UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 388

The Mill at Sonning, the UK's only dinner theatre, has renamed its theatre The Ray Cooney Auditourium in honor of comedy legend Ray Cooney, whose classic farces have all been performed there, and whose incredibly generous financial support during lockdown helped ensure the venue's survival.

OffFest Award winning, The Tragedy of Dorian Gray by Ross Dinwiddy - a tense and compelling, yet darkly humorous reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic tale which moves the action to the 1960s is opening at The Drayton Arms Theatre in October 2021.

The Belgrade Theatre will welcome Sir David Suchet to its Main Stage on Sun 17 Oct, as he appears in conversation for one night only with Poirot and More, A Retrospective.

Cumbernauld Theatre Trust has announced that the first production staged by Cumbernauld Theatre Company in our new home, Lanternhouse, will be Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Wilton's Music Hall today announced that Debbie Chazen will star in its Christmas production The Child In The Snow, a thrilling, eerie and ultimately uplifting new adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Victorian ghost story 'The Old Nurse's Tale' brimming with festive magic and mystery, created by awar

Royal & Derngate today announced four further productions to complete its 2021/22 Made in Northampton season.

Bafta & Olivier winner Toby Jones has been announced to lead the cast for Dr Schnitzler's Casebook, a specially commissioned stage production to launch Jewish Book Week's 70th anniversary celebrations.

Marillion is bringing their The Light At The End Of The Tunnel tour to the stages of Britain with a 10-date tour in November culminating in 2 nights at the London Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith.

The Royal Opera's 2021/22 Season opens with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, directed by Oliver Mears – his first as Director of The Royal Opera.

The Showstoppers are returning to the West End's Lyric Theatre on Monday 15 November for five months of monthly shows.

With heaps of 4* and 5* reviews, award wins and nominations received for our summer/autumn season, the Space is following up with a winter season packed with fresh talent, exciting new work and high-quality performances.

Royal & Derngate Northampton, Theatre Royal Bath Productions, and Oxford Playhouse present the multi award-winning drama Blue/Orange, which opens at Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio from 29 October to 13 November 2021, before dates at Oxford Playhouse from 16 November to 20 November 2021 and Roya

In  BAT OUT OF HELL - The Musical, the electrifying rock songs of Mr Steinman propel an epic story of rebellious youth and passion as Strat, the immortal leader of The Lost, has fallen in love with Raven, the beautiful daughter of the tyrannical ruler Falco.

This tenth anniversary production is the first major London revival and is presented at the recommendation of Philip Ridley himself, after seeing Lidless Theatre's acclaimed 2018 production of Moonfleece at The Pleasance Theatre - bringing with it cast members Jaz Hutchins and Adeline Waby, and dire

The Japan Art Association and Lord Patten of Barnes, Praemium Imperiale's International Advisor in the UK, have today announced the recipients of the 2021 Praemium Imperiale Awards.

Trailblazing forces of the contemporary arts scene Wayne McGregor, Thomas Adès and Tacita Dean come together with The Royal Ballet in a co-production with Paris Opera Ballet to present The Dante Project, a new ballet partly inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.

Josh Berry, best-known for his devastating spoof of a Number 10 special adviser, which made him a breakout star of lockdown on social media (with more than 100K followers on Twitter, kicks off his first UK tour on Friday, 1 October at Leicester Square Theatre, London

Loved by children and adults around the world for generations, the classic tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has been given a fresh and witty adaptation using Luca Silvestrini's distinctive blend of dance, humour, words and music.

The artists selected as part of these sessions have been named as Xenia Aidonopoulou, Georgia Tegou, 21Common, Barrowland Ballet, Krishna Zivraj-Nair, Rachel Erdos, Vincent Dance Theatre, Joss Arnott, Second Hand Dance, Sophie Nüzel, Sarah Blanc, infuseDANCE, Anna Rowe and Karen Louise.

A new entertainment company, Second Half Productions, has been launched today by Jeremy Herrin, Alan Stacey and Rob O'Rahilly.

With less than a month to go until Body Movements Festival takes over Hackney Wick for a kaleidoscopic celebration of queer club culture on Saturday 9th October, organisers have announced an alluring series of after hours parties hosted by some the scene's hottest queer collectives.

This new piece of UK musical theatre writing retells the Ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus, a Corinthian king who teams up with his divine wife Merope to defy the powers-that-be, eventually earning the eternal punishments that make them icons of rebellion for millennia to come.

Jim succeeds Dan Howard who steps down to concentrate on a new, full-time role in the education sector.

Musical comedy Girls Just Wanna Have Fun comes to St Helens Theatre Royal this week – and promises audiences a show packed with fun, laughter and uplifting hit songs.

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the Education Activities available to young people and their families this October Half-Term.