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OVO will present Stephanie Allison's and Amy Connery's smartly paced, fresh approach to Louisa May Alcott's classic coming-of-age 1868 novel at the Roman Theatre in August.

Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme (RTYDS) has announced the Annie Castledine Award in memory of the inspirational director.

A brand-new production of The Cher Show starring Debbie Kurup, Danielle Steers and Millie O'Connell is coming to Milton Keynes Theatre  09 – 13 August.

The first new UK production of Billy Elliot the Musical is now open at Leicester’s Curve theatre.

Twenty-four deaf and disabled writers, directors and producers have 'graduated' from a free new course that sets them on the road to a career in the theatre industry.

Having consistently sold out shows in London for the past four and a half years, COMEDY UNLEASHED takes to the road this autumn.

An animator and musician, inspired by retro video games and pixel art, will be hosting their first solo exhibition in their hometown later this month.

Young people from across the city and beyond come together to 'reimagine' Derby and bring to life one of Derby's iconic buildings as part of a two- day festival that highlights wellbeing and sustainability through music, dance, theatre and more.

As Opera North celebrates the opening of its long-awaited restaurant, Kino, the Company's venue on the floors above, the Howard Assembly Room, announces an international programme of chamber music to mark its first year since reopening.

Tobacco Factory Theatres in Bristol has announced that their in-house autumn production will be the world premiere of Revealed.

Crash and Land is the exciting debut of playwright and director Tiffany Marina Pearmund, following the story of Wendy, Nora, Gabrielle and Sasha – four flatmates living in London as they discover who they are, and how they fit together, in an ever-changing world.

​​​​​​​The latest comedy thriller from New Old Friends will see the action play out on the courts of Whombledun with another dose of mirth, murder and mayhem, this time with a side of tennis.

Coronation Street actor Kimberly Hart-Simpson is swapping the cobbles of soap land for title starring role in St Helens Theatre Royal's Christmas pantomime Cinderella.

PETER PAN: A Musical Adventure, with music and lyrics by award-winning songwriting duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (Mary Poppins, HONK!, Half a Sixpence) and book by Willis Hall (Billy Liar) will be presented in a new production at Canterbury’s Malthouse Theatre in Spring 2023.

Manchester, UK based Vertigo Theatre Productions have announced that they have been given permission to present a limited try out production of a new stage adaptation of the iconic film BOUND.

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s new comedy, ‘Spike’, is coming to Darlington Hippodrome with a cast including Gavin and Stacey star Robert Wilfort alongside Mischief Theatre’s Patrick Warner and Jeremy Lloyd.

Improbable is presenting An Improbable Musical, a Royal and Derngate Northampton and Improbable production.

The English National Opera (ENO) announces a concert of Giacomo Puccini's classic opera La bohème, this August at Fairfield Halls in Croydon, South London.

After ten years, IMPERMANENCE, directed by Roseanna Anderson and Joshua Ben-Tovim, is set to take a major step change in delivery as they open a new home for dance in Bristol.

A brand new piece of warm-hearted comic storytelling about love, resilience and laughing at the things that should make us cry, from BBC award-winning writer/performer and festival veteran Shôn Dale-Jones.

A delightfully entertaining performance full of energy and talented young stars.

Nearly 200 participants in the 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony will be from inclusive dance collective Critical Mass, who have already performed in the Birmingham 2022 Festival opening event Wondrous Stories, and who opened this year’s Birmingham International  Dance Festival.

With just a month to go until Deva Fest 2022, excitement is building for what is set to be the unmissable event of the summer.

Half a Sixpence at Kilworth House Theatre runs from 19th July-28th August 2022.

Full casting has been announced for SPIKE - the comedy by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman that had its world premiere at The Watermill Theatre Newbury in January, and will be touring the UK from 6 September.