UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1045

Rehearsals begin today for the new production of Crossing Jerusalem, written and directed by Julia Pascal, at Park Theatre (PARK90) from 4 - 29 August.

Townsend Productions is delighted to announce that it will be staging their acclaimed two hander production of Stephen Lowe's version of Robert Tressell's The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists at The CLF Art Cafe in the Building Bussey Building from 5-31 October at 7.

Gary Naylor sees a supercharged political black comedy, 50 years old, but as fresh as if it were written on 6 May 2015 delivered by a cast well up to its considerable demands.

The Thelmas return to the Tristan Bates this summer with 6 new one- woman shorts, written by some of the UK's finest emerging, female playwrights including; Lucy Foster, Madeline Gould, Serena Haywood, Mina Maisuria, Sarah Milton and Maria Yarjah.

After last summer's Alice Through the Looking Glass, Iris Theatre returns for a 7th year of its celebrated summer season in the gardens of St Paul's Church, Covent Garden.

Check out this video of Victoria Serra as Flaemmchen, a pretty young typist who has theatrical ambitions, singing her big Act 1 number, the sublime 'The Girl in the Mirror,' by Maury Yeston!

Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) - the world's number one live-theatre company with over 40 venues - has topped the sixth annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200, published today (12 July).

Camden's Invisible Dot Club brings its irreverent mix of stand-up and sketch comedy to the Manchester International Festival's central hub for the Invisible Dot Club Cabaret.

Manchester's newest arts centre, HOME's inaugural contribution to the Manchester International Festival is Douglas Gordon's reworking of Little Red Riding Hood told as a piece of performance art.

This summer Alan Ayckbourn is reviving his 1974 play Confusions for the first time to mark the Stephen Joseph Theatre's 60th anniversary.

'See them here first!' It's the last chance to see this exceptional bunch of AMUSED MOOSE LAUGH OFF finalists including MO GILLIGAN, TAMAR BROADBENT, LUKE COURTIER, GEORGE LEWIS, DANIEL AUDRITT and JAMES LOVERIDGE who won through to the final from hundreds of entrants (previous winners include Jack

It's twenty one years since Caryl Churchill's surrealist The Skriker first premiered at the National Theatre.

The Academy of Creative Training, Brighton Premier Drama School, has just announced a FREE place on it's 2 year Diploma in Acting course 2015 - 16 thanks to a generous donation from a local well known public figure.

The Stephen Joseph Theatre revives a hit comedy from the award-winning writer of Calendar Girls as its celebratory 60th summer season continues.

Children aged from eight to 16 will work with a professional director to create plays which will be performed live on The Marlowe Studio stage.

The Tyne Theatre and Opera House is playing host to international renowned Frantic Assembly this summer for a highly physical and energetic drama workshop exploring the movement devised for the multi award winning National-Theatre production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.

The official opening night of Cameron Mackintosh and Michael Harrison's production of the musical Barnum at Birmingham Hippodrome was made even more special as one of the show's producers, Michael Harrison, paid tribute to its star BRIAN CONLEY who this month celebrates an outstanding 600th performa

Video-gaming/theatre mash-ups, foul-mouthed puppets, theatrical self-help and special mentions for Robert Downey Jr, JFK & the Beastie Boys: this Autumn at Camden People's Theatre is bursting at the seams with the most innovative, bold and thrilling new theatre from the UK's best emerging theatre-ma

First seen at Fairfield Halls, Croydon this Easter, original children's musical Nana & Nunu - The Big Sneeze! comes to the Buxton Fringe from 22nd - 25th July and tells the tale of Nana and her cuddly, but snuffly aardvark Nunu who gets the sneezes on his birthday.

The Christie classic continues its extensive national tour

The Autumn / Winter 2015 Season at Sadler's Wells launches tonight.

After the huge success of the critically acclaimed Klook's Last Stand (The Park Theatre), writing duo Che Walker and Anoushka Lucas, bring the world premiere of their new play with music The Etienne Sisters to Theatre Royal Stratford East.

THE SMASH-hit musical Dirty Dancing comes to The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, next month (August).

The King's Head are very proud to announce that F*cking Men, Joe DiPietro's serio-comic contemporary adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde set within the gay subculture of a big city, will be playing at the King's Head in August.

Gary Naylor sees a play that explores the impact of early success and the clash of egos as Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier joust for influence.