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The current GOBLIN line-up consists of Claudio Simonetti on keyboards, Bruno Previtali on guitars, Cecilia Nappo on bass and Federico Maragoni on drums.

The London run will then tour to Theatre Royal Winchester, MAST Mayflower Studios in Southampton and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford.

Burnt Out an urgent and timely dance-theatre work encapsulating one Australian's experience of the devastating bushfires and the personal experience of the daughter of an environmental geochemist and premiers live in-person in Assembly Roxy this August.

The cast includes Cara Ballingall (Jana), Arty Froushan (Leo) Aidan McArdle (Hermann) and Macy Nyman (Hermine), alongside Sebastian Armesto (Jacob/Nathan/Ludwig), Jenna Augen (Rosa), Rhys Bailey (Young Nathan), Faye Castelow (Gretl), Joe Coen (Policeman/Zac), Felicity Davidson (Hilde), Mark Edel-Hun

The follow-up show, Who Murdered My Cat? debuts at the same theatre on 24th/25th September 2021.

Following the run of September in the Rain, Michael Grandage will direct Ian McDiarmid in Julian Barnes' The Lemon Table from 14 to 23 October, ahead of a UK tour.

Working in the theatre's local boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, this in-depth project is a collaboration between the YV Taking Part team, two partner schools, six project associates - multidisciplinary artists with a passion for reforming the education sector - and an advisory panel of educationa

This modern classic, which captures the fragility of friendship, happiness and life itself, won both the 1995 Olivier and Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy, after its premiere at the Royal Court and subsequent transfer to the West End.

The cast includes Laura Andresen Guimarães  as ‘Zebra’ and Kemi Clarke as ‘Leopard’, alongside Alexander Bean as ‘Rhino’, Nathanael Campbell as ‘Eldest Magician’, Dan de Cruz as ‘Parsee Man / Jaguar / Show MD’, Eleanor Kane as ‘Elephant Child’, Emma Lucia as ‘

Set to bespoke beats, everyday soundscapes and a contemporary hip hop and electronica musical score the audience finds themselves in a gritty urban carpark.

Kasper Holten’s inventive and visually stunning production explores the creative and sensual appeal of one of opera’s most elusive protagonists, and the powerful effect he has on all who meet him.

The production runs from August 6 to September 19, 2021.

Tickets are on sale for most shows now.

Groan Ups will open at Theatre Royal Bath on 12 August 2021 before touring to Salford, Chester, Sheffield, Oxford, Guildford, Edinburgh, Cheltenham, Cardiff, Cambridge, Glasgow, Dartford, Wolverhampton, Norwich, Brighton, Nottingham, Southampton, Aylesbury and Coventry until 5 March 2022.

Ten talented young finalists have made it through the heats and into the Roundhouse Poetry Slam Final.

Each performance will be followed by an 'In Conversation' discussion with Alison Jackson, Richard Thomas and Philip Edward Fisher, talking with Rep Artistic Director Sean Foley and the audience.

Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, Sheffield-born comedian-turned-playwright Gareth Edward is taking his debut play about a gay sauna to the Camden Fringe this August, before transferring to London’s only LGBTQ+ theatre Above The Stag in Vauxhall.

Aria Entertainment and Music & Lyrics have announced the full cast of the UK and Ireland tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy.

Following last year’s amazing pop-up season in Vauxhall, The Garden Theatre returns this summer with a festival of exciting and eclectic work running from August 1 to 14 in a new pop-up theatre at St.

This hour-long play has had may incarnations, most notably in a 1979 ITV production, starring Richard Briers as 'A' and Dame Judi Dench, a Shaw Society vice-president, as 'Z'.

Bartlett will be joined by three deaf and hard of hearing artists - host Charlie Swinbourne and writers Sahera Khan and Nadia Nadarajah.

The full lineup includes Jonny Woo, Andreja Pejic, actress, supermodel, and transgender activist, celebrated playwright, and poet, Inua Ellams, multi-award-winning Noma Dumezweni, Peaky Blinders' actress Annabelle Wallis and Olivier-award winning producer Francesca Moody.

Each two-hour session can be attended in-person or online, and are for those that identify as working class, LGBTQI+, those who are deaf or disabled and those of a Culturally Diverse Heritage.

Greenwich Theatre’s favourite pantomime villain Anthony Spargo will join an ensemble cast, taking on numerous roles across both productions.

Tickets are on sale to Gold and above Members from Monday 12 July.