UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 282

Brighton and Hove’s first ever building designed especially for dance has announced its first resident company will be Second Hand Dance.

Birmingham Weekender returns this summer from Saturday 27th – Sunday 28th August 2022 with over 100 free events to enjoy at Bullring & Grand Central, the New Street Station concourse, Birmingham Markets and 1000 Trades Square.

The star cast has been announced for Addictive Beat, the explosive new play by award-winning writer Dawn King (The Trials, Donmar Warehouse; Foxfinder, The Ambassadors Theatre; Brave New World, UK Tour).

Bush Theatre presents THE P WORD by Waleed Akhtar, directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike.

Spellbinding circus troupe, Lost in Translation have announced the Kings Lynn Summer Circus, an extravaganza of free circus events for all the community from 24th August – 4th September 2022.

Having set two Guinness World Records with his previous sell-out World Tour, Professor Brian Cox is back with a brand-new arena show for 2022.

Theatr Clwyd and Chichester Festival Theatre have announced the full cast for the world première production of brand-new musical The Famous Five, based on the much-loved books by Enid Blyton, written by Elinor Cook with music and lyrics by Theo Jamieson.

Talawa, the UK’s outstanding Black theatre company, is heading on tour with their outdoor production The Tide.

They say good things come in small packages.

Sita McIntosh, former Chief Operating Officer of leading UK theatre website WhatsOnStage, has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Leicester’s Curve theatre.

Comedy stars Jason Byrne (MC), John Bishop, Maisie Adam, Rhys Nicholson, Michael Akadiri, Phil Wang, Jessica Fostekew and Danny Bhoy came together on 16 August for a special charity gig at McEwan Hall to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity - the world's leading brain tumour charity and the larg

A stage play documenting the story of 1970s band Joy Division is embarking on an Autumn tour to mark its 10th anniversary – and includes a return to Liverpool's Epstein Theatre.

Manchester's acclaimed new venue, Sonata Piano & Cabaret Lounge, will host an array of theatre and cabaret stars in the coming weeks, showcasing everything from classic cabaret repertoire to brand new immersive theatre.

Mercury Theatre will host the world's first exhibition on open captioning in the arts from 3 to 29 September.

Eighteen new plays for the inaugural New Play Commission Scheme (NPCS) have been announced by the Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) in partnership with HighTide theatre company, UK Theatre and the Independent Theatre Council.

Soul City Arts and Birmingham Hippodrome have announced that WASWASA – Whispers in Prayer –a unique immersive theatrical experience exploring the act of Islamic prayer in secular society from award-winning Birmingham artist Mohammed Ali – will open next week as part of the Birmingham 2022 Fest

Three young artists were announced for Wexford Festival Opera’s newly developed Repetiteur Programme which will take place as part of Wexford Factory in September, the Festival’s professional academy for young Irish / Irish- based singers.

Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, celebrates the changing season with a slate of drama,  comedy, cinema and family shows.

The UK tour has been announced for Quiet Rebels written and directed by Julie McNamara and Hassan Mahamdallie, in a co-production with Dervish Productions, Vital Xposure and Belgrade Theatre, in partnership with Soul City Arts and The Albany, Deptford.

The cast of To The Streets! got into character by hopping on a vintage National Express bus ahead of moving from their rehearsals at Birmingham Hippodrome to their first performances at Handsworth Park this Friday.

One of the hottest tickets on the Fringe, the annual line up sees star comedians throw support behind of The Brain Tumour Charity.

The legacy and ingenuity of Warrington's inventors through the years will be explored when the Heritage Open Days festival returns next month.

​​​​​​​Full casting has been announced for SPIKE - the comedy by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman that will be visiting Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 October 2022 as part of a UK tour.

An Tobar and Mull Theatre in partnership with the Citizens Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theater (New York) and Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater with support from Playwrights' Studio Scotland and Arch 468 have announced the playwrights who have been selected to take part in the inaugural The Eas

Wales Millennium Centre has announced further artists joining the line-up for Llais 2022, WMC's flagship international arts festival which returns to Cardiff from 26-30 October with an eclectic line-up of international acts.