (3/27-3/27) |
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Anywhere You Go Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/28-8/29) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Palace Theatre Manchester (11/02-11/07) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! The Y Theatre (5/27-5/27) |
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Car Park Shutter Roller Shutter Installers (6/10-6/10) |
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The Go-Between Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (9/11-9/11) |
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Blue | Glas Pontio (11/10-11/11) |
