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Sadler's Wells' annual dance taster festival Sadler's Wells Sampled returns for 2019, featuring world-class performances and a series of workshops and activities on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 February.

A lost world of seaside entertainment, piers and promenades are brought to life when seasoned Pantomime Dame Ronald Roy Humphrey returns to his Northern roots for the Christmas season.

Richard Alston has been awarded a knighthood by Her Majesty the Queen for Services to Dance as announced in the 2019 New Years Honours List.

From the depths, it rises - the 2019 London Lovecraft Festival, seven days of celebrating the mythos-making mind of H.

Unconventional love story Gypsy Queen returns to Manchester in January for a special one-offer date - but with a difference.

Junior members of Grand Arena Youth theatre, who rehearse every Monday evening, performed their very own adaptation of the classic fairy-tale, The Three Little Pigs, at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton on Tuesday 11th December.

The team behind one of the surprise hits from this year's Edinburgh Festival, Violet, a one-woman show by Bebe Sanders, is today announcing that they will be bringing the show to London for a total of 18 nights across three different venues.

El-Trip aka Earth Leakage Trip has released his brand new EP, titled 'Going To The Moon' via NexGen Music.

Barry Reed's smash hit legal thriller The Verdict is heading to Belgrade Theatre next month in a star-studded production from Middle Ground Theatre, adapted for the stage by Margaret May Hobbs and directed and designed by Michael Lunney.

Next May h Club London will present DEVOTION, an exhibition of award-winning photographer Christopher Roche's five-year-long project which saw him travel the globe exploring different, and often disappearing, faith traditions.

Ten local Primary Schools have taken part in a Grand Theatre project which saw performance poet and comedienne Emma Purshouse deliver creative writing workshops in schools throughout the year.

Have you heard the one about the coked-up Christmas Scrooge, his grumpy best mate, a prostitute and an unruly Elf?

Paines Plough's Roundabout has revolutionised the possibilities of national touring.

Northern Holland, 1943.

French electronic producer Evil Needle has released his latest compelling body of work, titled 'Igida' EP on 30th November via HW&W Recordings.

Awarding-winning jazz organisation, TOMORROW'S WARRIORS are combating the threat of closure of their acclaimed Young Artist Development Programme with a crowdfunding campaign of live music events.

Taking an unflinching look at the people behind the labels, this hard-hitting new play asks how responsible society is for creating the 'monsters' it fears.

The producers of the smash-hit 'NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL', are thrilled to announce the show will be returning to The Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith for a third year running from 11 to 29 December 2019 with an extra week of performances!

After winning the Innovation Award at last year's Festival, Exit Productions return to VAULT 2019 with the world premiere of Fight Night - their most ambitious immersive project to date.

Paquito Forever -a one-man cabaret show by the brilliant Joan Vazquez- is back this season at Live At Zedel, after a successful one-night try-out last Spring.

This Spring, acclaimed production company Metta Theatre invite you to discover The Wind in the Willows as you've never seen it before in their brand new hip hop musical, In The Willows.

Birmingham Stage Company today announces the full cast for their production of Tom Gates, written by Liz Pichon.

Due to phenomenal demand, Gary Delaney has added a whole run of new dates right through until October 2019.

Trainspotting Live captures the passion and the controversy of the famous novel, then globally successful film, and repackages it into a full-throttle show where the audience are literally part of the action, including the notorious 'Worst Toilet in Scotland' scene.

Coventry's Belgrade Theatre has announced another exciting round-up of shows just in time for Christmas, with family fun, fresh new drama, live music and a dance show spectacular among the things to look forward to in 2019.