UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1173

In the eyes of their adoring public, the Landlord and Landlady are perfect.

When Oliver Barrett IV wanders into a library in search of a book, he discovers Jenny Cavilleri.

Thriller - Live, the spectacular concert show that celebrates the music of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop, Michael and the Jackson 5, has now sold more than 2,500,000 tickets worldwide.

Sheffield Theatres today announces seven exciting shows that will visit Sheffield next year as part of the company's spring 2014 season.

Aria Entertainment will present BLOOD WEDDING at The Courtyard, Bowling Green Walk, 40 Pitfield Street, N1 6EU, from 16th October 2013 to 16th November 2013.

Valley Boy City Life is musically, comedic evening following a young boy's virginal voyage up the M4 motorway to the Big Smoke (via the West Country).

For the last 5 months 12 terrified technicians from the Ghost The Musical touring company have been taught to dance by 12 professional dancers from the cast all in aid of the BBC's Children in Need Appeal.

As the Fringe's biggest presenter with an itch to introduce North American's to our signature fringe picks, Pleasance is teaming up with Zoofest to help performers cross the ocean to showcase their talent in Montreal, Canada alongside the famous Just for Laughs festival.

THE MARLOWE Theatre is one of a handful of venues to welcome the award-winning theatrical spectacular Slava's Snowshow.

Last night, singing legend Bill Medley surprised the audience at the Piccadilly Theatre in London by dropping in to see Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage.

THE LIGHTNING CHILD by Che Walker and Arthur Darvill runs now through 12 October 2013 as Shakespeare's Globe's first-ever musical.

Gary Naylor sees an uncompromising presentation of an uncompromising play.

Following the phenomenal success of the Australian and UK Tours of Life Is Pain in 2012 (his first live Stand-up show for more than a decade), a critically acclaimed tour of New Zealand and two nights at London's Hammersmith Apollo earlier this year, Alan Davies - the much-loved star of iconic telev

The Herd is an entirely engrossing, emotional affair which offers a window on a situation which is relatively unique, but one that is experienced in a very real way by characters who will immediately resonate with anyone who has ever had a family.

The Paper Cinema will perform their acclaimed Odyssey show for the 100th time at TOM The Old Market this September.

BRIEFS: THE SECOND COMING will play the London Underbelly Wonderground Southbank, today, September 19-28.

Perfect Match is the first of three world premieres commissioned for Watford Palace Theatre's innovative Ideal World Season.

A dramatic new non-musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel, premieres in Torbay, in Southwest England, over several days in September 2013 by an award winning Brixham theatre company, The South Devon Players.

Hosted by Viv Groskop and featuring Jenny Eclair, Josh Howie and Kiwi comic Jarred Christmas, and spoof improv group Upstairs Downton, PLUS this year's winner of the Funny Women Award and many more.

Brilliantly barmy, deliciously dark and ultimately harrowingly hard-hitting - that's how I would describe the current UK tour of Cabaret.

This thrilling comedy of Captain Scott's race to conquer the South Pole plays a four-week Christmas season in Southwark Playhouse's Little space from 11 December 2013 to 4 January 2014.

Secret Theatre is a bold new season of work being developed at the Lyric Hammersmith over a number of months by a resident company of twenty artists.

Goat & Monkey, the company behind the acclaimed sell-out Reverence: A Tale of Abelard and Heloise (Southwark Playhouse, 2007), returns to the theatre to present their unique take on the traditional Christmas pantomime, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK by Toby Hulse.

This October Half Term (Mon 28 October - Fri 1 November) the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon is offering audiences and visitors activities for all the family to find out more about making theatre.

Fresh from the hit television series STEPS: On The Road Again, and a subsequent arena tour, Ian 'H' Watkins will be reprising the character he first played in London's West End in 2005.