UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 379

With her popularity soaring, the gig is not one to be missed by blues fans and the Parr Hall show could be one of the last chances to see Beth in an intimate concert hall before she crosses the pond to visit much bigger venues.

Matty May was conceived during a drunken one-night stand on his Nan's settee in July 1988 since then, he has tried to kill himself three times.

The London premiere of Christopher Durang’s Tony Award-winning Best Play comedy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, starring two time Olivier award-winner Janie Dee, will finally go ahead at Charing Cross Theatre.

Find out more about the show and how to get tickets.

The timeless music of Lionel Richie will have audiences at St Helens Theatre Royal dancing on the ceiling when a smash-hit show celebrating his incredible career comes to the town in January 2022.

Theatre Makers Matt Miller and Peader Kirk have come together to co-create a solo theatre performance, FITTING, drawing on spoken-word storytelling, autobiographical accounts and physical theatre to explore themes of identity and belonging.

The Board of the Belgrade Theatre is thrilled to announce the appointment of the new senior leadership, who will take up their posts in January 2022, succeeding outgoing Executive Director, Joanna Reid and Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Hamish Glen.

The cast has been announced for Punchy! The Musical, a brand new musical at The Courtyard Theatre.

Paul Taylor-Mills presents the return of the highly celebrated annual festival of new musical theatre, MTFestUK 2022, running from 31 January – 12 February 2022 at The Turbine Theatre in Battersea.

Following its sold-out, critically acclaimed production of 'Rent', Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre in association with Ameena Hamid Productions announces the cast for a radical new version of the 70s musical The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical “Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.

From West End producer, director, performer and choreographer Vikki Holland-Bowyer, and partner Greg Stevenson, the hit-packed production features back-combed hair, shimmying shoulder pads, wet-look neon leggings, the lairiest of leotards, indiscriminate double denim and 24-7 sunglasses – and that

The multi-award winning theatre company, New Old Friends, return to Theatre Royal Winchester with their production of Crimes in Egypt – a thriller inspired by Agatha Christie, Noel Coward and the classic Ealing comedies - on Tuesday 19 October.

Decadent Theatre Company is leading the way toward the resumption of live theatre and ambitious touring with a 20-venue national tour of Eugene O'Brien's award-winning drama, Eden.

Comedian Mark Thomas brings his new show 50 Things About Us to Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 20 October.

Milton Keynes Theatre has launched its brand-new Academy, providing high quality performing arts training to young people aged 4 – 14 in a series of classes, workshops, and holiday projects.

The world premiere of GOING THE DISTANCE – a digital production of a new comedy by Henry Filloux-Bennett and Yasmeen Khan, will be available on demand from 4 – 17 October 2021.

Children's Theatre Digital, the world's first and only platform to exclusively centralise and stream children's theatre content, has today launched a significant expansion to their offering including a monthly subscription service and school resources, as well as formally welcoming its first four Pa

October promises St Helens Theatre Royal audiences a month of pop, panto and truly fantastic entertainment this October.

The Royal Court Theatre will be putting on script-in-hand performances of Lucy Kirkwood's new play Maryland from Thursday 7 October 2021 – Saturday 16 October 2021.

Corn Exchange Newbury has announced the cast for its pantomime, Cinderella, which runs from Friday 26 November 2021 until Sunday 2 January 2022.

The cast has been announced for the European premiere and the UK debut of multi-award-winning Australian playwright Alana Valentine's, The Sugar House which opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Wednesday, 27 October 2021 (Press Nights: Thursday, 4 November 2021 and Frida

Fourth Wall Live has announced FRANK & FRIENDS – The Music of Frank Wildhorn, starring Frank Wildhorn himself at the piano alongside special guests at the Cadogan Hall on Sunday 16 January 2022 at 6.

A timeless romantic comedy to warm hearts of all ages, WHITE CHRISTMAS features the classic songs “Blue Skies”, “Sisters”, “I Love A Piano”, “Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)” and the most famous festive song of all… “White Christmas”.

Disney's beloved Olivier Award-winning stage musical Beauty and the Beast - re-imagined and re-designed in a completely new production staged by members of the original award-winning creative team – will come to Birmingham in 2022, as part of the recently opened UK & Ireland Tour.

The Belgrade Theatre has announced details of the first shows in its Spring Season from March to July 2022.