The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Dance Umbrella announced that Eshu at the Crossroads, a family show blending dance, puppetry, and Yorubic storytelling, will tour across London venues as part of its annual international dance festival.
National Youth Theatre has announced the initial wave of British stars of stage and screen returning to their NYT roots for a one night only staged performance, Letters to My Younger Future Self.
Hofesh Shechter Company announced additional UK dates for IN THE BRAIN, following its London premiere at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, with performances added at artsdepot, DanceEast in Ipswich, and Exeter Northcott Theatre.
Trainspotting the Musical has shared a casting update for the role of Renton.
All new production photos have been released for the UK and Ireland tour of Heathers The Musical, starring Gerardine Sacdalan and more.
Sasha Latoya and Jaimie Pruden are set to return to Mercury Theatre Colchester for JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, joining previously announced panto veterans Antony Stuart-Hicks and Dale Superville in the 2026 Christmas pantomime.
Dance crew Ekleido will present their new work FEMINA on a UK tour, launching at DanceEast and closing at The Place, which serves as co-producer of the production.
BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical has released an image of the DeLorean finale, giving people a glimpse of what to expect on the road later this year, with the UK tour opening at the Bristol Hippodrome in October.
Le Navet Bete and Olivier Award-nominated writer John Nicholson announced an extension of OH ZEUS!, their Greek mythology farce, with a new UK tour leg added by popular demand.
The Stephen Joseph Theatre will present Moira Buffini's Olivier Award-winning comedy HANDBAGGED, imagining the private meetings between Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher, before the production tours to Theatr Clwyd.
Jamie Wilson Productions announced additional venues for the JUST FOR ONE DAY UK tour, which opens at Curve in Leicester before visiting cities including Belfast, Newcastle, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton.
Pam Tanowitz Dance returns to the Barbican Theatre for the UK premiere of PASTORAL, a collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw and visual artist Sarah Crowner, reimagining Beethoven's Symphony No.
The Matchbox Company announced SPEAK OF THE DEVIL, writer-director Elise Simond's second play, will run at The Hope Theatre in London.
Tom Wentworth and Stephanie Kempson’s new reimagining of the beloved novel The Secret Garden has inclusivity and accessibility fused into its core from the ground up, and the result is an adaptation that boasts charm by the bucketload.
Soprano Anush Hovhannisyan and pianist Sam Jewison will headline BROADWAY RHAPSODY, a one-night-only open-air concert at Opera Holland Park, backed by a 40-piece orchestra.
Sheffield Hallam University in association with Sheffield Theatres have launched a new BA Musical Theatre degree programme, to develop emerging talent in the region.
All new rehearsal photos have been released for the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of The Silence of the Lambs, as the production prepares to make its world stage play premiere.
Figs in Wigs will bring LITTLE WIMMIN, their live art adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, to Soho Theatre Walthamstow for two BSL-interpreted performances.
Eastern Angles announced the cast for its touring stage adaptation of L.
The Royal Shakespeare Company's MATILDA THE MUSICAL UK and Ireland tour announced new young performers joining the company at Birmingham Hippodrome, with three new actresses set to share the title role.
SPACE HAMLET, a glam rock musical reimagining of Shakespeare's tragedy featuring an original score and puppet cast, is set to make its London debut at The Cockpit Theatre.
Direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, audiences are invited to an audience with Dame Elizabeth Taylor! Call Me Elizabeth, written and performed by American actor Kayla Boye giving her London debut as she portrays Hollywood royalty Elizabeth Taylor.
Silent Disco Global will bring its wireless LED headphone experience to Woolwich Works in South East London, with a family afternoon session and an adults-only evening party featuring three live DJs across three music channels.
Storyhouse will present MOONLIGHT FLICKS, an open-air cinema series at Chester's Grosvenor Park, screening titles including MAMMA MIA!, MOULIN ROUGE!, LEGALLY BLONDE, and WICKED FOR GOOD this summer.
Stockard Channing makes her directorial debut with Samuel Beckett's KRAPP'S LAST TAPE at Latitude Festival's 20th edition, starring David Westhead, before the production heads to Edinburgh Fringe.
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Back to the Future The Musical Liverpool Empire Theatre (1/12-2/06) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family O2 City Hall Newcastle (3/27-3/27) |
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Helsinki Leaks ´25: An Inconvenient Peace Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/19-8/23) |
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We Will Rock You the Musical O2 City Hall Newcastle (10/19-10/20) |
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Paul Merton & Suki Webster''s Improv Show Chelmsford Theatre (10/31-10/31) |
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Pinocchio: The Pantomime Whitby Pavilion Theatre (12/04-12/05) |
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Blue | Glas The Courtyard (9/29-9/29) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Palace Theatre, Southend (4/08-4/08) |
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Cyrano de Bergerac Norden Farm Centre (6/13-9/05) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Gordon Craig Theatre (6/04-6/04) |
