UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 214

November is Dance Month! And Dance Reading Festival kicks off in a striking new spot next weekend - and then runs at venues across Reading, Caversham and Wokingham until early December, featuring everyone from household names and the best in UK dance to emerging local talent - and you!

Everyone’s favourite flying car comes to life in the musical adaptation of the beloved family film in Bilston Operatic Company’s brand new production at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Wednesday 8 – Saturday 11 November.

The Reading Rep Theatre in Berkshire has announced their first ever repertory company, who will mark a milestone for the organisation by performing two productions in rep for the first time in the Berkshire theatre’s history.

Within Touching Distance combines an immersive VR and spatialised binaural audio-world with a live, intimate one-on-one performance, in which a caring choreography of touch is received from the performer and synchronised with the VR experience.

BBC Radio 4’s hit history podcast You’re Dead To Me, will be heading to Shakespeare North Playhouse this month for a very special episode all about the life, work and legacy of William Shakespeare.

The Mercury Theatre, HighTide & New Wolsey Theatre have jointly announced the world premiere production of Martha Loader’s award-winning play Bindweed.

Gareth Snook who plays the iconic role of Willy Wonka, came together with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical cast members Isaac Sugden and Jessie-Lou Harvie, who both play the role of Charlie Bucket, outside of Birmingham Hippodrome to mark the productions arrival in the city.

THE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND APPLE FACE presents BUCKET BOY, a dark yet poignant comedy set in a DVD store in the late 2010s.

Casting and creative team announced for Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas.

Despite tough economic times, Lancaster businesses are rallying round to support Light Up Lancaster (LUL).

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced the casting of its boutique Christmas show, Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime, a madcap retelling of one of the oldest and most thrilling journeys ever undertaken.

See production photos for the UK revival of Choir Boy, Nancy Medina's directorial debut as Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic.

To those who are new to my blog, welcome to the start of my tale in second year of musical theatre in the University of Winchester.

After a series of sold-out performances that left audiences captivated and moved, the critically acclaimed play 'A Bolt From D'Blue,' written and performed by the extraordinary David Gilna, is set to embark on an exhilarating new tour.

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced that after 9 years Tracey Childs, Executive Producer will be leaving the Mercury at the end of March 2024.

Joy Productions has announced the full cast for their inaugural pantomime Jack And The Beanstalk at the Broadway Theatre, Catford, marking a new addition to London's festive calendar.

Crime And Comedy Theatre Company are reuniting Doctor Who stars Colin Baker (Doctor Who, BBC; The Brothers, BBC) and Terry Molloy (The Archers, BBC Radio 4; Doctor Who, BBC) once more in their new stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s world-famous tale The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Alphabetti's Autumn season continues with a debut show from local writer, Charlotte Small.

Get ready for a Christmas celebration like no other as André Rieu, the world-renowned maestro of classical music, brings his inimitable holiday spirit to the silver screen with his forthcoming André Rieu’s White Christmas cinema event.

A mesmerising dance show which uses a combination of stunningly original choreography, music and spoken word and an electrifying company of skilled, versatile dancers to tell an evocative story of colonialism, persecution, slavery, and racial injustice, comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatr

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has announced full casting for the spectacular family pantomime, SNOW WHITE, which opens on 2 December.

Emil Dale on behalf of Factory Playhouse Productions Ltd has released rehearsal photos for the new British musical Kin’s staged concert run at Theatro Technis @ 26 Crowndale, London King’s Cross.

Rebellious Bodies: International Butoh Dance Festival 2023 presents performances by Vangeline, accompanied by workshops.

This December, Royal Exchange Theatre presents Brief Encounter, a huge beating heart of a musical for incurable romantics.

England & Son, a one-man show starring Mark Thomas which was highly acclaimed at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, comes to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.