UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 46

A door slams, a shadow lingers, and the temperature drops.

The Gate Theatre will present the European premiere of David Finnigan’s Scenes from the Climate Era at The Playground Theatre in West London, running September 23–October 25, 2025.

This widely celebrated festival will return to Leicester city centre with immersive art, inspiring films, laugh-out-loud comedy and more.

Country music duo Brooks & Dunn have been announced as headliners for the 2026 Country to Country Festival (C2C), marking their first UK performances since 2010.

Wigmore Hall will devote an entire day to the music of violist and composer Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979), celebrating one of the most important yet long-overlooked British composers of the twentieth century and marking the centenary of her major 1925 recital at the Hall.

Alongside newly announced shows, Park Theatre has announced the cast of musical comedy Christmas show Dracapella.

Inspired by real events and brought to the stage by Slavic theatre company WITHINTHEATRE, Boogie on the Bones looks at love, music and the price of freedom in a post Stalinist Russia.

The John Godber Company has announced the 2026 UK tour of John Godber's much-loved comedy Teechers, a classic of modern British theatre that remains as fresh and relevant today as when it was first written.

Pop sensations Blue are set to perform at Bradford Live on Thursday 21 May 2026 as part of their world headline tour.

Dan Daw Creative Projects will return this autumn to present the World Premiere of their new show EXXY in the Grand Hall of Battersea Arts Centre ahead of a UK Tour.

The line-up has been announced for the drag-meets-musical-theatre supergroup QUEENZ as the tour sees the return of popular QUEENZ.

This winter, audiences are invited somewhere over the rainbow with Wicked Witches - A Popular Panto!, where they can enjoy a Wicked and The Wizard of Oz inspired pantomime at London’s Pleasance Theatre.

Lovely, Dark & Deep Productions will present the premiere of Storms, Maybe Snow, a powerful new work by playwright and director Miranda Lapworth.

A new multisensory virtual reality experience at Bristol Old Vic is bringing to life the childhood experiences of acclaimed artist Judith Scott, this October.

Kali Theatre has announced Aisha Zia as its new Artistic Director.

The UK tour has been announced of The Last Picture, a brand-new play by Catherine Dyson, known for her evocative storytelling and sharp insight into human connection.

A special gala concert will celebrate the 90th anniversary of Friends of The Royal Marsden, Chelsea at Cadogan Hall, London, on Monday, October 20, 2025.

Out of the Archive, in association with Sheffield Theatres, has revealed the cast for the world premiere of GWENDA’S GARAGE.

This October, Royal Ballet Principal dancer Marcelino Sambé curates Black History Month Draft Works in the Clore Studio, an evening celebrating Black creators and choreographers whose voices are shaping the future of ballet.

This Autumn, Overwhelm a poignant new production will be coming to the Bread & Roses Theatre in Clapham.

Night Collar will pull into St Helens next week with a cast of colourful characters promising Theatre Royal audiences a fantastic evening of big laughs.

​​​​​​​When we talk about representation in the arts, one experience that remains almost invisible in mainstream storytelling is what it’s like to have a parent in prison.

Following five-star success and sell out shows at Edinburgh Fringe and New York City Fringe, Meg Chizek's one-woman show How to Give Up on Your Dreams, is heading to London's Greenwich Theatre.

After their Classic Tales Of Yes UK Tour in 2024, Progressive Rock legends, YES, will return to the UK once more for a 9-date trek across the country starting on 22nd April at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow.

New Dimensions has announced that award-winning choreographer and movement director Malik Nashad Sharpe's THE HEALING INDUSTRY has been selected as the second ever recipient of the 2025 New Dimension's commission.