The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network announced 22 pitching days across 14 UK cities to find musicals for BEAM2027, held at Royal & Derngate, Northampton.
Fundamentally Dance will present THE BROWN SUITE, a new narrative dance theatre work by duo BlacBrik, on a 12-venue UK tour.
Fierce Festival announced its 2026 programme, featuring UK premieres from Faye Driscoll, Steven Cohen, Dana Michel, Ligia Lewis, and Ewa Dziarnowska, among others, at venues across Birmingham.
Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre has appointed freelance lighting designer Jane Lalljee as its latest Associate Artist.
Applications are now open for BEAM2027, with writers invited to pitch new musicals at events across the UK for a chance to be featured in the country's leading showcase of new musical theatre.
Kenneth Branagh triumphs as rags to riches Lopakhin in Laura Wade's fresh rendering of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.
Brown Sauce and Tara Theatre announced the third edition of The Comedy Lab, offering aspiring South Asian comedians a free workshop and a chance to perform in a ticketed showcase alongside a headline act.
Musician Jack Campey has launched Fourth Wall Bookshop, believed to be the UK's first specialist online bookshop devoted exclusively to books about film and theatre, including plays, screenplays, biographies, and craft titles.
Matt Bardock will star as washed-up magician Bazza Cadabra in THE DISAPPEARING MAN, a new drama featuring live onstage magic, premiering at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch before touring to Blackpool, Guildford, and Peterborough.
The world premiere stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson's THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, adapted by Stef Smith and directed by Martin Constantine, has announced its full cast for a UK tour.
Nigel Havers, and Rob Rinder are among the special guests joining Ben Miller, Lucy Foley, and host Amanda Ross on the BETWEEN THE COVERS LIVE! Celebrating Agatha Christie UK tour.
Private Peaceful will return to the stage with fresh energy and timeless power for a UK tour.
Birmingham Royal Ballet announced the revival of Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova's SWAN LAKE, with principal casting confirmed for performances at Birmingham Hippodrome and London's Sadler's Wells Theatre.
Nicholas Bailey and Susan Penhaligon will star as Major Metcalf and Mrs Boyle in the 75th anniversary UK tour of Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP, the world's longest-running play.
Michelle Wolf announced as headliner for the closing night of LAUGHTERAMA at Manchester's Castlefield Bowl, joining a bill that includes Jack Dee, Stewart Lee, Chris McCausland, Sara Pascoe, and more across five nights of open-air comedy.
Miss Frisky and her live band bring audience-driven musical chaos to London's Underbelly Boulevard, with the crowd choosing songs and genres each night for a show with no setlist and no two performances alike.
ROLEPLAY, an unflinching new play about sex, power, and the economics of attention will transfer to Soho Theatre from 22 October – 21 November following its world premiere at Edinburgh Fringe this summer.
He's Behind You! will return to Charing Cross Theatre with another fairytale strictly for adults.
Jerry Topitzer's award-winning one-man show, Once Upon a Wall Street is heading to London's Drayton Arms Theatre, blending comedy and personal storytelling about life on Wall Street.
The National Children's Choir of Great Britain will perform at the University of Birmingham's Aston Webb Great Hall and offer a free lunchtime recital at St John's Church, Bromsgrove, before older members embark on a Sweden tour.
UK Theatre Award-winner Jenna Augen joins Robert Hazle's THE SHOWS WE USED TO KNOW at The Crazy Coqs, bringing a Broadway perspective to the series celebrating forgotten West End favourites and flops.
Comedian and illustrator Henry Paker announced a UK tour for his new show PENCIL CASE, combining stand-up comedy with live drawing.
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester's new production of The King’s Speech, directed by Loveday Ingram, will hit the road on a UK tour beginning in January 2027 in Oxford.
Multi-award-winning company Alleyne Dance will present Far From Home at Sadler's Wells East, a narrative dance production that explores immigration and the consequences that the search for “a better life” can have.
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced that Andrew Logan's Alternative Miss World 2026: Gaia will have its open air debut later this year.
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Trainspotting the Musical Southend Cliffs Pavilion (2/01-2/06) |
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Blue | Glas Pavillion Dance South West (11/13-11/13) |
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Disney Princess - The Concert Bradford Live (4/03-4/03) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Ipswich Regent Theatre (4/28-4/28) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Royal Spa Centre (3/06-3/06) |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert (PG) The Royal Albert Hall (12/28-12/28) |
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When Saturday Comes: the Musical Scarborough Spa Theatre (7/31-7/31) |
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Trainspotting the Musical Leeds Grand Theatre (12/07-12/12) |
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Fuel Injected Magic! 50th Anniversary Concert Vaillant Live, Derby (11/04-11/04) |
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Carols at the Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall (12/19-12/24) |
