UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 69

This new musical, with book and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and music by Carmel Dean, tells the story of how Tracy Edwards skippered the first all female crew aboard a ship called Maiden.

Coinciding with the breakthrough success of their Lavender Days album, Ohio alt-folk band, Caamp will tour this autumn for a total of 11 European shows.

Bollywood legend Arijit Singh will make history as the first ever Indian artist to headline a UK stadium this September at the iconic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Live Wire & RoughHouse Theatre have announced a revival of the critically  acclaimed 2014/2015 Live Wire production of Dougie Blaxland's Jane Eyre: an autobiography which will be staged at the Greenwich Theatre.

Prepare for sixty minutes of sweat, strobe lights, and ecstatic release as The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave brings its high-octane celebration of queer rave culture to Summerhall’s Main Hall this Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The groundbreaking African Concert Series returns to Wigmore Hall on Saturday 19 July 2025 for a full day of performances that celebrate the scope, richness, and future of African classical music.

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A groundbreaking new cinema experience, Silents Synced, is set to launch in the UK this autumn, pairing legendary silent films with era-defining albums by iconic rock artists, offering a bold reimagining of cinema and sound.

Hot on the heels of selling out at Crazy Coqs in May, Janie Dee’s star-studded Beautiful World Cabarets will transfer to Charing Cross Theatre this summer.

The Royal Ballet and Opera has opened applications for its year-long Overture mentorship programme as part of its commitment to offer resources, training and professional development opportunities to boost specialist skills amongst young people.

CBeebies megastar Justin Fletcher has announced that his brand-new live theatre tour Justin Time To Rock will now continue into Spring 2026, with final tour dates just announced.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (Romeo and Juliet, 2025).

The Royal Court Theatre has announced the winners of the first ever Young Playwrights Award.

Dominic Cooke will succeed Rupert Goold as Artistic Director and joins the organisation in 2026.

This summer, Golden Toad Theatre will release an audio musical and cast album for Errol’s Garden.

Marcus Davey CBE announced that he will step down as CEO and Artistic Director of the Roundhouse after 26 years leading the organisation.

Cardiff and Bradford-based theatre company, Common/Wealth has today announced Demand The Impossible, a new production interrogating police injustice and infiltration of activist networks.

The UK’s leading Black British theatre company, Talawa will premiere an uplifting new outdoor work, Fragments of Us as part of Greenwich+Docklands International Festival’s 30th anniversary.

Salford’s Lowry is to host an Open Day and Auditions for young dancers aged 11-16 from across the North West for the 2025 autumn intake for the Lowry Centre for Advanced dance Training (Lowry CAT).

Celebrating three decades of awe-inspiring open-air performance, the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) has unveiled the first wave of programming for its landmark 30th edition.

A medieval mystic and a scribe walk into a 21st-century dorm room .

The Motherz are set to be special guests for The Vintage Caravan’s October/November 2025 ‘Portals’ UK Tour.

The Mediterranean island of Sirene promises paradise for the beautiful Rosalba and her lover Aurora following World War One.

Paines Plough has announced the appointment of Claire Simpson who will take on the role of Executive Director in August this year, with Lilli Geissendorfer joining the company until then as Interim Executive Director.

Following a sold out debut at the Hollywood Fringe in 2024, Natalie Grove brings her autobiographical show about her mother's early onset dementia to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time.