UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 49

Hampstead Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Fatherland – a sharp, tender and darkly funny new play about the chaos of connection by Nancy Farino directed by Tessa Walker.

Storyhouse is looking for three new trustees to join its board and play a vital role in shaping the future of the much-loved Chester charity.

Hong Kong-based artists Kingsley Ng and Stephanie Cheung have created A Sea of Words for Portsmouth, a large-scale immersive experience shaped by the voices of Portsmouth.

Penn & Teller have announced a very special run of UK shows in 2025 to celebrate their incredible 50th Anniversary.

The Gate Theatre and Woven Voices have announced the judging panel for The Woven Voices Prize for Playwriting in association with the Gate.

Court Theatre Training Company - one of London's most dynamic and forward-thinking drama schools - has announced its official acceptance into the prestigious Federation of Drama Schools (FDS).

DARKFIELD has announced an exciting four show collection taking up residency in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - FLIGHT, COMA, EULOGY and ARCADE.

Stratford East has announced that Bindi Karia has been appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Academy Breakin’ Convention (ABC), a brand-new school offering the UK’s first free Level 3 Qualification specific to hip hop theatre - officially opens from Monday 8 September at Sadler’s Wells East.

Playwright and performer Abigail Hood reprises her Offie-nominated role alongside Kevin Tomlinson, joined by four new cast members for the powerful drama exploring childhood violence, trauma and redemption.

Fiery Angel will bring Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic Death On The Nile to the stage, following sell-out tours of And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express.

Television favourite Anna Acton will join the cast of the world premiere of Blessings, a darkly funny and moving new family drama by acclaimed playwright Sarah Shelton starring Gary Webster at Riverside Studios.

Due to popular demand, comedian, novelist, and self-proclaimed professional show-off Jenny Eclair will be extending her nationwide autobiographical show Jokes, Jokes, Jokes Live!  with additional dates this autumn.

Feeroza Patel has been appointed as the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre's new Director of Membership and External Affairs.

REWRITES - the showcase for new musicals started by Lowry, Salford is back for 2025 with a piece of gig-theatre that reimagines the classic Greek myths of Theseus and Icarus.

All the grit, tears and glory of the most challenging road race on earth will ride into the Underbelly Boulevard Soho for one night only in Lungs on Legs.

Hard on the heels of his sold-out fifteen concerts at The London Palladium, Grammy, Tony, and Emmy award-winning music icon Barry Manilow will return to the UK for his Last Last Concerts in Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham, and London.

The full creative team has been revealed for the world premiere of Punchdrunk Enrichment's Fireside Tales, an enchanting interactive adventure for children aged 7-11 and their grown-ups.

Full of catchy songs, humour and fun, this exciting new co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre will leave audiences squealing with glee, as superstar piglets Bar, Bee and Q set off into the big wide world, against the big bad wolf.

Stage One has appointed Abbi Roberts, previously Director of Development and Communications at Mercury Theatre, as its new Operations Director.

Tangle has announced the cast and creative team for its brand-new African-inspired adaptation of Julius Caesar – a high-energy production that drives through the power struggles and friendship betrayal at the heart of Shakespeare's greatest thriller.

Marking the start of his tenure as Music Director of The Royal Opera, Jakub Hrůša, conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus in a one-off concert.

Fifty years after Sir Peter Hall turned Ronald Blythe's best-known work Akenfield into a film, his daughter Jenny Hall will be directing the landmark work on rural Suffolk as a stage production.

Gary Clarke Company’s dance theatre show, DETENTION will begin the autumn leg of its UK tour later this month, with performances in Newcastle, Oxford, Doncaster, Blackpool and Brighton.

LJT Productions has revealed the full cast for PROJECT: WALTER, a new musical running at the Bridewell Theatre, London.