The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
British Youth Music Theatre will present the world premiere of THE CLOCKMAKER'S CITY at Z-arts in Manchester, running July 31 to August 2, featuring 38 young performers in a new musical about productivity, community, and change.
MyAnna Buring and Patrick Kennedy lead the UK premiere of Sarah Ruhl's romantic comedy STAGE KISS at Hampstead Theatre, directed by Blanche McIntyre, running May 8 to June 13.
Tall Stories' musical adaptation of THE GRUFFALO, celebrating its 25th anniversary, will run at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre on May 8, 9, and 10, with multiple performances across the three days.
Audiences are invited to look up and experience The Night Sky Show – A Sky Full of Hope on Saturday 24 April 2027 at Bradford Live, where astronomer and author Adrian West will bring the cosmos to life.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD will run at Milton Keynes Theatre from May 19-23, bringing Harper Lee's classic story to the stage for a limited engagement.
EastEnders star Shaun Williamson will appear as the Toymaker and Lord Scrumptious in selected performances of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG at Kings Theatre Portsmouth, running Tuesday 14th through Friday 17th.
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Rother Street Arts House and Tread The Boards will present PYGMALION by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Jonas Cemm, staged in the round August 3–15 in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Kyrah Gray will present her 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show-winning debut hour KYRAHPRACTOR at Soho Theatre Downstairs on April 15 and 16, exploring her Jamaican upbringing in the UK and her dating history.
New production photos have been released for the family musical based on Roald Dahl’s THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE, touring the UK until 22 August 2026, including a 4-week Summer run at Lyric Hammersmith.
A polished NT Live filming of All My Sons arrives on screen as a compelling highlight of the National Theatre Live season on 16 April 2026, combining strong performances with assured direction.
LET'S DANCE INTERNATIONAL FRONTIERS – LDIF26 - is the critically-acclaimed, hugely popular annual Leicester-based dance festival which launches every year on April 29th, International Dance Day.
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Fractured Time Productions will present THE DYING WISH at the Drayton Arms Theatre, following a sold-out run at the Golden Goose.
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The touring production of The Bodyguard arrives at a pivotal moment in its continental journey.
The NYC-based quartet Those Girls will be performing at London's Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zedel April 12 at 5 p.
Milton Keynes Theatre has announced its vibrant Summer Season for 2026, featuring a line-up of West End hits, concerts, drama, comedy, family favourites, dance, and opera.
With countless depictions of Queen Victoria in the media, Daisy Goodwin has managed to create something original and thought-provoking.
BALLET CENTRAL announced its 2026 UK tour, featuring 11 performances from May 14, including London dates at the Britten Theatre in July, with works by Kenneth MacMillan, Ashley Page, and two new commissions.
All new production photos have been released from the UK & Ireland tour of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL starring Strictly Come Dancing Finalist and West End star Amber Davies.
NIUSIA, a one-woman show by Beth Paterson exploring Jewish identity and intergenerational Holocaust memory, will tour to Brighton and London in May following award-winning runs at the Melbourne, Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe.
CBEEBIES HOUSE PARTY LIVE! announced a UK tour visiting Bury St Edmunds, Derby, Hull, Newport, Northampton, Salford, and York, featuring Andy Day, Mister Maker, and more CBeebies stars in a BSL-interpreted family show.
Actor and yoga professor Mayuri Bhandari brings THE ANTI 'YOGI' to Soho Theatre from 6–16 May 2026, a multimedia solo show using dance, poetry, and live percussion to challenge the commercialization of Western yoga.
THE FRESHWATER FIVE, a debut play about Isle of Wight fishermen convicted of drug smuggling who maintain their innocence, comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre on 1 May as part of a 2026 national tour.
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Trainspotting The Musical Palace Theatre Manchester (11/02-11/07) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Live to Film Bradford Live (12/01-12/01) |
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Here’s to the Ladies! Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/14-8/16) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family Vaillant Live, Derby (2/06-2/06) |
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The Scarlet Pimpernel - Stokenham/ Kingsbridge - theatre period drama Stokenham Village Hall (7/11-10/11) |
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Beloved Be The Ones Who Sit Down Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/21-8/22) |
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical Liverpool Empire Theatre (7/02-8/08) |
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Jack and the Beanstalk Greenwich Theatre (11/27-1/10) |
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Orwell: The Road to 1984 Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/29-8/30) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Bristol Beacon (3/19-3/19) |
