UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1222

Former British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Boxing Champion Julius Francis is to make his acting debut alongside the Intermission Youth Theatre in Ring of Envy, a new contemporary play based on Shakespeare's Othello, with all the action set in a boxing ring.

Following their recent sold-out, critically acclaimed run of The Pirates of Penzance, Charles Court Opera are to swash and buckle their way through The Three Musketeers, their 6th 'boutique' pantomime at the Rosemary Branch Theatre, with their legendary esprit de corps and joie de vivre.

Gary Naylor enjoys an old-fashioned horror story for Hallowe'en

Bill Kenwright's production of Blood Brothers seems to be constantly touring the UK.

Hampstead Downstairs and The Peter Wolff Trust present the World Premiere of IGNORANCE /JAHILIYYAH, written by Steve Waters, directed by Nathan Curry and designed by Georgia Lowe with lighting by Mark Howland and sound by Edward Lewis, November 15 -December 15, 2012.

OutFox Productions presents the UK premiere of Carbon Dating by Ron Elisha from Tuesday, 13 November to Saturday, 1 December.

Gary Naylor enjoys a bit of alpha male bashing

The touring production of THE LION KING will play Birmingham Hippodrome from Saturday 29th June 2013 as part of its first-ever UK tour.

This morning I had the pleasure of attending The Lion King UK Tour press launch which will be playing at Birmingham Hippodrome from the 29th June 2013 for a three month run.

Kieran Lynn's new play, Bunnies, will play London's New Diorama Theatre from today, October 23-November 3.

David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree for Sell a Door Theatre Company present PETER, a new play by Stacy Sobieski.

The Lantern Theatre Presents Can't Stand Up for Falling Down by Richard Cameron and featuring Laura Hobson, Carla Harrison-Hodge and Samantha Robinson, under the direction of Ruth Carney, with sound design by Andrew Griffiths.

Anthony Stephen Springall for The Alchemist Theatre Company and David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree for Sell a Door Theatre Company present Sealand "A New Nation is Born", written and directed by Luke Clarke.

Tara Arts presents DICK WHITTINGTON GOES BOLLYWOOD, written by Harvey Virdi, directed by Jatinder Verma and designed by Claudia Mayer, December 5th 2012 to January 5 2013.

SimG Records has released the Original Cast Recording of Molly Wobbly's Tit Factory by Mercury Musical Developments member Paul Boyd.

Kids Week has beaten off stiff competition from some of London's biggest attractions such as The London Eye, Shakespeare's Globe and ZSL London Zoo to win the 2012 London Lifestyle Award for Best Cultural Attraction.

BLOOD BROTHERS makes a welcome return to Birmingham Hippodrome this autumn from tonight 22 October - Saturday 3 November 2012.

Gary Naylor sees courtly intrigue in an extraordinary setting.

Gary Naylor enjoys a coming of age love story that is funny, clever and touching.

Gary Naylor is born, lives and dies all within 90 minutes.

The Quint-Essential Theatre Company will present two one-man horror shows, Manequin and The Tea Party, for three nights at the London Horror Festival as their new production entitled The Lost Souls.

Dreaming Under a Different Moon, written and directed by Janine Waters with music & lyrics by Simon Waters, launches The Edge - an exciting new 70-seat theatre space and arts centre in Chorlton, Manchester.

Hosted by a waspish Russian ballerina battling to keep order and control proceedings between dancing death-defying pirouettes, Madame Galina Prima Ballerina - Ballet Star Galactica is a new monthly evening of vaudeville, fabulous, thrilling guest artistes, fun, audience quizzes and party games with

London's No.

After a sell-out run this summer, Tunnel's IF iT BE LOVE - a unique theatrical event featuring music and Shakespeare in promenade performance - is returning to historic Rotherhithe on Saturday, November 10th at 7:30pm and Sunday, November 11th at 3:30pm.