The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Pentabus and Rural Media opened applications for National Young Writers 2026, a free online course for writers aged 18-30 to create micro plays for digital platforms, with finished films released across both organisations' channels.
CHICAGO the musical is set to embark on a 2027 UK and Ireland tour.
Corn Exchange Newbury's newly restored Old Library will open its doors to live performance for the first time, with a season featuring Seann Walsh, Ruby Wax, DINOSAUR WORLD LIVE, and Adam Garcia's EMERALD STORM.
Milk + Mallet Theatre Company will present I DREAMT YOU DIFFERENTLY, a two-hander about ambition and father-daughter relationships, featuring original music, at Camden People's Theatre in London.
Buxton Opera House and Buxton Civic Association will present OUTDOOR OPERA HOUSE, a free, pay-what-you-can open-air festival at Grin Low Woods and Poole's Cavern featuring workshops, performances, and a new piece by the BOH Creates Senior Young Company.
Sadler's Wells announced a world premiere of THE LOVE BOOK, choreographed by Jade Hackett and set to the music of Omar Lyefook, alongside Martha Graham Dance Company's centenary return and Rambert's IT'S A SIN London premiere.
Bush Theatre announced its first season under Artistic Director Taio Lawson, featuring new productions including DARKLING, THE BRIDGE, GLOBAL MAJORITY, and the return of INSANE ASYLUM SEEKERS to the main stage.
Summerseat Players has launched a call-out for emerging Northwest playwrights to submit work for its inaugural New Writing Festival, taking place at Theatre Royal Ramsbottom.
Strictly Come Dancing Glitterball winners Dianne Buswell and Vito Coppola announced a spring 2027 UK tour, BACK IN BUSINESS, featuring Latin and ballroom choreography across major theatres.
Rother Street Arts House will present a free panel discussion featuring directors, scholars, and society representatives exploring the works of Shaw and Wilde alongside concurrent productions of both plays.
Totally Thames has revealed the first wave of programming for its 2026 festival, featuring large-scale public artworks, immersive performances, new writing and community events celebrating the River Thames.
The Barn Theatre's production of Million Dollar Quartet has returned for an extended summer engagement.
Rifco Theatre Company announced a nationwide UK tour of SURINDERELLA, a British South Asian pantomime blending Bhangra, Bollywood and classic panto traditions.
Polka Theatre announced Kalee Talvitie-Brown, a former PwC strategy partner and arts patron, as its new Chair of the Board, as the Wimbledon children's theatre looks ahead to its 50th anniversary.
SOLT and the Theatre Development Trust awarded Laurence Olivier Bursaries to nine drama school students across the UK, now in its 39th year.
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, in partnership with Farnham Maltings, announced the return of DOORSTEP DUETS, bringing free dance performances to communities across South-East England with a new work, THE BENCH, choreographed by Glenn Graham.
San Francisco Ballet will bring MERE MORTALS to Sadler's Wells Theatre for its first London visit since 2019, featuring choreography by Aszure Barton and a live performance by composer Floating Points.
CLUB NVRLND, the immersive Peter Pan-inspired nightclub musical featuring 2000s anthems by Britney Spears, Rihanna, and more, will transfer to The Vaults in Waterloo following a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run.
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Terence Frisch returns to Watford Palace Theatre for his 14th pantomime season as Dame Christmas, joined by Michael Lambourne as Ebenezer Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE PANTOMIME.
Conductor Lorenzo Passerini makes his Royal Opera House debut leading Richard Jones' staging of Puccini's LA BOHÈME, featuring two casts including Freddie De Tommaso, Juliana Grigoryan, and several artists making their Royal Opera debuts.
THE ARCHERS: LIVE AT 75, a stage show marking 75 years of the BBC Radio 4 drama, will play New Wimbledon Theatre as part of a UK tour, featuring cast members Timothy Bentinck, Charlotte Martin, and others.
Nick Bagnall, an Associate Artist at Shakespeare's Globe with over 30 years of experience, has been appointed Creative Director at Oldham Coliseum Theatre, joining Guest Curator Julie Hesmondhalgh as the theatre plans its reopening.
One of the UK’s most exciting and innovative theatre-makers, Luke Sheppard received the 2026 Olivier Award for Best Director for the celebrated Paddington the Musical and has been announced at the Patron for BYMT, celebrating both his achievements and his longstanding connection to the organizat
After playing to sold out houses and critical acclaim in New York, Stephen Cole’s one-man musical comic odyssey Camelton - telling the true story of his experience writing a musical for the Emir of Qatar - will plays its UK premiere run at the Gilded Balloon Teviot.
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The Little Mermaid Greenwich Theatre (8/07-8/23) |
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United We Stand Live - Andy Cole & Andy Mitten Nerve Centre (8/15-8/15) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra Symphony Hall (12/08-12/08) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family O2 City Hall Newcastle (3/27-3/27) |
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What The Ladybird Heard At Christmas Royal & Derngate (11/28-12/31) |
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The Dance Plague of 1518 Upstairs at the Gatehouse (8/11-8/13) |
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Pinocchio: The Pantomime Whitby Pavilion Theatre (12/04-12/05) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Loughborough Town Hall (5/07-5/07) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! King's Hall (4/21-4/21) |
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Summer Season 2026 Programme Thorington Theatre, Suffolk (5/22-8/31) |
