UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 877

Returning for a fifth year in 2017, The Point is proud to once again present the Eastleigh Unwrapped Festival on Saturday 17th June.

Mik Artistik's Ego Trip, who wowed audiences at the last two Warrington Contemporary Arts Festivals, are returning to the town for what promises to be a memorable show at Pyramid arts centre.

Music legend Frank Ifield made a rare appearance at the Coventry Music Museum this week to show his support for the launch of a new Belgrade Theatre musical, Godiva Rocks.

A world premiere, a British premiere and a much loved classic.

Comedy legend Bob Mortimer teams up with Andy Dawson to present Athletico Mince live on stage at The Epstein Theatre on Monday 29th May.

This July musical theatre luminary Willemijn Verkaik will perform a one-off concert at the Cambridge Theatre in the heart of London's West End, joined by a host of special guest stars and an 8-piece live band.

My World Has Exploded A Little Bit is an acclaimed new play telling a deeply personal story of love and loss by Ovalhouse's Associate Artist Bella Heesom and Olivier Award-winning director Donnacadh O'Briain.

Drawn from the playwright's interviews with sex workers, Punts - produced by Kuleshov Theatre (BU21, Cans) - explores love in all its complex and contradictory forms.

2Faced Dance Company is one of the UK's leading dance organisations and under the artistic directorship of Tamsin Fitzgerald it presents OUTLANDS in autumn 2017.

Daniel Sloss: NOW is the stunning new show from Scotland's internationally acclaimed and award-winning stand-up, heralding the 26-year-old's remarkable tenth Edinburgh Festival Fringe season and making its' world premiere at the EICC.

Blackpool Opera House and Selladoor Worldwide today announce that stage and TV star Jennifer Ellison will lead the cast of swashbuckling family adventure Peter Pan (16 Dec - 07 Jan) as Captain Hook alongside X Factor's Jake Quickenden in the title role.

Romance, scheming and mistaken intentions, Jane Austen's original romantic comedy Emma, brought to life in many on-screen adaptations, finds a new incarnation in a sparkling new stage adaptation by acclaimed writer Tim Luscombe (Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park and Persuasion).

Today the International Festival is excited to launch 2017 Virgin Money Fireworks Concert School Poster Competition.

Back for the sixth year, The GIT Award features Merseyside's finest new music - and this year has the added spectacle of TEN more acts performing in celebration of 10 years of Getintothis - the Liverpool music webzine which founded the prize in 2011.

From LA, 'Best Actor in a Leading Role' for portraying Frank Sinatra in West End's 'Rat Pack Confidential', and critically acclaimed singer, Richard Shelton presents 'SINATRA AND ME' on Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th June 2017 at Crazy Coqs, Live at Brasserie Zedel, London W1.

The Watermill Theatre announces the second part of its 50th anniversary season which goes on sale on 22 May with priority booking for Friends of The Watermill opening on 15 May.

ERRATICA, the international new British music theatre company, will bring the world premiere of Remnants to the Print Room at the Coronet, this summer.

Postcards is back and bigger than ever! This three-week festival of circus, cabaret and extraordinary performance at Jacksons Lane, North London's creative space, offers twists, turns and just a touch of blasphemy.

Artistic Director of the Old Red Lion Clive Judd directs Scott Arthur in the role of James and Laurie Jamieson in the role Ryan which sees the three of them reunite following a successful collaboration on Little Malcolm and His Struggles Against The Eunuchs; they are joined by Joyce Greenaway (Wendy

See one of the UK's most in demand comedians Carl Hutchinson at The Epstein Theatre on Thursday 25th May!

Today, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre announced that Jeffrey Holland will lead the cast of its first in-house production in almost 40 years.

Canterbury Children's Festival returns to The Marlowe this half-term holiday, with performances, workshops and activities.

Drum roll please… The ultimate live pop tribute show is heading to St Helens Theatre Royal this autumn with The Big Pop Party on Friday 10 November!

Following the earliest footsteps of life through a warzone, And Here I Am is a coming-of-age story that witnesses the comedic absurdities of growing up in one of the world's most troubled conflict zones.

The High Kings, the true heirs of Ireland's folk heritage, are the most exciting Irish folk group to come along in years, and they're heading to Warrington on 8 June.