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Van Morrison's former long-time band members reunite Senbla Concerts will present an evening of the Words and Music of Van Morrison as performed by The Van Morrison Alumni Band on December 6th at the London Coliseum.

HighTide has revealed full casting for the upcoming tour of Ghost Stories By Candlelight, Elayce Ismail directs Katie Cherry (Sara and Izzy), Elizabeth Crarer (Natalie and Mary) and Loren O’Dair (Balladeer) in this modern twist on the genre.

Welsh National Opera’s General Director Aidan Lang will step down at the end of this year following four years in the role and more than 40 years working in opera globally.

Witness the new musical, which tells the remarkable story of one of the world's greatest vocal groups and the woman who made them, which comes to Milton Keynes on its first UK tour! Learn more about the musical and find out how to get tickets here!

SAD-VENTS returns to Greenwich Theatre as part of the Pick of the Fringe season.

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced that they will be reviving Oscar Wilde’s beloved comedy The Importance of Being Earnest from 1-16 March 2024.

To celebrate their twentieth anniversary, British Youth Music Theatre, will be holding auditions in a record breaking twenty cities across the UK, including two places they have never held auditions before – Bolton and Doncaster.

Choreographer, dance artist, theatre and film maker Quang Kien Van comes to the Albany, Deptford - where he has been an associate artist since 2022 - to give the UK premiere of his latest work, Babylon, a fearless story of love and timeless romance, from 18 to 20 October.

Full casting has been announced for the smash-hit production of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, opening in London at artsdepot, North Finchley on Friday 13 October ahead of a UK tour.

Scarborough Theatre Company brings its joyous new production of Betty Blues Eyes to the town’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced the cast of its forthcoming new production of Sunshine on Leith, Stephen Greenhorn’s much-loved musical featuring the songs from world-renowned Scottish band, The Proclaimers.

Northern Stage's new production of Sally Cookson's Olivier award-nominated Cinderella: A Fairytale (2 December - 6 January) is a glorious girl-powered adventure co-directed by Katy Weir and Jake Smith.

OVO, a St Albans-based theatre company, has been awarded a £300,000 grant to create a new theatre in the city.

As part of the major capital redevelopment of Theatr Clwyd’s 46-year-old, grade II-listed building, the theatre issued a call-out for inspirational and inclusive public art that enhances the venue’s reputation as a beacon of artistic excellence, as well cementing it as a hub for the communities

Aakash Odedra Company collaborates with 450 elders on a new project called Mehek Live.

Emanuel Gat’s award-winning production LOVETRAIN2020 – a choreographic ode to the sound and vibe of the 80s – receives its UK premiere in Sadler’s Wells Theatre this November.

56 years on from their first performance at the iconic venue in 1968, legendary rock group STATUS QUO will return to Dreamland, Margate on Thursday 15 August 2024.

Disney’s THE LION KING UK & Ireland Tour ended its 11-week run at Birmingham Hippodrome on Saturday 16 September having performed to over 150,000 audience members.

As prepared as I was for my 2nd year, leaping back into action after three long months of the summer has landed me in a spot where I’ve suddenly forgotten the pace of my rhythm.

This year's Wimborne Pantomime, 'Cinderella,' is breaking box office records with tickets selling faster than ever before.

Get ready for a heartwarming and joyous Christmas show as Fairytale of New York returns in 2023 with a larger production.

As the company celebrate Bilbo and Frodo Baggins' official birthdays, Artistic Director Paul Hart, Executive Director Claire Murray, and the whole team at Newbury's The Watermill Theatre have announced that their production of THE LORD OF THE RINGS has officially sold out.

Sheffield Theatres has announced the appointment of Nick Stevenson as Producer of Sheffield Theatres.

Warrington’s finest tailors, milliners and cobblers who worked to keep the town’s residents ‘clothed and booted’ in times gone by are the focus of a new exhibition.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has published a new brochure, a bumper magazine full of shows to go on sale next week.