UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 63

The 419 is a playful poetry and photography exhibition, where 14 sonnets and 14 portraits show how money flows through 14 lives on a typical day in Lagos, Nigeria.

English National Opera has announced the conductor and singers for the newly created concert of Mozart's Women: A Musical Journey, presented at the London Coliseum for one night only.

The Beautiful Darkness has announced a new headline date for her 2025 Unleashed UK Tour, set for Thursday 11 September at Zed Alley in Bristol.

British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) will present the world premiere of Theo in Between, a new 90s-inspired musical exploring identity, community, and self-discovery, running 22–23 August 2025 at the Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds.

Papatango has revealed the winners of the 2025 Papatango Young Playwrights' Award – they are Salma from Friern Barnet School, Anna from Frome Community College, and Cormack from Hammersmith & Fulham Mencap.

ALSO will welcome the comedic whirlwind that is Felicity Ward to its Woods Stage.

Sri Lankan Culture Collective has announced that acclaimed broadcaster, presenter, journalist and author Nihal Arthanayake will be making his stand-up comedy debut.

Wessex Grove has announced that Ben Power has joined the company in a consulting capacity as Creative Associate.

Birmingham Hippodrome has aunched a brand-new Sustainability plan for the theatre.

Gilded Balloon has unveiled a line-up of comedy stars to take part in a special ‘40 Years of Fringe’ in conversation series, to celebrate the venue’s 40th anniversary.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to close its Studio Season with the première of A Toast Fae The Lassies, a new musical play by John Binnie and Alyson Orr that explores the life of Robert Burns

TV and West End star Kevin Duala is set to join the cast of Cinderella at the Epstein Theatre this Christmas.

Written in response to cultural loneliness as a North-Western Chinese person living outside of the country, Li Zhuolang’s debut play Who the hell is Robert Wayne? explores identity, cultural architypes and tokenism.

There's a playful, vibrant and language free children's theatre show coming to London's Underbelly Boulevard in Soho for 2 nights in July.

​With Lovestuck currently running, Stratford East will present its 2025 Open Day, a celebratory event for the venue's 140th anniversary year.

Proteus presents acclaimed trans writer Tabby Lamb's (A Grievance of Witches, Happy Meal) new play about the true story of Michael Dillon and Roberta Cowell, who met in 1949 and were the first people in the UK to undergo gender affirmation surgery.

Storyhouse's vibrant and inclusive Kaleidoscope Festival returns to Chester this summer, promising another week of creativity, performance, and community spirit – all created by and for learning-disabled artists and audiences.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has received a funding grant of £15,000 from the SSE - Griffin and Calliachar Community Fund, to deliver another year of drama-based activities.

Birmingham Hippodrome's New Musical Theatre department have announced the cast and creative team for No Such Thing as Wolves, a brand-new musical adventure from two of the writers behind Horrible Histories.

York Theatre Royal, in association with Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Buxton Opera House, have announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Debbie Isitt's Military Wives - The Musical.

The Truth About Blayds will open at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season in September.

New images have been released by Leeds Playhouse from its world premiere production of Through It All Together, a moving and uplifting play by writer and life-long Leeds United supporter Chris O’Connor.

Following the critically acclaimed and sold-out success of Sanaz Toossi’s Wish You Were Here, the Gate will stage David Finnigan’s formally inventive Scenes from the Climate Era at The Playground Theatre in Autumn.

Immersive theatre returns to one of Liverpool's most famous hotels this summer with an audience experience that promises to be both 'intimate and interactive'.

Colin Baker and Terry Molloy are back on stage together in another classic adventure featuring the world’s only consulting detective and his trusty sidekick - The Sign Of Four.