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Award-winning actress and playwright Caridad Gómez will bring her acclaimed solo performance #FATKARY: The Corrido of a Tragic Ex-Fat Woman to the Voila! Theatre Festival 2025.

Bringing the body-swapping, mother-daughter duo to life on the stage are Rebecca Lock (Here and Now; Heathers The Musical) as Katherine, and Jena Pandya as Ellie (Come Fall In Love; Bhangra Nation).

Nottingham Playhouse has announced the full cast and creative team for its 2025 Christmas production THE LITTLE MERMAID, a new adaptation written by Rob Gathercole and Joe Venable and directed by Alessandra Davison.

The Courtyard Theatre has announced the launch of the first-ever Horror Festival 2025, a brand-new celebration of theatre, comedy, Halloween burlesque, spooky humour, and creativity.

Joburg Ballet will make their UK debut at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre on Thursday 30 October, followed by a further three performances through to Sunday 2 November.

Join BAFTA-nominated composer, musician and producer Petri Alanko at EGX in conversation with GI.

EastEnders and Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis will head for Storyhouse next week as part of the 2025 WayWord Festival.

Dermot O’Leary’s bestselling children’s book Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape will be adapted into a brand-new family musical opening Spring 2026.

Rehearsal photos have been released for the world premiere of Hannah Doran’s The Meat Kings! (Inc.

Award-winning artist Cheeyang Ng will bring their solo ritual musical LEGENDARY to The Other Palace as part of Musical Bites.

Following it's run at Brighton Fringe, Two Right Feet will present the London debut of Starfish at The Bread and Roses Theatre London, this Autumn.

This December, renowed violentist André Rieu wil bring his new holiday spectactular to the big screen in over 500 cinemas across the UK.

This December, the spirit of Christmas shines brighter than ever as André Rieu brings his brand-new spectacular Merry Christmas to the big screen.

Identity: a lifetime work in progress is a one-person ritual disguised as a play - a wild, defiant, tender ride through bloodlines, gender, and memory.

The Mexican production Waiting for Julieta, created and performed by Emmanuel Pichardo Caballero, will be presented at the Voila! Europe Theatre Festival 2025 this November at Barons Court Theatre.

Due to popular demand, Kiln Theatre has announced a further extension of the world premiere of new musical Coven, with music and lyrics by Rebecca Brewer and Grammy Award winning Daisy Chute, and book by Rebecca Brewer.

The London Handel Festival has announced its 2026 Festival, From Heavenly Harmony, a five-week celebration of Handel’s music beginning in February.

The East Anglian Touring Consortium have announced that its brand-new show Caroline: A New Musical will tour in 2026.

The Park Theatre's two-part production of The Forsyte Saga - based on John Galsworthy's Nobel-winning epic novels of love, ownership and the end of Empire - plays the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Gawain and the Green Knight, a festive comic retelling of the Arthurian tale of Gawain reimagined at a modern-day office Christmas party is coming to Park Theatre this December.

A powerful double bill from the newly formed MOV Dance Theatre celebrating how song, dance, and storytelling can bring people togethe will premiere at Bradford Arts Centre.

Troupe 22 Theatre Company has announced the third annual Fragmented Mirror, a festival celebrating bold new writing and emerging voices in theatre.

As part of Bristol Old Vic’s 260th anniversary celebrations, Artistic Director Nancy Medina has announced a bold new initiative to bring high-quality theatre directly into Bristol’s state secondary schools.

Gareth Gates will be baring all when he pays a steamy visit to Parr Hall next year.

For fans of Jaws (or of movies in general), The Shark Is Broken is a worthwhile endeavor, offering a unique opportunity for viewers to get a backstage look at the making of one of the most beloved films of all time.