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BroadwayHD announced today that it will bring Lambert Jackson Productions’ virtual production of the musical comedy I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, filmed at the London Coliseum in late 2020 exclusively to the platform in honor of the hit show’s twenty-fifth anniversary.

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Leicester’s Curve theatre, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse and English Touring Theatre revealed the full company for the upcoming co-production of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Anthony Almeida, which will open at Curve on 3 September, and then tour venues across En

The 25th Anniversary production stars Shaun Blaney as Jake Quinn and Gerard McCabe as Charlie Conlon.

It's 1935 and celebrated Belgian detective extraordinaire, Artemis Arinae, is enjoying a cruise along the Nile – when tragedy strikes again.

Families will be able to have a go at circus skills, such as spinning plates, diablo, juggling and hula hoops, and can help create a large-scale community art piece based on the 'paint splashing' technique of artist Jackson Pollock.

With restrictions easing across the globe, the Royal Opera House has now re-opened its beautiful theatre in the heart of Covent Garden, and will launch with a brand-new 2021/2022 season — the first full ROH programme for two years.

A playwriting competition which aims to encourage writing for the stage among underrepresented writers in the North West gets underway today (August 3).

Unstoppable! Circa presents Tubular Bells at London's Royal Festival Hall, another groundbreaking new work created during COVID

Bursting onto the London scene, Tropicana is the future of queer comedy cabaret! Soon to be Edinburgh Fringe's most engaging LGBTQIA+ act, the show explores, bends and abuses the gender binary with irreverent stand-up on a backdrop of electrifying 80's synth.

All new rehearsal images have been released for Tori Allen-Martin's new play Park Bench which kicks off Park Theatre's reopening on the 4th August.

Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre has had to cancel this week’s 5 performances of ‘Celebration of Musicals’ at the Hope Fest festival with potentially devastating effects for the event’s finances.

Bristol's biggest music festival is back, welcoming 25,000 per day- Love Saves The Day is moving to Clifton Downs for its 2021 shows on Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th Sep 2021.

Curve on the Square, part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Reopening High Streets Safely programme of activity in association with Leicester City Council and BID Leicester, will see a stage built on Orton Square outside the theatre, with local artists and community groups prov

Female-led Quandary Collective's UK tour of Richard II debuts at major UK cities this late summer.

The third and final production of the Newbury’s The Watermill Theatre 2021 outdoor summer season, a semi-staged concert of Stiles & Drewe’s family musical JUST SO, inspired by the stories of Rudyard Kipling, opened on the main lawn Friday 30 July, and will play until Saturday 4 September.

There will also be a Celebrity Fundraising Gala Night on Friday 27th August at 7:00pm with Special Guest of Honour Peter Tatchell, who will take part in a post-show Q&A alongside the writers and directors of the two plays.

His latest play is called All Above Board and will premiere in Merseyside in August and then tour the UK, coming to The Albany on 7th and 8th September.

  The full line up is also announced for Comedians Telling Shed Stories as host Rachel Fairburn is joined by comedians Leila Navabi, Jen Ives, and Ivo Graham with musical accompaniment from Will Duggan.

The Norwich Players relaunch the Maddermarket Theatre with an open-air production of Shakespeare’s boisterous comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor, reimagined as The Merry Wives of Norwich, staged in the theatre courtyard.

'John & Jen' is an emotional rollercoaster of a musical that explores the dynamics of family relationships.

The judges for the 2022 Award will include Artistic Director of the Finborough Theatre and playwright Neil McPherson; Literary Manager of the Finborough Theatre and playwright Sue Healy; producer Ameena Hamid; actor, playwright and activist Athena Stevens; and Clive Webster of the Experienced Theatr

The new season opens on Friday, 27 August when favourite funnyman Alan Carr comes to Chester to try out new material on the city's comedy fans.

Wiltshire Creative today announce their programme for Autumn 2021, featuring theatre, live music, comedy nights, film screenings, craft workshops and more.

Indhu Rubasingham directs Tony Jayawardena, Scott Karim, Daniel Lapaine and Sid Sagar.