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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.

Artistic Directors of the Future will be presenting outstanding events this Autumn, with collaborations with the arts industries finest.

Following the announcement of the in-person live programme for 2021, Dance Umbrella, London's annual international dance festival has today announced its digital programme of performances, conversations, films and discussions.

It was announced today, 13th September, that Matt Forde has added Jeremy Hunt, Anthony Scaramucci, Penny Mordaunt and Anas Sarwar to the upcoming guest line-up for his West End Political Party fortnightly residency, starting with Andy Burnham at The Duchess Theatre on the 27th of September.

Daniel King has been announced as the new Executive Director at Icon, a leading theatre company based at The Brook Theatre in Medway who are known for their work with communities across north and east Kent.

As disaster threatens to destroy the world they know, two tribes are locked in an age-old battle.

Theatre Royal Plymouth presents NHS The Musical by Nick Stimson and Jimmy Jewell.

Michael John O'Neill's THIS IS PARADISE has won this year's Popcorn Writing Award.

ice&fire - renowned for their use of performance to explore human rights issues and Matthew Schmolle Productions have joined forces with a cast of immigrant performers to make a new show called We Like to Move it Move it.

The year is 1943 and we're losing the war.

A charming but lesser known Bernard Shaw play sponsored by The Shaw Society, has received accolades galore.

Qasim Mahmood plays Aladdin in this magical new adaptation by award-winning comedian, actor and composer Vikki Stone who returns to write her debut pantomime for the Lyric following critically acclaimed appearances as Abanazar in Aladdin in 2016 and Fleshcreep in Jack and the Beanstalk in 2017.

Actor, presenter and winner of Strictly Come Dancing Ore Oduba (Curtains / Grease) who has been delighting audiences and receiving rave reviews as Brad Majors, will continue to don his fishnets as he extends his role in Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show.

Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Everyman Theatre Productions have announced the full tour dates for Ronald Harwood's highly acclaimed drama The Dresser starring the much loved UK entertainer Julian Clary as 'Norman' and Olivier Award winner Matthew Kelly as 'Sir'.

Liberty UK Festival joins the Celebrate Halton programme for a weekend of exciting family-friendly activities on 18 and 19 September.

A first look clip has been released of BroadwayHD’s upcoming digital revival of Maltby and Shire’s Closer Than Ever, with Dalton Harris (X Factor winner) giving a stunning rendition of If I Sing.

Classic Bollywood blockbuster DEVDAS is to be screened at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre next month with a pre-event curated by Jaivant Patel Dance, celebrating 15 inspiring years of the company.

Bill Kenwright's legendary production of the international smash hit musical Blood Brothers returns to the stage.

The show premiered at the SJT at the end of October last year, just before the start of the second lockdown.

Liverpool's newest theatrical space The Hope Street Theatre will officially re-open its doors on 5th October following its closure on 16th March 2020 after the Prime Minister's announcement closing all live entertainment venues.