UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 840

Following an acclaimed 2016 UK Tour, worldwide smash hit musical Footloose: The Musical will burst back onto the stage in 2017, opening the inaugural touring season at Storyhouse, Chester's brand new £37m theatre, cinema and library, from 5 September for one week only.

One of Britain's most successful custom-build digital organ manufacturers has announced its expansion into America.

Fagin's Twist is the untold story of Charles Dickens' notorious villain and is bought to life using explosive energy, electrifying choreography and emotional-fuelled creativity.

Critically acclaimed Front Foot Theatre presents William Shakespeare's classic play Richard III.

The London Fringe Premiere of 9 to 5 The Musical which is being produced at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village is now open and runs until Sunday 1st October 2017.

The Citizens Theatre brings an important piece of Russian political literature to the stage for the first time this autumn, marking the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.

The Palace Theatre in Manchester has teamed up with the city's Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club to present a monthly comedy club night that promises to have audiences rolling in the aisles.

Following six consecutive Christmas seasons in London's West End and multiple UK and international tours, the joyful adaptation of Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling book, Stick Man, is back on the road again for another enchanting UK tour, running September 2017 th

Jackson Live in Concert has to be the most accurate and exciting tribute to the King of Pop to have ever toured UK theatres.

In the year marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution, the Belgrade Theatre and Citizens Theatre are bringing to the stage an adaptation of Faithful Ruslan - The Story of a Guard Dog, based on the cult novel by Georgi Vladimov and directed by Helena Kaut-Howson.

The winners of last year's Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival Open competitions have unveiled the exhibitions awarded as part of their first place prize.

Award-winning restaurant critic, Masterchef judge and chair of BBC Radio 4's Kitchen Cabinet, Jay Rayner, brings his hilarious brand new show The Ten (Food) Commandments to the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch on Sunday 24 September.

Audiences can transport themselves to the glitz and glamour of the 1920s with Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra - You're the Top when they swing by the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch on Sunday 10 September at 4pm.

RashDash and Soho Theatre will be bringing TWO MAN SHOW to the Tron as part of the jam-packed autumn season.

The Epstein Theatre today reveals an exciting season of entertainment for autumn/winter 2017 - from thought-provoking drama to sing-along musicals, great music, hilarious comedy and fun for all the family.

Live At Zedel, Soho's unique live entertainment concept at The Crazy Coqs, announces their Autumn/Winter season.

Seventy performers, including a choir of twenty stroke survivors, will perform on stage at the Victoria and Albert Museum alongside films of intimate performances from hospitals across London and Buckinghamshire.

Manchester theatre lovers are in for a treat with a bumper crop of brilliant shows heading for the city's Palace and Opera House theatres this autumn.

Hilarious slapstick comedy The Play That Goes Wrong is on its way to Storyhouse as part of a new UK tour.

ONE DAY, MAYBE, the latest show from site responsive theatre company dreamthinkspeak, takes place in a multi-storey office complex in Hull City Centre.

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Laika is a new Unicorn sci-fi adventure, created by performers Bryony Hannah and Ayve Leventis, using puppetry, music and movement, about a young boy, his astronaut Mum and Laika, the space dog.

In OUTLAWS TO IN-LAWS, seven leading gay writers join forces to tell stories of our lives over seven decades.

Strictly superstars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace return to the stage with their most audacious and thrilling show yet, Tango Moderno.

St Helens Theatre Royal is preparing for an Autumn season of mellow fruitfulness - as well as fantastic music, hilarious comedy, beautiful ballet, Beatles, Blues Brothers and no fewer than TWO pantomimes.