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World Premiere of Disaster Plan's AUNTIE EMPIRE Comes to Manipulate Festival

World Premiere of Disaster Plan's AUNTIE EMPIRE Comes to Manipulate Festival

by BWW News Desk — January 7, 2026
The hilarious dark comedy, Auntie Empire, will premiere at Summerhall Arts in February as part of Manipulate Festival 2026.
Full Cast Set For Jerome Kilty’s  DEAR LIAR at Jermyn Street Theatre

Full Cast Set For Jerome Kilty’s DEAR LIAR at Jermyn Street Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 7, 2026
With their revival of Orphans starting performances this week, Jermyn Street Theatre has announced full casting for Jerome Kilty's Dear Liar - adapted from the correspondence of George Bernard Shaw and Mrs Patrick Campbell.
LAST AND FIRST MEN Comes to The Coronet Theatre

LAST AND FIRST MEN Comes to The Coronet Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 7, 2026
Narrated by Tilda Swinton, the cinematic event breathes life into his haunting vision of a world beyond our own, one shaped by extraordinary abilities, new possibilities, and profound difference.
Full Cast Set For John Niven's THE BATTLE at Birmingham Rep

Full Cast Set For John Niven's THE BATTLE at Birmingham Rep

by BWW News Desk — January 7, 2026
Mathew Horne was previously confirmed to play influential Britpop music executive, Andy Ross, caught in the crossfire of one of the most notorious rivalries in British music history.
Elizabeth Dulau and Owen Teale Will Lead World Premiere of BIRD GROVE at Hampstead Th

Elizabeth Dulau and Owen Teale Will Lead World Premiere of BIRD GROVE at Hampstead Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 7, 2026
Elizabeth Dulau will star alongside Owen Teale in the world premiere of Bird Grove – Olivier Award-winning playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell's new play about the early life of one of England's greatest writers, George Eliot.
Phelim McDermott's Production of Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE Returns to ENO

Phelim McDermott's Production of Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE Returns to ENO

by BWW News Desk — January 7, 2026
ENO's witty and whimsical production of Mozart's Così fan tutte will return to the London Coliseum this February with a new cast.
Birmingham Hippodrome Will Host Conference For Teachers In Collaboration With The Nat

Birmingham Hippodrome Will Host Conference For Teachers In Collaboration With The National Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 7, 2026
Drama teachers looking for new year inspiration can apply to join an inspiring conference taking place at Birmingham Hippodrome in February.
Review: WOMAN IN MIND, Starring Sheridan Smith

Review: WOMAN IN MIND, Starring Sheridan Smith

by Aliya Al-Hassan — January 7, 2026
Alan Ayckbourn’s 1985 play Woman In Mind is a darkly comic look about mental disintegration and a mid-life ennui that would have rarely been spoken about forty years ago.
Paris Hilton Documentary Portrait Coming to UK Cinemas

Paris Hilton Documentary Portrait Coming to UK Cinemas

by BWW News Desk — January 6, 2026
This January, Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir will hit UK cinemas, a new documentary film described as the 'definitive portrait' of the reality TV star and fashion icon.
PINOCCHIO Musical Will Return to Shakespeare's Globe in the 2026-27 Season

PINOCCHIO Musical Will Return to Shakespeare's Globe in the 2026-27 Season

by BWW News Desk — January 6, 2026
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced that the new musical Pinocchio will return for the 2026 festive season.
Cast and Creative Team Set For THE LAST PICTURE

Cast and Creative Team Set For THE LAST PICTURE

by BWW News Desk — January 6, 2026
York Theatre Royal, English Touring Theatre (ETT) and An Tobar and Mull Theatre have announced the full creative team and cast for The Last Picture.
PIED PIPER, a Hip-Hop Family Musical, Will Embark on UK Tour

PIED PIPER, a Hip-Hop Family Musical, Will Embark on UK Tour

by BWW News Desk — January 6, 2026
ARCADE will present Pied Piper, a hip-hop family musical told with beatboxing, live-looping, grime, and contemporary theatre.
A STAN IS BORN! Opens At The Other Palace Next Week

A STAN IS BORN! Opens At The Other Palace Next Week

by BWW News Desk — January 6, 2026
Following the success of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, A STAN IS BORN! returns to London with runs at The Other Palace Studio, 15-17 January, and Seven Dials Playhouse, 10-12 February.
John Godber's TEECHERS Comes To Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre Next Month

John Godber's TEECHERS Comes To Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre Next Month

by BWW News Desk — January 6, 2026
The latest show from the John Godber Company will come to Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.
DRAG RACE UK's Marmalade Will Embark on Tour With MARM'S SPOTLIGHT

DRAG RACE UK's Marmalade Will Embark on Tour With MARM'S SPOTLIGHT

by BWW News Desk — January 6, 2026
Marm's Spotlight, a theatre-cabaret show by seamstress and drag artist, Marmalade, will be touring the UK in 2026, starting with three cities between January and March 2026.
Reimagined 19th Century Classic GELIN to be Presented at Canal Café Theatre

Reimagined 19th Century Classic GELIN to be Presented at Canal Café Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 5, 2026
An all-female creative team reimagines a classic 19th-century Turkish play about arranged marriage, swapping the Ottoman Empire for modern, multicultural London in Gelin.
SLEEPING BEAUTY Pantomime Concludes Run at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

SLEEPING BEAUTY Pantomime Concludes Run at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 5, 2026
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre is celebrating the success of Sleeping Beauty, the in-house produced pantomime with over 25 five-star reviews, which concluded its run in January.
London Theatre to See in 2026- What's Coming to the West End and Beyond

London Theatre to See in 2026- What's Coming to the West End and Beyond

by Aliya Al-Hassan — January 5, 2026
2025 was a stellar year from theatre, but now the New Year has rolled in, we can put away the festive decorations, throw out the last bit of leftover turkey and look forward to an even better twelve months of theatrical goodies.
Morgan Rees Joins League of Improv For First Show of 2026 at the Phoenix Arts Club

Morgan Rees Joins League of Improv For First Show of 2026 at the Phoenix Arts Club

by BWW News Desk — January 5, 2026
On January 29, Morgan Rees will join the regular team of performers that make up League of Improv, for the first show of 2026 at The Phoenix Arts Club.
1984, SHERLOCK HOLMES, and More Set For Corn Exchange Newbury Spring Lineup

1984, SHERLOCK HOLMES, and More Set For Corn Exchange Newbury Spring Lineup

by BWW News Desk — January 5, 2026
The Corn Exchange Newbury has announced its upcoming spring programme of theatre, talks and live experiences, bringing together gripping drama, laugh-out-loud comedy, fascinating true crime, inspiring science and more.
New Musical OUR LITTLE HOUR to Tour the UK as Part of a Campaign

New Musical OUR LITTLE HOUR to Tour the UK as Part of a Campaign

by BWW News Desk — January 4, 2026
Our Little Hour — the critically acclaimed musical based on the life of the late, great Walter Tull that has been commissioned by Show Racism the Red Card — will be touring England throughout February and March this year.
The Royal Opera’s TURANDOT To Screen At Minehead’s Regal Theatre

The Royal Opera’s TURANDOT To Screen At Minehead’s Regal Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 2, 2026
An encore screening of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini will be presented at the Regal Theatre in Minehead.
Olivia Bell and Lydia Kenny to Present BEAT – A Verbatim Song Cycle at Canal Cafe T

Olivia Bell and Lydia Kenny to Present BEAT – A Verbatim Song Cycle at Canal Cafe Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 2, 2026
What if you didn’t need a beating heart to be alive? This is the question that composer-saxophonist Lydia Kenny and librettist-singer Olivia Bell pose in BEAT, a bold new verbatim song cycle at Canal Cafe Theatre.
TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Comes to Milton Keynes

TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Comes to Milton Keynes

by BWW News Desk — January 2, 2026
The first-ever UK and Ireland tour of the West End musical TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is coming to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 27 Jan - Sat 7 Feb 2026.
Cast and Creative Team Set For DONBAS at Theatre503

Cast and Creative Team Set For DONBAS at Theatre503

by BWW News Desk — January 2, 2026
Theatre503 has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Donbas, the award-winning debut play by Olga Braga, directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike.

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