UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 119

Janie Dee will star in the Built By Barn world premiere of A Role To Die For, a brand-new play written by Jordan Waller and directed by Olivier Award winning Derek Bond.

The entire run of An Interrogation sold out before its opening performance.

This December, The Playground Theatre will present two special performances of Stephen Sondheim and Julia McKenzie’s revue Putting It Together.

Theatres Trust, the national advisory and advocacy body for theatres, has secured a further three years of funding from The Linbury Trust for its Small Grants Programme.

Artificial Intelligence, erasure, coercion, faith, unrequited love and social housing amongst subjects explored within the five shortlisted plays announced as contenders for the 2024 George Devine Award.

Following a barnstorming run of sell-out shows and critical acclaim at the 2023 and 2024 Edinburgh Fringes and three Soho Theatre residencies, Rosalie Minnitt brings her cult comedy hit Clementine on tour for the very first time.

Arcola Theatre has released its Spring/Summer 2025 season, with nine productions announced and tickets on sale now.

Three choirs from Merseyside and Halton will come together to give a lively pop Christmas musical concert not to be missed this December.

Check out production photos of the Made at Curve production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s classic musical MY FAIR LADY.

Get ready to witness For The Record - The Most Record-Breaking Musical in The World, which premieres at Crazy Coqs in February.

Rich Hall is back on the road in 2025 with a brand-new show - 'CHIN MUSIC'.

DanceWest announced that after leading the organisation for 10 incredible years, Founder and Chief Executive Rosie Whitney-Fish has stepped down, as she transitions to the Board of Trustees and pursues a career as a freelance Producer.

With Pinocchio in previews this week, Stratford East has announced a new series of one night only events coming to East London as part of the theatre's milestone 140th anniversary season.

Offering an international renaissance of Spanish Copla folk music, the critically acclaimed HisPanic Breakdown will bring Copla: A Spanish Cabaret to The Other Palace.

The national ballet company of Japan, one of the world's great powerhouse ballet nations, will become the first Asian dance company to perform on the main stage of the Royal Opera House in more than 15 years.

Trafalgar Theatres – the theatre division of global entertainment company Trafalgar Entertainment has announced PRIORITY LIVE, its new membership scheme, with new benefits for theatre fans across the UK and in the West End.

After 11 years at the Almeida, Artistic Director Rupert Goold and Executive Director Denise Wood are standing down.

Celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2025, McNicol Ballet Collective will present Here & Now, a new mixed bill featuring extracts from its diverse range of repertoire alongside a brand-new work.

Eleanor Grant, Rob Houchen, Kelly Mathieson and Liam Tamne are the latest stars cast in a new musical adaptation of  Louisa May Alcott's iconic coming-of-age novel Little Women which will get its world premiere in the West End in 2025.

Nottingham Playhouse has announced Aisling Loftus (Sherwood, BBC; Mr Selfridge, ITV; Touched, Nottingham Playhouse) will star in the compelling lead role of Dennis Kelly’s gripping Girls & Boys.

Award-winning musician Matt Goss will embark upon a brand new tour for 2025.

Gregory Porter, the internationally acclaimed jazz and soul singer, is set to return to the UK for a series of highly anticipated performances in April and May 2025.

This December, at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth, Miracle Theatre will welcome Duffy and the Stiltskin, an imaginative new production inspired by an ancient Cornish mummers play.

This spring, The Royal Ballet and Natalia Osipova will present Osipova / Linbury.

Creative director Corey Campbell, CEO Laura Elliott and the whole team at the Belgrade theatre have announced the three companies selected for the 2024 Springboard Programme.