UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 48

The Play's The Thing, a professional theatre company based in Milton Keynes, is bringing Alan Bennett's iconic 'Talking Heads' to UK audiences showcasing two of the collection's most beloved monologues: 'A Lady of Letters' and 'Soldiering On'.

A star-studded line-up of performers will take you on a journey through a year of poetry at Allie Esiri's 365 Poems for Life, a special event for The Royal Court Theatre, as part of the Chelsea Arts Festival.

Following a seven-year hiatus, Jonny Woo’s Un-Royal Variety is back.

Stage Door Records will collaborate with the Guildford School of Acting / University of Surrey to release the Cast Recording of their critically acclaimed 2025 production of 'Grab Me a Gondola'.

Troubadour Theatres has announced expansion plans with the development of two brand-new, state-of-the-art 1,500-seat auditoriums, as part of the launch of its next flagship venue: Troubadour Greenwich Peninsula Theatre.

Renowned Spanish theatre director Calixto Bieito's fiery Carmen will return to English National Opera (ENO) this autumn, in its fourth revival since it was first staged to acclaim in 2012.

'@ The Studio Leigh' has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Bugsy Malone, the family-favourite musical comedy set in the glamorous and chaotic world of 1920s gangsters, splurge guns, and speakeasies.

TikTok sensation Callaghans Questions will bring their hilarious, historically and scientifically accurate exploration of all things sex to Lambeth Fringe next month.

Innovative dance training institution, Rambert School, has joined forces with New York based performing arts conservatoire, The Juilliard School, in a year-long collaboration.

Bristol Old Vic has announced the full cast for its swashbuckling Christmas production Treasure Island: A New Musical Adventure, a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Bristol-inspired tale of hidden treasure and daring deeds.

Oscar and multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black CBE returns to the West End to celebrate his deeply personal lifelong love of cabaret this October.

Will lovers of Louisa May Alcott's semi-autobiographical novel Little Women, published more than 150 years ago, be content with Anne-Marie Casey's stage adaptation first performed in 2022 and now running at Salisbury Playhouse?

Rehearsals are officially underway for The Gardening Club, the new feminist pop-rock musical by Carleigh McRitchie and Bella Wright.

​Due to demand and rapid ticket sales, comedians and podcast hosts Ed Gamble and James Acaster will present announce one final extra date for their 2026 live run, Off Menu Live: The Tasting Menus.

Trailblazing ensemble Manchester Collective will return to London's Queen Elizabeth Hall this month with a bold new reimagining of John Adams' Shaker Loops.

Scarborough-based theatre company Lost and Found Collective is presenting two rarely seen plays from the back catalogue of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the year the theatre celebrates its 70th birthday.

A brand-new romantic comedy musical, If I Had You, directed by award-winning Racky Plews, is set to make its second appearance in London with an exclusive workshop performance.

xAfter 27 inspiring years at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Masterclass is entering a new chapter.

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Danny Bayne, who is playing Basil Fawlty.

Theatre Peckham in South London announced the line-up for its 2025 Young, Gifted and Black season, celebrating the exciting talent of young Black British artists and aligning with the Black History Month 2025 theme, Standing Firm in Power and Pride.

American Candy, a new comedy-crime play by Tom Murray and directed by Francesca Hsieh (I'm Sorry I'm Not Lucy Liu; Don't Call Me China Doll), will tour the UK from 8 September, including London, Oxford, Bedford, Bolton, Newcastle and Birmingham.

Following the success of his debut show BI-TOPIA , writer and performer Sam Danson is delighted to be bringing his new play Daddy’s First Gay Date - a brand new rom-com tackling serious issues - directed by renowned LGBTQ+ advocate Rikki Beadle-Blair to Seven Dials Playhouse.

Canadian alt-comedy/queer theatre duo Creepy Boys (Sam Kruger & S.

Singer, songwriter, and producer Erykah Badu has announced a celebration of the 25th anniversary of her second studio album, 'Mama's Gun,' with 'The Return of Automatic Slim Tour: Erykah Badu Mama's Gun '25.

Six years after its sold out critically acclaimed world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe and London transfer, outrageous MUSIK by writer Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.