The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
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The BBC has commissioned 1536, a new drama series for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, based on Ava Pickett’s play of the same name, from Drama Republic.
York Theatre Royal has announced a major UK revival of Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad.
Adapted by Olivier Award-winner Laura Wade from Somerset Maugham’s original play, The Constant Wife, this new version is directed by Co-Artistic Director of the RSC Tamara Harvey and is now embarking on a UK Tour which, delightfully, opened in Brighton this week.
The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here)) will be touring to Belfast, Newcastle, Manchester, Dublin, Oxford, Hull, and more.
Reading Rep Theatre has announced the latest casting news for the upcoming production of Noël Coward's Private Lives which opens at the theatre this spring.
Following a critically acclaimed run at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival, 5:45 will make its London debut with a limited run at Theatreship, Canary Wharf.
A multi-sensory aerial theatre show for babies aged 0–2 and their adults, Take Flight is the uplifting story of a baby bird finding its wings and exploring the world.
All new photos have been released from Glorious!, the true story of American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins.
A new generation of queer artists will take to the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall stage to reimagine The Age of Consent, the groundbreaking 1984 debut album by Bronski Beat.
Liverpool audiences are being promised lots of wizard fun at the Epstein Theatre this Easter.
The Grange Festival has announced the star-studded line-up for Celebrating Sinatra concerts with John Wilson and Sinfonia of London, on 3, 5 & 6 June.
Paul Smith will present his largest comedy tour yet, the 'HAPPY WORLD TOUR', starting in 2026.
Some of the world's most innovative and ambitious artworks will go on show at the Wales Millennium Centre as part of the first ever ANNWN Prize exhibition, running from 27 May – 26 June 2026.
The pioneering documentary rock musical that helped define the New Vic Theatre's signature actor-musician style will return to the theatre this April after a 33-year hiatus to mark the organisation's 40th anniversary celebrations.
British performer Will Parfitt will headline a UK arena and theatre tour in 2026 with Magic Men, the internationally touring live show from Australia.
BULLYACHE will make their Sadler's Wells debut with the UK premiere of A Good Man is Hard to Find from Thursday 7 – Saturday 9 May at Sadler's Wells East.
Uncanny: Fear of the Dark, which has been on a sold-out UK tour since September 2025, continuing through to March 2026, has announced two nights at Soho Theatre Walthamstow on 5 & 6 May.
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the full cast for its forthcoming production of Driftwood, a deeply evocative new play by Martina Laird, directed by Justin Audibert.
The West End hit Paranormal Activity will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour from September 2026.
New musical, Trompe I'oeil has announced casting ahead of the production's exclusive season at Contact, Manchester from 18 April - 2 May 2026 in a refreshed new version.
The hit Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show of 2023, 2024 and 2025, Keith Alessi's Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life will arrive at the Kings Head Theatre in London for two very special performances only.
The National Youth Orchestra will present a unique version of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at free school concerts in Blackpool and Bolton, celebrating the musical's 40th anniversary with performances exclusively arranged by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Rehearsal photos have been released for the UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL, ahead of its first performance at Manchester Opera House on 23 February 2026.
Harry Clayton-Wright's Mr Blackpool will return in 2026 for its biggest performances yet, heading to Salford, Brighton and Blackpool on a UK tour.
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Fascinating Aida Alhambra Theatre (3/12-3/12) |
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Disneys Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra Symphony Hall (12/09-12/09) |
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Scrooge Cirque Extravaganza Vaillant Live, Derby (12/15-12/15) |
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The War of the Worlds - Live the Concert Experience Waterfront Hall Auditorium (10/06-10/07) |
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Jack and the Beanstalk Greenwich Theatre (11/27-1/10) |
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Summer Season 2026 Programme Thorington Theatre, Suffolk (5/22-8/31) |
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Trainspotting the Musical Hull New Theatre (11/16-11/21) |
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Trevor Nelson's Soul Christmas The Royal Albert Hall (12/17-12/18) |
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Fuel Injected Magic! 50th Anniversary Concert SEC Armadillo (10/14-10/14) |
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First Five: Jamelia Donaldson First Five: Jamelia Donaldson (10/03-10/03) |
