UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 659

Worthing Theatres have announced that Mark Read, star of hit boyband A1, will play Prince Charming in their traditional Christmas pantomime, Cinderella, at the Pavilion Theatre.

As Coventry's year as City of Culture rapidly approaches, plans are now in place to get the Belgrade Theatre fully prepared for an exciting year in 2021, with an ambitious 2020 Redevelopment Project getting underway over the next 18 months.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW continues to play to packed houses as it tours the length and breadth of the UK and in frightfully fabulous fashion rolls into Wolverhampton at the Grand Theatre from Monday 14 - Saturday 19 October 2019, starring Strictly Come Dancing's Joanne Clifton as Janet Wiess.

ONBlackheath has today announced that Newton Faulkner has joined the line-up for this year's festival, taking place in the height of summer on 13 - 14 July.

On Wednesday 5 June at 7.

The Big House presents the return of Bullet Tongue Reloaded a promenade piece at the new home of The Big House in Islington.

A busy autumn winter 2019/20 season has been announced at Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, with brilliant musicals, gripping plays and exciting one night shows.

Fresh from bringing the story of a 63 year old Niagra daredevil Annie Edson Taylor to life with the UK premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's musical Queen of the Mist, Pint Of Wine Theatre Company are switching things up….

The Pheasantry in London presents "Live at Royal Albert Hall [Revisited]: The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert" a re-creation of the iconic 1983 reunion concert featuring award-winning recording artists Lee Lessack and Johnny Rodgers.

The Rocky Horror Show continues to play to packed houses as it tours the length and breadth of the UK throughout 2019 featuring a wealth of star performers.

The open call is part of the theatre's artist development programme, ROAR.

The Lyric Ensemble, a group of aspiring young actors aged between 18-25 years old, present their newly devised play The Mob Reformers between Wednesday 19 and Saturday 29 June at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.

The Psychic Project is a mind-reading show based on the true story of America's psychic spying programme from the Cold War.

Gordon Buchanan, who will be presenting Equator From The Air on BBC 2 from Sunday 26 May, will be embarking on a UK tour this Autumn which includes a visit to St Helens.

Full casting has been announced for the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! which comes to Birmingham Hippodrome from Tue 12 - Sat 30 May 2020 as part of its UK & International Tour celebrating 20 years since MAMMA MIA! premiered in London in April 1999.

The incredible Broadway and West End cast has been announced for the electric and provocative Bare: A Pop Opera at The Vaults, 21 June - 4 August.

TV presenter and winner of Strictly Come Dancing, Ore Oduba will play the role of Teen Angel at certain performances at Leeds Grand Theatre, the opening venue of the UK and Ireland tour of GREASE.

Arcola Theatre today announces the 16 productions that make up the 2019 Grimeborn Opera Festival.

Acclaimed writer and actor Alex Gwyther (Our Friends, The Enemy; Eyes Closed, Ears Covered) will perform in the world premiere of his gripping and tender new play Ripped at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, playing Underbelly, Cowgate, (venue 61) from 1-25 August (excl.

After roles in Channel 4's Pure, ITV's Unforgotten and a lead alongside Sharon Small and Hugo Speer in Acorn TV's new cop drama (coming to the BBC this summer) London Kills - actor/writer/singer-songwriter Tori Allen-Martin returns to the stage with her new play WHO I COULD'VE BEEN, an exploration o

New writers' platform Untitled are pleased to announce the second date of their Writers' Salon series following the success of their opening event in April.

Warrington's leading arts charity has announced the artist chosen to create brand new work as part of a major regional project

Four young lovers will run away from home to party at a summer music festival this June when Oddsocks Productions rework A Midsummer Night's Dream with their signature blend of magic, mischief and mayhem.

Young people from Wolverhampton last night took to the Grand Theatre stage to perform George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM, adapted by Peter Hall.

Take Note Theatre today, on Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday, announces the brand-new production of Sherlock Holmes and The Invisible Thing, to be staged at Rudolf Steiner Theatre - a stone's throw from Holmes' 221B Baker Street.