The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Lab Rats Collective's FISH IN A KETTLE will present an immersive theatre experience at Liverpool's Fabric Studios, set at a house party hosted by the Ocean in 2050, developed with marine scientist Dr Marta Payo Payo.
Candoco Dance Company announced a new Artistic Assembly leadership model and expanded programs to support D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists as the organization marks 35 years of inclusive dance.
East Midlands theatre company New Perspectives announced 14 early- and mid-career artists for its New Associates programme, now in its seventh year, supporting artists in a historically underfunded region.
BalletBoyz will return to the stage with Still Pointless.
Mischief's CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG will return to London's Wyndham's Theatre for a limited West End run, while also embarking on a second UK tour, a North American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, and an Australian run.
The Stephen Joseph Theatre has announced the full cast for CALENDAR GIRLS THE MUSICAL, a co-production with three other UK theatres, directed by Artistic Director Paul Robinson in a new in-the-round staging.
Hornsey–Pennell Productions will present the UK premiere of THE NAME by Nobel Prize-winning playwright Jon Fosse at the White Bear Theatre in London, directed by Simon Usher.
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ATTACK ON TITAN: SYMPHONY FROM PARADIS will make its world premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra performing newly created symphonic arrangements by the anime's original composers.
LEAP DANCE FESTIVAL 2026 is underway across Liverpool, with performances, workshops, and family-friendly events at theatres, cultural venues, and public spaces over a 16-day celebration of dance.
English National Opera has announced its 2026/27 Season across London and Greater Manchester, featuring nine operas, with six new productions, four operas by contemporary female composers and opportunities for the next generation of opera makers.
The Coronet Theatre will present two poetry events featuring actor Simon McBurney performing Basil Bunting's Briggflatts and a Poetry Club reading with Tishani Doshi, Asmaa Azaizeh, and Isabelle Baafi.
ThickSkin's ghost story IT WALKS AROUND THE HOUSE AT NIGHT will tour the UK this autumn, with George Naylor reprising his role as Joe in the comedy-horror production supported by Queen's Theatre Hornchurch.
Mohit Mathur's one-man show DIAL 1 FOR UK, about migration, identity, and belonging, will present at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre as part of its second UK tour, before heading to Canada.
Cornershop Chronicles will come to Peckham Fringe in May.
TRANSIENT AND TRIFLING, a kinky cabaret-theatre show, will present four performances at St Augustine's Arts and Events Centre during Brighton Fringe, featuring an all-queer cast performing burlesque, bondage, and pole dance.
A corrupt lot steeped in scandal puppeteers the economy.
Rehearsal images are released for the world premiere of Kohlhaas, the opening event of the 60th Edition of Brighton Festival and its first ever original theatre production, directed by Omar Elerian.
Woolwich Works marks Pride 2026 with a vibrant programme of live performance celebrating queer creativity, identity and expression - from boundary-pushing circus and cabaret to sharp, joyful stand-up comedy.
Acclaimed new country musical Under the Mersey Moon is set to make its Liverpool debut when it comes to the Epstein Theatre this autumn.
English National Opera (ENO) will present Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone at the London Coliseum in October, following its UK premiere in Greater Manchester in May.
You can now get a first look at production photos for the world premiere of Driftwood at The Other Place.
Australian guitarist Taj Farrant will launch his debut album tour, Chapter One, with a series of UK performances in 2026.
The Metropolitan Opera announced the Met Orchestra's European Festival Tour, led by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with stops at the BBC Proms, Lucerne Festival, and Philharmonie de Paris.
Battersea Arts Centre will present BLOOM 2026, featuring five productions spanning absurdist theatre, immersive performance, and puppetry, all developed and supported by BAC.
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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) |
