The latest news on live theatre across the UK — regional productions, touring shows, and local openings.
Luke Jerram's seven-metre Earth artwork GAIA will be suspended above the stage at the Royal Festival Hall for a weekend of orchestral and choral performances by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Carbon Theatre will tour Bright Places, a play inspired by writer RAE MAINWARING's own experience of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 23, across the UK.
On Your Bike Baffo!, a new family show for ages 3–8, will embark on UK tour beginning in September.
Without Walls announced 10 artists and companies selected for its Blueprint R&D programme, supporting ambitious new outdoor touring work spanning theatre, dance, circus, puppetry, and more across the UK.
The company of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be led by Alex Keenan as 'Chris Boone', a role alternated by Imi Price, the first women to portray Chris Boone.
Tremendous wit and energy drive an accomplished show created in no time at all!
The Dorset Opera Festival finds the perfect setting for Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.
Nottingham Playhouse, Theatr Clwyd, and Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds have been named finalists for the UK's Most Welcoming Theatre Award, with the winner to be announced at the UK Theatre Awards ceremony in London.
Shakespeare North Playhouse announced the ensemble and creative team for its upcoming candlelit production of MACBETH, directed by Ben Crystal, with live improvised music performed by Semay Wu.
Birmingham Royal Ballet announced new dancers joining the company for the upcoming season, including promotions from BRB2 and international recruits, while SWAN LAKE is set to play Birmingham Hippodrome and Sadler's Wells.
James Kenworth's THREE GHOSTS OF SILVERTOWN, the seventh installment in The Newham Plays series, will stage its world premiere at the historic Tate Institute in Silvertown, blending spoken word, movement, and techno music to explore East London's class struggle.
The Korean Cultural Centre UK's K-Music Festival will present its 13th edition across London venues, featuring artists spanning hip-hop, folk, jazz, post-rock, and gaming soundtracks.
This year, Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie is returning to stages on both sides of the Atlantic, with productions in the United Kingdom and the United States celebrating the life, music, and enduring legacy of Woody Guthrie.
Burlesque the Musical has postponed its London production, and delayed the opening of its UK tour.
Holland America Line and RWS Global launched four new productions aboard Oosterdam, including a Rolling Stone rock show featuring music from The Eagles, Janis Joplin, Van Halen, and Fleetwood Mac.
Oldham Coliseum Theatre will stage Shakespeare's Macbeth inside Liquid & Envy nightclub, marking Creative Director Nick Bagnall's debut production, set in a late-1970s world of gangsters and shifting power.
Jordan Li-Smith and Ayesha Patel's comedy show celebrating Disney Parks fandom will run at The Other Palace, featuring a live band and rotating special guests across performances.
Bernadette Bangura will join the UK and Ireland tour of WAITRESS as Becky, replacing Sandra Marvin.
Written and performed by Scott Robinson, this solo show imagines the final hours of Edgar Allan Poe's life, blending poetry, psychological drama and music.
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.
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Black Panther (12A) The Royal Albert Hall (10/09-10/09) |
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Kick the Door Down Theatreship (9/25-9/25) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Harrogate Theatre (2/27-2/27) |
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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! The Alexandra (5/23-5/23) |
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Trainspotting The Musical The Alexandra (11/30-12/05) |
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Paul Merton & Suki Webster''s Improv Show Chelmsford Theatre (10/31-10/31) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! Tivoli Theatre (3/10-3/10) |
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Disney Princess The Concert Bradford Live (4/03-4/03) |
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Disneys Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra Symphony Hall (12/09-12/09) |
