The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Swansea Grand announced its pantomime cast for SNOW WHITE, featuring BBC Radio 2's Owain Wyn Evans, CBeebies presenter Rebecca Keatley, and Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw, with a special digital appearance by Kev Johns.
Stuart Goldsmith will perform CANARY, his second climate comedy stand-up show, at Edinburgh Fringe's Monkey Barrel before a UK tour, tackling climate dread with humor after performing at Netflix Is A Joke.
Coronation Street actor Ryan Mulvey, known for his role as Brody Michaelis, will make his stage debut as Prince Fredrick in SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS at Liverpool's Epstein Theatre, with Leanne Campbell appearing as the Magic Mirror.
Humphrey Ker and David Reed's comedy SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, directed by Phillip Breen, will transfer from Birmingham Rep to Alexandra Palace Theatre for a Christmas season.
Lisa Allen of Shakespeare North Playhouse and Mark Da Vanzo of Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse have been elected to the UK Theatre Board, joining re-elected members from Hall for Cornwall and Ambassador Theatre Group.
Jermyn Street Theatre and Mint Theater Company have released photos of Wife to James Whelan, Teresa Deevy's acclaimed drama directed by Jonathan Bank.
The Production Garden and HarperCollins have launched a competition offering one winner 50 Michael Morpurgo books, memorabilia, and four tickets to the upcoming UK tour of the one-person stage adaptation Private Peaceful.
Deafinitely Theatre announced the return of its Deaf Theatre Makers series with a new paid placement scheme for deaf adults, partnering with Birmingham Rep, Sheffield Theatres, Riverside Studios, and the Royal Ballet and Opera.
PEPPA PIG'S BIG FAMILY ADVENTURE, produced by Fierylight in collaboration with Hasbro, will visit Storyhouse Chester, marking the first ever live stage appearance of baby Evie Pig.
Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain announced a run at Milton Keynes Theatre, bringing the popular stage production to Buckinghamshire for a limited engagement.
BASSLINE SYMPHONY®, the symphonic bassline event created by Bradford-born producer Tanya Vital, will return to Bradford Live featuring DJs TS7, DJ Q and Jamie Duggan performing alongside the Opera North Orchestra.
Buxton Opera House has revealed its 2026 festive production for younger audiences will be a new staging of The Princess and The Frog, written by Robin Kingsland.
Jackie Mitchell stars as Doris Daydream in THE DORIS SHOW at Guildford Fringe Festival, tracing Doris Day's life, marriages, and music, including Que Sera Sera and Secret Love, with singalong opportunities.
Jane Asher and Samantha Womack will lead the UK tour of BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT, Daisy Goodwin's debut play, directed by Anthony Banks, visiting Cambridge Arts Theatre and several other venues.
Yarnbird Arts will tour FOOTY FAIRY TALES, a family show for ages 4–11, across Staffordshire, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Merseyside and Lancashire, combining football and fairy tales with live music.
OVO will present a 1920s-styled open-air production of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the Roman Theatre in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
Blau Produções and Suzanna Rosenthal Productions will present ONE MILLION WORDS at Edinburgh Fringe's Pleasance Dome, marking the UK premiere of Ivo Müller's solo show inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet.
Globe Road Theatre will present the inaugural New America Theatre Festival of London, featuring seven plays by American playwrights performed by London-based directors and cast at The Reliance in Shoreditch.
Marc Shaiman's iconic soundtrack for the 1993 rom-com will be performed live by a full orchestra at London's Eventim Apollo, with the film screening simultaneously on a large HD screen.
Welsh actress Kimberley Nixon takes BABY BRAIN, a five-star one-woman dark comedy about postpartum psychosis, on a six-city UK tour, culminating in a ten-night run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Joss Arnott Dance announced a UK and international tour for MEET THE HATTER, a dance and multimedia production inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with stops including London's Sadler's Wells and venues across the US and Canada.
The Victoria Wood sitcom dinnerladies will return more than a quarter of a century after it was first screened on BBC One.
The Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough is staging the first-ever in-the-round production of CALENDAR GIRLS THE MUSICAL, directed by Artistic Director Paul Robinson, with a cast of twelve actors plus local young performers.
Original Theatre and Theatr Clwyd announced further casting for THE OTHER SIDE OF MURDER, Torben Betts' new comedy thriller starring Rufus Hound as a TV medium and Susie Blake, set for a UK and Ireland tour.
The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles will present LOVE ACROSS THE POND, a series of benefit concerts at The Actors' Church in London's Covent Garden, marking the chorus's first-ever UK performances in its 47-year history.
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! The Y Theatre (5/27-5/27) |
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Count Arthur Strong: And It''s Goodnight From Me! Whitby Pavilion Theatre (4/16-4/16) |
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Turning The Tide Blackfriars Railway Bridge (9/17-9/20) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Floral Pavilion Theatre (5/21-5/21) |
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Bat Out of Hell: 50th Anniversary Utilita Arena (9/25-9/25) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family Scarborough Spa Grand Hall (4/23-4/23) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall (10/26-10/31) |
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Steve Steinman''s BAT - Bat Out of Hell 50th Anniversary Tour Vaillant Live, Derby (11/04-11/04) |
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Trainspotting The Musical The Alexandra (11/30-12/05) |
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Maestro of the Movies: A Tribute to John Williams with the London Symphony Orchestra The Royal Albert Hall (10/31-10/31) |
