The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
The first UK tour of Desperate Scousewives: Lily's Story, led by Benidorm star Crissy Rock, is set to play four Merseyside venues, including the Epstein Theatre in Liverpool, with some performances already sold out.
Theatre by the Lake will present the world premiere of THE FARMER'S WIFE, a new play by Hannah Khalil inspired by Helen Rebanks' best-selling memoir, directed by Artistic Director Liz Stevenson at the Keswick venue.
Daniel Casey will return as Inspector Tom Barnaby in a second UK & Ireland tour of MIDSOMER MURDERS: THE KILLINGS AT BADGER'S DRIFT, produced by Nicholson Green Productions and Colin Ingram Ltd, following a record-breaking 2025/26 run.
SIX announced a new cast of Queens for its upcoming UK and China tour, with Madison Swan, Izi Maxwell, Laura Dawkes, Hannah Victoria, Lizzie Emery, and Eloise Lord leading the company.
LegalAliens Theatre's ALI IN WONDER(ENG)LAND, performed by 16 refugees and migrants, returns to Jacksons Lane with a revised version reflecting new participants and a changed British society.
Dog Man: The Musical has announced its cast.
Why bother doing another Marriage of Figaro? There are four more happening in 2026, from traditional powerhouse companies Royal Ballet and Opera, Glyndebourne, Opera North and Scottish Opera.
Rosie Holt returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with THE ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE LANDED!, blending political satire and sci-fi absurdity at Pleasance Courtyard, before a UK tour.
André Rieu will bring his 2026 Maastricht Concert, Viva Maastricht!, to UK cinemas this summer.
Tom Fletcher’s much loved Who’s in Your Book? series makes a joyful leap from page to stage in There’s a Monster in Your Show, a lively and engaging family musical which celebrates imagination, friendship and the importance of working together.
Storyhouse Cinema in Chester will host a special director's screening of Welsh historical drama MADFABULOUS, with director Celyn Jones appearing for a Q&A hosted by Empire's Jordan King.
Rambert's stage adaptation of IT'S A SIN, with Russell T Davies, Pet Shop Boys, and Glyn Fussell as executive producers, is set to tour the UK, premiering in Manchester before visiting venues nationwide.
Cirque Enchantment announced a 10th anniversary UK tour, blending circus artistry, live vocals, and choreography set to pop hits by Queen, Beyoncé, and more, visiting venues across England.
The Dukes in Lancaster announced BLAST FEST, an upcoming festival featuring a lineup of performances and events at the venue.
Melting Pot announced casting for the UK and Ireland tour of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, starring James Bye, Hannah Sinclair Robinson, Jo Castleton, and Caroline Faber, with the production set to visit towns and cities nationwide.
DISNEY PRINCESS – THE CONCERT, produced by Disney Concerts, Broadway Princess Party, Cuffe & Taylor and Live Nation, announced its first-ever UK and Ireland tour, including five performances at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Speakerphone Productions and Soho Theatre will present HAM, a new work by Hotter Project that reimagines Shakespeare's Hamlet through a vegan lens, previewing at Soho Theatre before its run at Summerhall Arts during Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Lowry, Tall Stories, and Read for Good have partnered to bring livestreamed performances of THE GRUFFALO LIVE ON STAGE to thousands of children in hospitals across the UK, expanding a programme that has reached over 2,000 families since 2022.
After two successful sailings of the sea of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Shantify is docking in London for a run at Underbelly Boulevard Soho.
ASIAN PIRATE MUSICAL is set to play Upstairs at the Gatehouse in London.
Kenneth Branagh has returned to Stratford-upon-Avon to tread the boards of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, where we last saw him 33 years ago as the Prince of Denmark directed by Adrian Noble.
In an inventively accurate live puppet parody of the quintessential 90s classic about leaving your kid alone at home, a five-person ensemble works in tandem to condense the full film into a high-energy hour of theatrical ingenuity in KEVIN!!!!!
Artist Mark Bradley's exhibition at Warrington Museum features nearly 70 oil paintings inspired by news cycles and social media algorithms, inviting viewers to question divisive narratives.
Walking into the Fabric Studios, Liverpool for innovative new theatre production Fish in a Kettle, I was intrigued to discover what was behind the layers of fabric curtains in front of me.
Director at The Moth Chloe Salmon is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their first London Grand Slam show.
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall (4/03-4/03) |
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Helsinki Leaks ´25: An Inconvenient Peace Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/19-8/23) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! The Castle Theatre (5/28-5/28) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family O2 Guildhall Southampton (6/04-6/04) |
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The War of the Worlds - Live the Concert Experience Waterfront Hall Auditorium (10/06-10/07) |
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The Wasp Greenwich Theatre (9/04-9/12) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And it''s Goodnight from Me! Scarborough Spa Suncourt (4/18-4/18) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family Scarborough Spa Grand Hall (4/23-4/23) |
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New Love Madlenianum (12/16-12/01) |
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David Moore Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall (10/17-10/17) |
