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Currently Creative Director at Manchester International Festival (MIF), Mark will join the multi-arts centre in January 2022 and will have overall responsibility for the artistic direction of the largest cultural centre in the UK, leading the organisation as it enters a new era.

With foraging, film screenings and even an escape room or two, these innovative Heritage Open Days have been developed by local organisers in collaboration with young people.

For the United States, the collective grief generated by 9/11 had a profound impact on the nation's psyche.

Diving into the trials and tribulations of modern love, Maltby and Shire’s Closer Than Ever is an uplifting musical revue exploring every aspect of humanity and relationships.

Staged as a radio play, the comedy-drama follows 'Ted' Heath and his hilarious and relentless feud with his successor, Margaret Thatcher.

Closed since March 2020, this acclaimed 50 seat pub theatre in the heart of Islington reopened in June and has recently announced its autumn season, starting with in-house show FEVER PITCH, running from 31 August – 25 September in the 7pm early slot.

In a specially curated, self-guided walk containing art exhibits, displays and pop-up performances, visitors will be invited to step into the worlds of opera and ballet, discover our iconic building, enjoy some of the remarkable front-of-house spaces, and see stunning works of art from David H

Written by award-winning playwright Philip Meeks (Kiss Me Honey, Honey!; Murder, Margaret and Me; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow), the play was originally crafted with Su Pollard in mind.

Martin Marquez has an extensive repertoire of stage work with the Donmar Warehouse, The National and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

  Lucy Black, Kulvinder Ghir, Adam James, Lizzy McInnerny, Carolina Main and Laura Rogers will perform in this poignant and painfully funny comedy about conflicting memories, life and loss, which received its world premiere at the theatre in 1996.

A director with a reputation for developing new writing, Holly directed Headlong's Hedda Tesman by Cordelia Lynn at Chichester Festival Theatre and The Lowry, Salford.

Together with the Artistic Directors, Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, the Board of Trustees will continue to build on Cheek by Jowl's commitment to championing international theatre and live performance.

This autumn VOXED presents the long-awaited world premiere of its new production and first full-length work Out Late at The Place, London on 19 & 20 November and Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough on 25 & 26 November.

The doors reopen on 23 August with swashbuckling panto Treasure Island starring Grange Hill, EastEnders and Dancing on Ice star Todd Carty as pirate Long John Silver.

This highly innovative multi-media production will open at Stone Nest, Shaftesbury Avenue to previews on Monday 20 September with press night on Wednesday 22 September and will run until Saturday 9 October 2021.

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the return of the much-loved £5 'Groundling' standing tickets  for the opening of Twelfth Night on the 29 July.

Talawa brings rave to theatre.

From ANTS Theatre's sick-in-a-good-way Lu Curtis and actually-quite-funny new writer Lee Lauren, comes a hilarious and probing new monologue play asking: in a world hungry for more, more, more, can we ever truly be (f)three?

The White Bear Theatre in Kennington will present GAY GENERATIONS, an exciting double bill of brand new one act plays by Michael McManus (writer of Maggie & Ted) and Charlie Ross MacKenzie (stand-up comedian, author and broadcaster) from 24th - 28th August.

Life is far from straight for Jack: he's in love with his best friend, he dodges bullies worse than Crabbe and Goyle and, according to the official online quiz, he's a Hufflepuff.

Duncan is well-known as a member of pop group Blue.

In an innovative producing model, devised in response to the pandemic, four brand new casts will take turns to journey through the multiverse exploring the infinite possibilities of a relationship; each refracting the play afresh.

The new productions join the previously announced The Cher Show, The Play That Goes Wrong, What The Ladybird Heard and the National Theatre's Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Since 2013, Forde has interviewed political figures including Keir Starmer, Nicola Sturgeon, Sadiq Khan, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Tony Blair, Caroline Lucas, Nigel Farage, Tessa Jowell, Alan Johnson, Michael Heseltine, William Hague and George Osborne.