UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1059

The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company has announced plans for its 14th annual London Theatre Tour, visiting the capital of the English-speaking theatre world from November 3 to 12, 2015.

Dusty, a unique new multi-media show celebrating the musical icon Dusty Springfield, will receive its world premiere at the Charing Cross Theatre next month with previews beginning 25 May 2015 and press night on 3 June 2015.

BE FESTIVAL, Birmingham's innovative festival of European theatre returns to the city this summer, taking over Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 23 - 27 June.

Snapdragon Productions and Theatre Bench announce the full cast for the world premiere of Teddy at the Southwark Playhouse.

The grown-ups version sold out its Edinburgh runs in both 2013 and 2014 and has toured to Australia twice to great acclaim.

Gary Naylor sees a musical that has much going for it, but is let down by a predictable script and some uneven singing and acting,

Shakespeare's KING JOHN comes to a church where the real King actually visited, in Northampton's Royal and Derngate's co-production with Shakespeare's Globe - Verity Wilde was there for BroadwayWorld.

'HOW TO WIN AGAINST HISTORY,' based on the charred remains of a true story, runs at the OvalHouse Theatre, tonight, April 29th until May 10th, 2015.

This May, Katy Lipson of Aria Entertainment presents the world premiere of a new musical The Verb, 'To Love' by Andy Collyer.

Behind closed doors is an opportunity to change the game.

Reginald D Hunter returns to the UK in 2015 with a brand new 45-date tour following a hugely successful year filming and performing around the world.

Daphne du Maurier's most famous novel Rebecca - written in 1938 - is spectacularly brought back to life by Kneehigh Theatre Company's current UK tour.

Rebecca Targett Productions in association with Raising Silver Theatre today announce the full cast for world premiere of Rose Lewenstein's new play at the Arcola Theatre.

A new musical adaptation of the classic children's story The Adventures of Pinocchio will arrive in London this Summer, playing at Greenwich Theatre from Wednesday 5 to Sunday 23 August, with a press performance on Friday 7 August at 3.

Two new shows and a change of date have been announced for this year's Holt Festival with more comedy, politics and a whole lotta soul!

Stony Broke in No Man's Land, the world premiere of a new play from acclaimed playwright John Burrows, runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing nine Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees, from Sunday, 24 May 2015.

Amy Lennox will play Cathy in Jason Robert Brown's award-winning musical  'The Last Five Years' at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast from 24th June - 4th July 2015, replacing previously-announced Laura Tebbutt who is no longer available for the run.

Tall Stories has announced the inclusion of three access performances during its  West End run of THE GRUFFALO this summer at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue.

Two University of Warwick graduates turned professional directors are on a mission: to bring opera to Coventry.

Gary Naylor sees football brilliantly brought to life on stage in a cautionary tale about what happens when 18-year-old players are handed a professional contract and what happens when they are not.

Aria Entertainment is proud to present a double-bill of Marina Carr's Portia Coughlan and a new musical The Verb, 'To Love' at The Old Red Lion Theatre over April and May.

The full list of winners are announced today in the inaugural Also Recognised Awards, the new audience-voted, industry accolade set up by theatre commentators Mark Shenton and Terri Paddock to celebrate lesser-known but equally worthy talent in fields overlooked by other awards bodies.

Two Norwich based artists are preparing to launch their new exhibition and show at Norwich Arts Centre before taking the show to London for a week long run.

Peaceful Lion Productions present the European premiere of Ludwig Live! by Nancy Holson, directed by Ollie Fielding and starring Anita Creed and Bryan Hodgson.

As well as having performed with several companies (Feral Theatre, CityLit Rep, Tokyo International Players) and with Something Underground before, playing a midwife, in "The Last Lunch" (Best New Play 2012, Brighton Fringe) Kate Darach is now in real life, ironically, a trainee midwife, as well as