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For its first season under the leadership of new Chief Executive Tyler Stoops, The Grange Festival has announced the programme for summer 2025.

The Welsh National Opera chorus strike is paused after productive talks with interim management, signaling potential progress in resolving ongoing disputes.

On October 30, the UK's national theatre for Disabled people, Graeae is set to stage a celebratory fundraising night that will help finance their work with young artists, fund their upcoming productions, and expand their reach around the globe.

Birmingham Hippodrome and Crossroads Pantomimes have announced further casting for their panto adventure, Peter Pan (Sat 21 Dec 2024 – Sun 2 Feb 2025).

National Youth Theatre and global technology leader Microsoft have teamed up to deliver a new national programme of Digital Accelerator workshops, equipping the next generation of talent with the skills to use generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in an informed and responsible way to make innovat

This Halloween, Gothic Opera are presenting Maria de Rudenz, a spooky opera which premiered in Venice in 1838.

Acclaimed theatremaker David Head's Edinburgh Fringe hit Distant Memories of the Near Future makes its London premiere at the Arcola Theatre this November for a three week run from 12 - 30 November.

Now in their 22nd year, Cassa Pancho's Ballet Black returns to the Linbury Theatre this Autumn with an electrifying double bill of new work: Ballet Black: HEROES, from award-winning choreographers Mthuthuzeli November and Sophie Laplane.

Casting has been announced for this year’s Christmas show at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre, Aladdin.

Diva Productions will be concluding their tour back in Yorkshire, following a national tour this Autumn.

A self-described 'independent space warrior' from Sigma IX, Count Binface is becoming something of a political institution.

Theatrical production from director Chen Xinyi combines drama, the stylized performances of Peking Opera, and a live performance of Richard Strauss' symphonic poem, Ein Heldenleben, to explore the triumphs and turmoil of the historic Chinese inventor of paper.

Autumn plays at the Park Theatre from Wed 16 Oct – Sat 2 Nov.

Shakespeare North Playhouse has announced Edge Hill University as the first major higher education partnership for the theatre, which opened in 2022.

Some of the most dreadful – and unintentionally hilarious – record sleeves ever conceived are to go on display at Warrington Museum this month.

Brown Sauce and Tara Theatre announced the inaugural Comedy Lab cohort, featuring emerging comedians set to develop new work.

On Thursday 24th October as part of Black History Month, Classically British & Co, part of the non-profit charity The Mark Elie Dance Foundation, will celebrate its 21st anniversary with a special gala performance event and educational afternoon at Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells Theatre.

Barbra and Liza LIVE! will launch a UK tour before a two-week run at London's Charing Cross Theatre.

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The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced the full cohort for their acclaimed Mercury Producers and Mercury Directors Development Programmes and their Mercury Playwrights Development Programme, which this year is in association with Paines Plough’s Tour The Writer.

Queer Theatre UK has announcedtheir new Patron, Stephen Fry.

Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced the appointment of Andy Street CBE as the new Chair of the Board.

A new show What the Dickens? by award-winning playwright/singer Clare Norburn, her company The Telling and BAFTA-nominated director Nicholas Renton (Mrs Gaskells' Wives & Daughters, Lewis, Musketeers) exposes the private life of Charles Dickens: with an estranged wife and teenage mistress, he doesn'

A major arts venue situated in East London, Shoreditch Town Hall has appointed four new trustees.

As her hit 2023 book A Very Curious Christmas, is published in paperback, beloved children’s TV presenter Maddie Moate (CBeebies ‘Maddie’s Do You Know?) has announced that CBeebies’ star Jennie Dale will be appearing virtually as ‘Mrs Claus’ in her West End show, MADDIE MOATE’S VERY CU