The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
The Base Greenham will present its Festival of Arts and Crafts at Greenham Business Park, featuring a craft fair, art exhibition of over 150 original works, live music, taster workshops, and family activities.
DINOSAUR WORLD LIVE, the Olivier Award-winning children's theatre show, will return to Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre this summer, featuring life-like dinosaurs including a T-Rex, Triceratops, and more for audiences ages 3 and up.
John Partridge, known for EastEnders and West End roles, will star as Dr.
GREASE THE MUSICAL announced a new UK tour, directed by Nikolai Foster with choreography by Arlene Phillips, visiting Plymouth, Cardiff, Newcastle, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham and more.
The Mainstage Prize, a new £10,000 national playwriting award supported by Riverside Studios, launched with former RSC Head of New Work Pippa Hill chairing the judging panel.
Trigger's THE BIG ONE HUNDRED will present giant puppet performances and nature-based Explorer Days across Ashdown Forest and surrounding venues, marking 100 years of A.
Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake's COLOSSUS will make its UK premiere at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, featuring 60 final-year London Contemporary Dance School students performing as one unit.
Elmhurst Ballet School will present its Silver Swans Summer Retreat, a multi-day programme for adult dancers blending dance, wellbeing, and community in a supportive environment.
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch has announced its Autumn 2026 season.
Storyhouse Young Company will stage Matt Hartley's IDYLL at Chester's Garret Theatre, featuring 16 actors aged 18-25 trained through a free program funded by the Couch Foundation and audience donations.
All new photos have been released from the Built By Barn Revival of Rick Elice and Roger Rees’ Double Double at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester.
Jermyn Street Theatre has announced that The Waves will extend its run due to demand.
Campus West Theatre announced the principal cast for its 2026 production of DICK WHITTINGTON, with Keiran Parrot in the title role, as director Jonas Cemm marks ten years with the venue's festive pantomime programme.
County Durham's Ensemble '84 will stage Shakespeare's First Quarto text of HAMLET in Horden, offering a shorter, faster-paced version of the tragedy with differences in structure, dialogue, and character names.
BroadwayWorld is launching the May 2026 Games Challenge - a month-long streak competition open to fans across the U.
Southbank Centre announced the full line-up for South Asian Sounds, a five-day series spanning classical, orchestral, and diasporic pop across Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Purcell Room.
Polka Theatre announced details of its 2026 Polka Playwriting Award, the only prize of its kind dedicated to original theatre for audiences aged 7–13, with submissions open and free online masterclasses planned.
LONDON CITY BALLET announced its third season tour, visiting 17 venues across the UK, USA, and Europe, with an expanded company of 18 dancers and guest artist Alina Cojocaru.
Woolwich Works announced a full programme of family shows and cultural events, including NICK SHARRATT'S PICTURE BOOK DRAWALONG, THE BUBBLE SHOW, and THERE'S A MONSTER IN YOUR SHOW, among others.
Writer Lita Doolan and performer Julie Broadbent bring THE SHAPE OF THINGS UNDONE to Brighton Fringe, a solo work exploring dementia and human care, designed to be experienced in a setting of the listener's own choosing.
The Garfield Weston Foundation has committed £250,000 toward the redevelopment of The Arts Theatre Cambridge, marking a significant funding milestone for the historic venue.
Jackie Mitchell will star as Doris Daydream in THE DORIS SHOW at Brighton Fringe, a tribute covering Doris Day's life, marriages, and classic songs including 'Que Sera Sera' and 'Secret Love.
La Voix, known for Strictly Come Dancing and RuPaul's Drag Race UK, will return to Wycombe Swan to play Tinker Bell in PETER PAN, produced by Imagine Theatre.
Sheyi Cole and Zakiyyah Dean will lead A TO B, a debut play by Tia-Renee Mullings, at Soho Theatre this summer.
LIVE AT ARLEY will present a three-night outdoor music festival at historic Arley Hall in Cheshire, featuring Adam Rickitt, Imagination's Leee John, Bay City Rollers, and Mud across themed evenings of Y2K pop, disco, and 70s glam rock.
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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) |
