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The full cast has been announced for Alice Birch’s new play Romans, a novel, a monumental, kaleidoscopic portrait of masculinity from the nineteenth century to the present day, exploring how male narratives have shaped the world we know.

As the live stage show Bluey’s Big Play returns to the UK and Ireland, featuring Bluey, Bingo, Mum, and Dad, a talented company of actors and puppeteers has been announced for the Olivier Award-nominated production.

Marking its biggest series yet, with nine contemporary jazz artists and groups scheduled, including Roella Oloro, KYRA and Gray By Silver, the Royal Albert Hall's popular Late Night Jazz series returns for its third season of 2025.

Night Collar is driving into St Helens Theatre Royal this September.

Don’t Rock the Boat tries to be a wild ride down the Thames as the title suggests, but it only lightly bumps into its chaos.

Exeter Northcott Theatre and PaddleBoat Theatre Company will reunite this holiday season for The Jolly Christmas Postman, a magical theatrical adaptation of the beloved book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.

Milton Keynes Theatre has confirmed a packed Autumn 2025 season, following a year already marked by iconic musicals, hit plays, and top-tier comedy.

The Mango Ensemble, finalists for the 2025 National Diversity Awards, will launch a UK tour of American Candy, a new comedy-crime play by Tom Murray and directed by Francesca Hsieh.

Townsend Theatre Productions will revive its acclaimed production of We Are The Lions, Mr Manager! for a nationwide UK tour in October and November 2025, marking the 50th anniversary of the Grunwick Strike (1976–1978)—one of the most defining moments in British labour history.

Varna International Ballet and Orchestra will return to UK stages in 2026 with its most ambitious tour to date, bringing three beloved classical ballets—Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and a brand-new production of Cinderella—to 23 venues across the country.

After a run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2024 and presented with the support of ATG, The Gardening Club will make its London debut at the Studio at the New Wimbledon Theatre this September.

BALLET NIGHTS will celebrate its second anniversary on September 10th and 11th with a programme of world-class dancers, choreographers and musicians at London’s Cadogan Hall at 7pm.

The full cast has been announced for a brand new production of Hugh Whitemore's acclaimed play Breaking the Code.

The cast has been announced for the UK premiere of Love Quirks: A New Musical, coming to London this September after a celebrated Off-Broadway run.

A UFO experience and alien invasion will be hovering in to close Warrington Arts Festival (WAF) in style this Saturday.

After a chillingly successful run at the Old Red Lion, Blackpen Productions brings its breakout psychological thriller The Midnight Caller to the Camden Fringe 2025.

Tickets are now on sale for Cardiff and Bradford-based theatre company Common/Wealth’s new production, Demand The Impossible, a vital new show interrogating police injustice and infiltration of activist networks.

Adapted from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, director Richard Jones’s glorious Falstaff makes a welcome return to Glyndebourne, losing none of its charm or deft comedy.

Bill Kenwright’s multi award-winning production of Blood Brothers will launch its 2025 Autumn UK tour at Milton Keynes Theatre, with performances from Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 August.

A series of family-friendly events are set to entertain young audiences at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre this summer.

The Sky Arts Awards will return on 16 September, once again taking place at the iconic Roundhouse in London.

There will be two stars for Parr Hall's January family-friendly production of Beauty and the Beast in partnership with Tony Peers Ltd.

Set in a distant future where the human race teeters on the brink of extinction, the lastremnants of humanity reach back across two billion years in a stage performance that combines 16mm film with live performances.

Official production photography has been released for the UK premiere of a new production of Alice in Wonderland at Marylebone Theatre which is now playing until 31 August 2025.

The award-winning Grid Iron Theatre Company has announced details for a remount of its hugely successful outdoor, site-specific production of Doppler, an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Norwegian author Erlend Loe.