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Former Trestle Chief Executive & Artistic Director, and Executive Director of Mercury Musical Developments will take over the role from May 2022.

Niamh Dowling is currently Head of Postgraduate School of Performance, Design and Technical Arts at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in London, prior to which she was Head of School of Theatre at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Today, Headlong has announced their 2022 Season - the first under new Artistic Director Holly Race Roughan, who will direct two of the upcoming productions this year.

After three years of development - and a few national lockdowns – creative team of this brand-new musical will premiere the full hour-long version of Little Sausage in a work-in-progress showcase at The Other Palace Studio.

Mikron Theatre, one of the country's most versatile touring theatre companies, is delighted to announce that from April it will commence its celebrations of 50 years of touring on the river and by road with the premiere of Red Sky At Night, Lindsay Rodden's new play about the nation's obsession wit

Hot on the heels of the smash hit Dr Semmelweis comes the next in Bristol Old Vic's Spring season of new writing.

Today, UK Theatre launched Love Your Local Theatre, a new campaign encouraging the public to support their local theatres as they begin to recover from the impact of Covid.

A group of local volunteers have been trained in Oral History methods and are currently interviewing various people around the City with stories to tell about the Theatre.

Cumbernauld Theatre Trust has announced details of the Spring/Summer season of theatre, dance, music, comedy and an inclusive programme of creative learning activities.

Working mums are being invited to switch off from the pressures of adult life and rewind the clock back to 1990 for a nostalgic celebration of their teenage years.

UTA Artist Space and Unit London have announced a new immersive environment by the celebrated Los Angeles-based artist Enrique Martínez Celaya.

The role of Hamlet will be played by George Fouracres, who delighted audiences with his performances in the 2021 Summer Season productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night, also directed by Sean.

One of opera’s most popular and unforgettable stories, Puccini’s La bohème is an exceptional musical and theatrical treat.

Directed by Maddy Corner the cast is Tanya Cubric (Jana), Ojan Genc (Stefan/Nikola) and Eleanor Roberts (Katarina/Elena).

The initial inspiration was the seven steps of Saptapadi, the most important rite of a Hindu marriage ceremony where, with each step, the couple take a vow that is beautiful, simple and timeless.

Russell Kane's bringing to town his gut-punch funny, searing, award-winning take on the two years we've just gone through.

Winners of The Stage Awards 2022, in association with Tysers Insurance Brokers, were announced at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London today, on Monday, January 31.

Digital Theatre – the original and largest digital platform for the arts, specialising in world-class theatre productions, is delighted to announce that, the 2004 National Theatre/Heritage Theatre performance of Primo is now available to all its subscribers.

Award-winning Proteus Theatre will embark on a UK tour this Spring with their lauded adaptation of Angela Carter’s collection of short stories The Bloody Chamber (and Other Stories).

This Spring, the team at Greenwich Theatre announce their next in house production Alarms and Excursions, a collection of short plays by Michael Frayn which takes a hilarious look at society's tortuous relationship with modern technology.

Royal Ballet Principal dancer Federico Bonelli has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of Northern Ballet commencing 1 May 2022.

The brand new stage production of Helen Forrester's Twopence To Cross The Mersey is embarking on its first major UK national tour this Autumn.

Featuring new works from 2021, alongside earlier pieces, Spaces of Light and Colour will illuminate Erben’s particular interest in the architecture and dimensions of space and how this is realised through subtle modulations in light, tone and hue.

Dallas legend Patrick Duffy (The Man from Atlantis, Step by Step) and Linda Purl (Happy Days, Homeland) fly in from Hollywood to star alongside Gray O’ Brien (Peak Practice, Coronation Street), leading the cast in an exciting new production of the classic Broadway thriller Catch Me If You Can.

The Chickenshed Theatre is set to stage Eunoia, which is a series of monologues and duologues from Tuesday, 8 February until Saturday, 19 February.