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Darlington Hippodrome has been lit up in green to support Mental Health Awareness week, which this year focused on loneliness.

Hope 4 Justice is a multi-layered performance piece and call to action involving over 1,000 young people, including students from 26 schools, created and produced by Trinity Laban as part of We Are Lewisham, the Mayor's London Borough of Culture 2022.

The weekend of unmissable fun for all the family is being held at the Bowdon Cricket, Hockey & Squash Club at Altrincham with a host of stellar acts and attractions planned to entertain festivalgoers.

Bringing to life the legendary hits of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf, the critically acclaimed production Bat Out of Hell – The Musical heads to Milton Keynes for two weeks from 14 June.

Wexford Festival Opera continues to celebrate its 70th anniversary with the last of its W4WOMEN | AROUND THE WORLD concerts.

‘Dom Juan’ by Molière is a light, dangerous, charming and addictive cocktail, that follows the last day of the legendary playboy’s life set against a backdrop of a decaying Venice Carnival.

Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF) today unveils the dates, theme and initial highlights for this year's festival of free outdoor arts and theatre.

Priyanga Burford, Jake Davies and Siena Kelly have been cast in That Is Not Who I Am by Dave Davidson, directed by Royal Court Theatre Associate Director Lucy Morrison.

When an unexpected revelation from the past comes back to haunt her, Newcastle's answer to Elaine Stritch – the ever-eclectic Ginger Johnson – finds herself immersed in a world of online likes, desire, shame and instant custard in her new show, Good Clean Fun.

All new rehearsal shots have been released for Patricia Gets Ready (for a date with the man that used to hit her), which is touring the UK until 27th May.

Bringing Spanish heat to Sadler's Wells this summer, Flamenco Festival returns for the first time since 2019 with eight dance and four music events across two weeks.

A familiar face from two Ricky Gervais sitcoms is to grace the stage in Warrington as she returns to her stand-up roots.

Following its UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival this August, Aakash Odedra Company's epic new dance work Samsara goes on the road.

After the company's smash hit success at Opera Holland Park with 'The Pirates of Penzance', Charles Court Opera, the award-winning “masters of Gilbert & Sullivan”, will present their side-splitting, OFFIE-nominated, railway murder mystery spoof, which rips through ballads, songs and snatches fro

Directed by John Savournin, musically directed by David Eaton (the team behind the smash hit 'The Pirates of Penzance 'at Opera Holland Park) and designed by Simon Bejer (winner of Best Opera at the Offies), audiences can expect first class performances from a terrific young cast, led by Catriona He

Birmingham Hippodrome and Bullring & Grand Central have announced details of the programme for B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival, the free annual festival that brings together extraordinary artists and breath-taking acts from across all four elements of Hip-Hop: breakin', graffiti, DJ'ing and MC'ing.

The world premiere of Darkie Armo Girl, written and performed by Karine Bedrossian, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 (Press Nights: Thursday, 16 June 2022 and Friday, 17 June 2022 at 7.

Hull Truck Theatre continues to raise the bar with its exciting 50th anniversary programme with a world premiere from playwright John Godber OBE, who has re-imaged his critically acclaimed 'Teechers', originally performed in 1987, for the leavers of 2022.

Why can't men and women be on the same team? Is it because of men with vans called Barry? Is because of killer sex robots, or it is it because of sambuca? Or all of the above

Three old TV favourites are teaming up to tackle a trio of short plays at South London's White Bear Theatre.

With The Emperor’s New Clothes currently running in the Main Theatre space, Peter Glanville - Artistic Director of Polka Theatre has announced the run of The Paper Dolls, which plays in Polka’s Adventure Theatre, opening on 28 May, with previews from 21 May, and runs until 7 August.

New Diorama announces 'The Knot': a week of fearless conversations about the future of independent theatre, 18-24 June at NDT Broadgate and online.

There's an 80s party going on all summer long, with the cast announced for East London Shakespeare Festival (ELSF)'s rip-roaring take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Joining Alex Jennings in Stephen Beresford’s The Southbury Child are Holly Atkins, Josh Finan, Jack Greenlees, Hermione Gulliford, Jo Herbert, Phoebe Nicholls, Racheal Ofori and Sarah Twomey.

Wildcard and the Mercury Theatre have announced the full cast of new play Evelyn which will run 3rd – 12th  June at Mercury Theatre and then 23rd June – 16th  July at Southwark Playhouse.