UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 39

After a two-year pause, The JEWish CABARET will return with JEWSicals 2025, a dynamic new showcase of original Jewish musicals bursting with humour, heart, and chutzpah.

Tobacco Factory Theatres in Bristol will present Rapunzel – A Hairy Tale, a new festive production by writer Sharon Clark and director Tom Brennan, running from November 27, 2025, through January 17, 2026.

KAREN is coming to Underbelly Boulevard Soho, following runs across the country  including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Other Palace, and more.

The full cast has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour Priscilla Queen of the Desert, including Kevin Clifton, Nick Hayes, and more.

In the tradition of Brick Lane Music Hall's beloved festive variety shows, this winter will bring a brand new production; The Magic of Christmas, beginning next month.

Joburg Ballet has announced that the company will make its UK debut at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Theatre in London this month.

Following a sold-out and hugely-acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe earlier this year with Gobby Girls: The 11% Club, the all-female sketch sensation will return with a brand-new show: Gobby Girls: The After Party.

The Jewish Literary Foundation has launched its new Jewish Playwrights Programme, supporting emerging playwrights through the process of developing a full-length play, and helping to foster a strong presence of Jewish culture within the UK theatre industry.

Star of The Celebrity Traitors, Taskmaster and Ted Lasso, NICK MOHAMMED will bring his critically acclaimed alter-ego MR.

In my play Dial 1 for UK, my character, an undocumented migrant who moves to London for a better life, smiles for a reporter and says: “It’s a dream to be here.

The Unicorn Theatre has announced the latest installment of its 2025–26 season, continuing its mission to create transformative theatre for children of all ages.

Portsmouth Theatres has announced a world-class creative team for its 2025 pantomime season at the Theatre Royal and Kings Theatre, featuring two major new appointments: multi-award-winning director Michael Strassen and Olivier Award-nominated choreographer Mark Smith.

Acclaimed BBC NC writer and performer Emma Zadow will make her West End debut with a new dark comedy Swans Are Arseholes, staged at the historic Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus.

​Award-winning comedian and online sensation Daniel Foxx is back with a brand-new show that dives headfirst into breakups, being single in your 30s and the complicated custody battle over a monstera.

Jim Henson’s musical fantasy film Labyrinth is set to tour the UK in concert next Spring in celebration of its 40th anniversary.

La Petite Valise, the ever-vivacious Ms Janey Gardiner and tickling the ivories musical maestro Mr Will Hall, give their very own and unique cabaret twist to all your favourite Christmas songs at Canal Cafe Theatre.

Soho Theatre has announced the return of Natalie Palamides' smash hit, Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show WEER at Soho Theatre Walthamstow.

The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, has announced the full cast for Robin Hood and His Merry Men, which runs from Friday 28th November 2025 through to Sunday 11th January 2026.

West End stars Simbi Akande and Nadim Naaman will play Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins in Lerner and Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY at the Mill at Sonning, directed by Joseph Pitcher.

Speakerphone Productions has announced the world premiere of Private View by debut playwright Jess Edwards, will star Patricia Allison (Sex Education) and Stefanie Martini (The Gold).

Pitlochry Festival Theatre have announced full casting for the return of Elizabeth Newman’s acclaimed production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s much-loved musical The Sound of Music.

Liverpool’s Unity Theatre spotlights queer and non-binary voices this autumn with a bold lineup of performances exploring identity, community, and solidarity.

Due to popular demand, comedian and presenter Joel Dommett is adding extra dates to his Happy Idiot live tour in 2026.

Against this backdrop, the launch of HOUSE OF SISTERS GRIMM in London’s West End on Friday 28 November is the natural next chapter: a purpose-built, permanent red-carpet cultural destination uniting the company’s three pillars under one roof.

All new photos have been released from Katherine Moar’s Ragdoll at Jermyn Street Theatre.