UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 778

Nick Hern Books has today (2 May) announced Amateur Theatre Fest, an exciting new event for amateur theatre-makers to be held on Saturday 8 September 2018 at The Questors Theatre, Ealing, West London.

Fifty years ago artist, visionary and writer John Berger and Swiss photographer Jean Mohr published A Fortunate Man, a meditation on the role of a doctor that is still widely read by doctors today.

After a sell-out show at Storyhouse last Autumn, singer songwriter Kate Rusby is heading back to Chester to entertain audiences with her contemporary style of folk music.

The Royal Geographical Society with IBG presents Hugh Thomson with his inspirational talk - One Man and a Mule on Wednesday 16 May at The Hullabaloo.

Prepare to be chilled to the bone when psychological thriller BLOOD RUNS DEEP receives its premiere in Liverpool this autumn.

Following their smash hit production of David Walliams' Gangsta Granny earlier this year, the award-winning Birmingham Stage Company return to the Belgrade Theatre once again this spring with the latest chapter in their hugely popular Horrible Histories Live series.

Fenella Fielding visited the Union Theatre last week to watch smash-hit comedy musical 'Twang!!' Miss Fielding is currently rehearsing for her delightful memoirs reading 'Do You Mind If I Smoke?' taking place at Brasserie Zedel this Saturday, 5th May.

The Liverpool Playhouse has announced an alternative take on Charles Dickens' festive ghost story A Christmas Carol as their Christmas production for 2018.

The classic family drama stars Tessa Peake-Jones (Only Fools And Horses), Aden Gillen (House Of Eliott, Holby City), and Timothy Watson (BBC Radio 4's The Archers).

May is promising to be a busy month at the Epstein Theatre where there is a packed programme of theatre, music, comedy and family entertainment.

Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce that their smash hit production of the musical "ANNIE" will embark on a UK tour opening in Manchester in February, and arriving at The Bristol Hippodrome on Tuesday 19 March 2019.

Organisers behind the Save Our St Bride's campaign (#SOStBride's) are planning a fabulous themed ladies night like no other, with their latest fundraising event on Sat 9 June.

Chinese Arts Now (CAN) presents the first of four events for 2018, all held in the glamorous Cabaret Theatre of the Hippodrome Casino in Chinatown.

A theatre company that created a show from ideas generated by 600 primary school children in a series of workshops will perform the show at Greenwich Theatre on Friday, June 1, as part of a national tour funded by Arts Council England.

London theatre companies Border Crossings, Boundless Theatre, CASA Festival, ice&fire and Tamasha are joining forces to raise funds for theatre projects that celebrate diverse talent and champion human rights, cultural cohesion and equality.

With the 2017 winner of the Mercury Playwriting Prize, Europe After The Rain, beginning rehearsals today, the Mercury Theatre Colchester announces its latest major initiative in support of new plays and new playwrights for 2018.

Three generations of women in one British Asian family will have their extraordinary story told on stage in Coventry this spring in a powerful new play by Yellow Earth Theatre and Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester.

Jonathan Larson's beloved musical about impoverished artists making a living in New York City will be produced as an immersive production at the world's oldest working Papermill.

World renowned pianist IDIL BIRET is to perform in London at the Cadogan Hall on May 13th in an evening titled 'Mythical Trips to Romantic Lands' in which she will present favourite works of two giants of the romantic era in music, Schumann and Rachmaninov.

Latitude Festival is pleased to announce a diverse range of new names added to the line up across the arts stages, joining headliners Harry Hill, and Bridget Christie, as well as music headliners The Killers, Alt-J, and Solange.

Storyhouse in Chester has announced a double bill of fascinating chat this coming Autumn, when two household names appear at the venue on the same day.

A fabulous new family-friendly festival is coming to Warrington this August.

Manchester Opera House has announced the first stars joining the line-up for Manchester's ultimate family pantomime this festive season, with Coronation Street bad boys Connor McIntyre and Les Dennis swapping the cobbles for their clutch bags as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella.

From 27th April to 12th May, Kings Cross Theatre (KXT) will host the world premiere of Manifesto Theatre Company's ambitious exploration of life in the 21st century, Youth and Destination.

Full casting has been announced for the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch's regional professional premiere of the glamorously feel-good musical, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.