UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 261

Fresh from the Jungle, the star of ITV's I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here, Seann Walsh is going back on tour in 2023 with his latest stand-up show, Back From The Bed.

Brigid Larmour has announced she will be stepping down from her role as Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Watford Palace Theatre in Spring 2023.

After the huge success of last year’s XXXmas Carol, Wales Millennium Centre returns with another queer alternative Christmas show, bringing drag, musical theatre and burlesque to the land of the snow queen.

Leeds Studio will present PICK N MIX, a coming of age story of sisterhood, sex ed and sanitary pads, this touching and punchy play reflects on the fierce friendship between teenagers.

From the beloved writer of Peter Pan, the delicious farce Quality Street has been revived to tour the UK next year.

Comedy duo Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards will continue their comedy caper in 2023! The critically acclaimed world premiere stage adaptation of the classic Ealing Comedy, The Lavender Hill Mob will kick off the 2023 leg of its UK tour at the Chichester Festival Theatre on 10 January.

On Thursday 2 December, Mercury Theatre in Colchester livestreamed their pantomime, Beauty and the Beast, to 30 hospices, care homes and hospitals across Essex.

One man's passionate dream to find his paradise beyond the stars leaves the world in ruins.

As part of their spring 2023 tour Sweden's Andersson Dance and Scottish Ensemble bring Goldberg Variations - ternary patterns for insomnia to Leeds for the first time on Thursday 9 March.

Gabrielle has announced further extra dates due to demand in Bath and Warrington for her 30 Years of Dreaming Tour 2023.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre announced that Matthew Bourne's New Adventures  will play Wolverhampton for the first time from Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 October 2023 with ROMEO AND JULIET, which gives Shakespeare's timeless story of forbidden love a scintillating injection of raw passion and youthful

The opening season of Cabaret, Wales Millennium Centre's vibrant new venue, has been launched - opening in February 2023 showcasing the very best in drag, burlesque, comedy, gig theatre and more.

Warrington's Parr Hall has been named 'Music Venue of the Year' in an awards ceremony celebrating the people and places behind the region's buzzing live scene.

London Classic Theatre has announced a new UK and Ireland tour of Mike Leigh’s classic comedy Abigail’s Party.

Creative duo Estee Stimler (lyricist) and Yuval Havkin (composer) have released a shiny new Christmas single to warm you up this winter season.

In a pair of Christmas commissions for Opera North, Ivor Novello Award-winning composer and folk explorer Martin Green picks a path through the plastic elves and tinsel to uncover the distant origins of Christmas customs, with a few revelations and a lot of magical music on the way.

Award-winning comedian, broadcaster and podcast host John Robins is embarking on his biggest live tour to date in 2023 with brand-new show, Howl.

The Wardrobe Ensemble have today announced further tour dates for their stage adaptation of Judith Kerr's beloved stories about Mog the Forgetful Cat.

Following the triumphant opening of Dick Whittington last week, Nottingham Playhouse has announced that next year's pantomime will be Cinderella.

imitating the dog (UK Theatre Awards 2022 winners for Dracula: The Untold Story) have announced full casting for the premiere of their audacious and dazzling new retelling of William Shakespeare's tale of ambition, betrayal, and downfall – Macbeth.

The New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich has announced that they will be livestreaming this year's Rock 'n' Roll pantomime Goldilocks and the Three Bears from Thursday 15 December 2022 – Monday 2 January 2023.

Get a first look at award-winning theatre company Metta Theatre and the team at Taunton Brewhouse's brand-new circus musical extravaganza The Little Prince, playing at the Somerset venue from 6 - 30 December, with a press night on 7 December, and a Ukrainian captioned performance on 28 December.

Leeds Playhouse is creating a series of career-boosting opportunities for Yorkshire-based theatre designers – including two one-year placements – supported by the Jerwood Developing Artists Fund.

The UK premiere of South African choreographer Dada Masilo's The Sacrifice, inspired by two seminal works - Igor Stravinsky's monumental score and Pina Bausch's dancework The Rite of Spring - promises to be one of the highlights of the early 2023 arts calendar.

The ever-popular Hammonds Band returns to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month for a fabulous afternoon of the best of brass music.