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Lekan has previously worked at the Derby Theatre (Regional Theatre Young Director's Scheme) Old Vic (Old Vic 12), and the Young Vic, and has held positions including Resident Director on Hamilton and Co-Artistic Director (Up Next) at Battersea Arts Centre.

Ayckbourn's 85th play filmed for streaming.

Taking place 7-8 July, the Engine Room Film Festival will showcase emerging and established filmmakers from the South West, celebrating local talent on the main stage of Salisbury Playhouse.

With a £250,000 contribution from Galliard towards its fit out, the 503Studio at Nine Elms will include a rehearsal suite, multi-purpose event spaces, a creative area for writers including desks and a reading room, as well as housing the administrative offices of Theatre503.

Once the final episode is released on 8 August, the full playlist of all five episodes will remain available to view until the end of the month so that people can watch the piece in its entirety, more akin to watching a play.

Golden Globe Award-winner Emma Corrin and Royal Television Society’s 2019 Breakthrough star Nabhaan Rizwan make their West End debuts in this searing tale of self-invention, determination, and deceit.

Featuring incredible international guest companies, INTERLUDE in the CLOSE will culminate with a week of performances from Lost in Translation including Circus Lates.

Learn about the full lineup which includes circus, music, comedy, drag, and more!

Charlie Chaplin will now be played by Danielle Bird, joining Jerone Marsh-Reid as Stan Laurel, Nick Haverson as Fred Karno and Sara Alexander playing all the other parts, including Chaplin's mother, and the piano! 

The Shark is Broken reveals the hilarious and moving behind-the-scenes drama on one of Hollywood's all-time biggest blockbusters, Steven Spielberg's Jaws.

Other highlights of the season include Sir András Schiff, one of the most admired musicians of our time, following in Mozart's footsteps, directing from both the piano and the podium in A Feast of Mozart (18 November).

Highlights of this year's Free Fringe include Surrey Fringe Chorus (3 July), Colour with Guildford in Bloom (4 July) and Guildford's Rock Choir (11 July) which all take place in the town centre.

Sandie is a hugely influential business leader and one of the most senior women in Finance —the procurement is an indication of an organisation which has gone from strength to strength in the last decade.

The Eighties extravaganza on Sunday 18 July is the brilliant finale to three unmissable nights of music promised at the annual Cheshire event which raises thousands of pounds for good causes.

Learn more about how to purchase tickets.

As theatre's eagerly await to reopen and welcome audiences and companies prepare to resume performances, Pegasus will launch their live performance season with a two-night concert at the Royal Opera House in the Linbury Theatre, with MAMI WATA, on the 16th and 17th July 2021 at 7.

The Royal Ballet today has announced that the forthcoming performances of Summer Draft Works in The Linbury Theatre, 1–3 July, are unfortunately unable to go ahead at this time due to a number of dancers having to self-isolate.

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre will welcome the venue’s Young Lyric Associates who will form a new youth advisory group to advise, influence, advocate and contribute to the theatre.

Rising star and Offie Award-winning actor Bart Lambert will take on the titular role in the new edgy musical adaptation, Dorian A Rock Musical.

All new shows will be sale to Friends of the Grand and members from 8am on Wednesday 30 June with public booking opening at 8am on Friday 2 July

In the fantastical kingdom of Illyria, a lovesick Duke Orsino pines for the Lady Olivia.

The panel is made up of Fishamble's Artistic Director, Jim Culleton, Dublin Dance Festival's incoming Artistic Director, Jazmin Chiodi and playwright, Rosaleen MacDonagh as well as Tipperary Dance Platform's Alexandre Iseli and the co-founder and Artistic Director of Rather Gather inclusive arts col

As part of the celebrations, they will be hosting a launch event in person and via a live stream on 28th July featuring a conversation between Sue Buckmaster and BAFTA-nominated actress Juliet Stevenson.

This group of ballet stars discuss their careers, inspirations and share tales of their time at Yorkshire Ballet Seminars exclusively on Saturday 24 July at 7:00pm (BST).

This 2011 musical based on the 1935 film of the same name, tells the story of Broadway sensation Jerry Travers who dances his way across Europe to win the heart of society girl Dale Tremont.