UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 601

Richmond Theatre have today announced that comedian, writer, actor and presenter Jo Brand will lead the cast of this year's spectacular family pantomime, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, alongside returning funny man Jon Clegg with hilarious panto dame Jason Sutton from Sat 7 Dec 2019 – Sun 5 Jan

From Sunset Boulevard to Evita, to Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber has singlehandedly reinvented the musical a?" and given us melodies we'll remember all our lives.

Nicola Wren knew from very early on that if she wanted her four siblings' approval then she would need to impress them, so she set out to become a superstar.

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art) and Audible UK are today delighted to announce the release of GNR8T, a collection of four original audio dramas.

Following an extended run at Battersea Arts Centre, a sell-out run at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, an Offies 2019 Award win, and a hugely successful run of performances in Australia, Bryony Kimmings (Fake it 'til you Make it, A Pacifists Guide to the War on Cancer, Channel 4's The Sex Clinic:

HQ Theatres & Hospitality (HQ) has been announced as the new operator of Cardiff's New Theatre following the successful conclusion of a competitive bidding process run by Cardiff Council.

The Yard Theatre has announced the return of Pecs Drag Kings to the theatre this December for a Christmas cabaret show featuring a variety of special guest performances.

Emerging playwright Lakshnie Hettihewa-Young is set to lead Coventry's first ever Chai and Chat session when South Asian arts organisation Sampad bring their popular discussion programme to the Belgrade Theatre next month.

Hampstead Theatre presents the European premiere of Jordan Tannahill's Botticelli in the Fire which will be directed by Blanche McIntyre.

Nominations are now open for The Stage Awards, in association with Integro Insurance Brokers Ltd.

Russell Kane is extending his tour The Fast And The Curious once again to meet extraordinary public demand with a further 20 dates announced for spring 2020.

A Theatre Casting Toolkit has been launched to help make the UK's stages and rehearsal rooms more reflective of modern society.

Full tour dates are announced for Kneehigh's phantasmagorical and savagely funny Ubu! A Singalong Satire.

Singer and comedienne Liza Pulman is about to embark on the final leg of her latest tour celebrating the life and music of one of the biggest names in showbusiness, Barbra Streisand a?" which includes two dates in the North West this November.

The third biennial Cardiff Dance Festival brings acclaimed artists and companies from across Wales, the UK and internationally to Cardiff for a celebration of contemporary dance.

Brendan Cole announces today that he will revive his hugely popular 2019 tour for 2020 Show Man, announcing this will be his last big band tour after 10 years of touring 5 exceptional critically acclaimed productions.

This Christmas, multi-award-winning Omnibus Theatre premieres a new stage adaptation of The Little Prince, one of the best-selling and most translated novellas ever published.

Singer and comedienne Liza Pulman is about to embark on the final leg of her latest tour celebrating the life and music of one of the biggest names in showbusiness.

British actor Rory Maguire will star as Dennis in Selladoor Family and Beano Studios' new stage production Dennis & Gnasher The Musical! which opens on 23 January 2020 at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury before embarking on a UK tour throughout 2020.

Southbank Centre today announced that Madani Younis has resigned from his role as Creative Director in order to pursue new creative opportunities.

Following the success of his sell-out shows at Swindon Arts Centre in 2015 and 2017 and the launch of his podcast in September, the phenomenal Mark Thomas returns to Old Town next week with his new work-in-progress, 50 Things About Us.

ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company's award-nominated Some Like It Hip Hop returns to The Peacock for a run from Wednesday 23 October - Saturday 9 November, following a UK tour.

Bill Kenwright's production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's much-loved family favourite, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, will be visiting the Doncaster Dome for a three-week Christmas season, before continuing its tour into 2020.

A thrilling re-imagining of Peter Pan flies into Birmingham Repertory Theatre for Christmas 2019.

Today, theatrical charity Acting for Others announce initial participants for its 16th annual bucket collection.