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Gary Naylor sees a well-crafted, old-fashioned murder mystery, the comic touches of which cannot quite compensate for the hideous characters portrayed.

Marlowe Theatre presents BEACHED, today, October 28-November 1.

Against the Grain Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of SHELTERED, a dark satire about the homeless and the heartless, packed with action, thrills and laughs for the festive season.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent visited Swindon Dance today, and was treated to an array of different dance styles, including contemporary, urban and ballet, alongside a ten minute performance by a mixture of current and alumni students.

After the record-breaking success of last year's Christmas season, this Winter the Lyric Hammersmith will stage two productions that are sure to delight festive audiences.

The Tabard Theatre in West London plays host to the UK premiere of Alan Alda's RADIANCE: The Passion of Marie Curie for a limited run, Wednesday 4th - Saturday 28th February 2015, directed by veteran New York and London producer/director Mark Giesser.

Celebrating 21 spellbinding years on the stage, Birmingham Repertory Theatre's live version of Raymond Briggs' iconic and much-loved children's classic, The Snowman, flies to the Lyceum Theatre from Wednesday 19 - Sunday 23 November to enchant audiences of all ages.

Newly emerging voices from Black and Ethnic minority communities are being celebrated this November as part of the Belgrade Theatre's fourth annual New Black Showcase running from Thurs 6 - Sat 8 Nov in the B2 auditorium.

Gloucester Stage Company Board of Directors President Robert Boulrice is pleased to announce that Jon Wojciechowski, Jr has been named the new Executive Managing Director of Gloucester Stage Company.

Yarico, a powerful, epic musical about forbidden love, betrayal and redemption, based on a true story that fired the world's imagination and contributed to the social movement against the slave trade, will get its world premiere in London in February 2015.

The Citizens Theatre has received The Glasgow Life Award from Arts & Business Scotland, in recognition of the significant contribution made to the arts by its Festival 2014 event On Common Ground, a major outdoor community event in the Gorbals.

I remember studying Abigail's Party in school and watching the 1977 television Play For Today version, based on the original Hampstead Theatre production.

AMINA KHAYYAM DANCE COMPANY, the UK-based contemporary dance company who use KATHAK as the core narrative in making new work, is based in the south of England and run by its founder and artistic director, Amina Khayyam.

Renaissance One and Tilt with Carnival Village and partners present 'London is the Place for Me 2014'.

Fran, Kat and Perdita are a comedy sketch group and flagrant abusers of all things cute and fluffy, in KITTEN KILLERS tonight, Oct.

Four of the best singers in the West End are joining forces for one night only in Stars of the West End.

This coming November, Birmingham Hippodrome will present Wagner's epic The Ring Cycle in its entirety.

On Sunday 2nd November Natalie Weiss, Broadway Performer and Creator of 'Breaking Down The Riffs' (BDTR), will showcase her insane vocal talent in her UK solo concert debut at St James Theatre, London.

Louis de Rougemont took Victorian England by storm with his tales of adventure on the high seas.

The fourth and final of Lucy Parham's composer portraits in this series tells of the tender, but volatile relationship between Frederic Chopin and the novelist George Sand.

Casting is announced today for Hope, BAFTA-winning writer Jack Thorne's first original play to be staged at the Royal Court.

Thrilling devising company Craft Theatre will be presenting a new, fearless and physical modern telling of Dante Alighieri's timeless classic, Inferno.

In what is thought to be a first for a West Midlands theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome has announced that on the evening of Tuesday 28 October the venue will host its first ever 'Tweet Seats'.

Direct from a national tour and a sell-out run at the Arcola Theatre, Barney Norris's hugely successful play VISITORS comes to the Bush for a 7 week run starting 26 November 2014, with a cast including two Bush Theatre alumni: the award-winning Linda Bassett and celebrated actor Robin Soans.

This November, Birmingham Hippodrome will present a once in a lifetime event as Wagner's epic RingCycle conducted by Maestro Valery Gergiev with his world-famous Mariinsky Opera makes its Birmingham Hippodrome debut with four performances over five nights; more than 250 artists will travel from St