UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 921

Lancashire lad Mark Radcliffe will be sharing his tales of life as a radio DJ and TV presenter, musician and writer on his upcoming visit to Pyramid.

The Original Theatre Company is delighted to announce that, due to popular demand, its production of Torben Betts's critically acclaimed INVINCIBLE will tour the UK for a second time, directed by Stephen Darcy.

Collaborative Artists return for 2017 with a bold reimagining of Arthur Schnitzler's infamous classic La Ronde in a new adaption by Max Gill.

A collaborative performance from BA (Hons) Acting, BA (Hons) Costumeand Performance Design, BA (Hons) Make Up for Media and Performance.

For the third year running, AVA (Audio Visual Arts) Festival and Conference is set to return to its Belfast home at T13, this time across two days on the 2nd and 3rd of June 2017.

Broadcasting legend Danny Baker is going on tour for the first time ever in his illustrious and varied career.

Deafinitely Theatre today announces it has been awarded an Arts Council Strategic Touring Grant of £81,008 for the period 2017-2019 allowing it to take two bilingual family productions around the UK, as well as a programme of workshops and deaf awareness training in each of the touring venues.

Felix Scott (The Angry Brigade, Paines Plough; The Archers, BBC Radio 4; Inception) and Ayesha Antoine (Red Velvet, Garrick Theatre; Holby City; Doctor Who) have been cast in the highly acclaimed, Fringe First Award winning Dirty Great Love Story which will be making its anticipated West End debut a

Thelma Ruby is no ordinary 91 year old.

???????REWIND The 80s Festival - the world's biggest 80s music festival, is back with three UK festivals during July and August 2017.

Following a 2016 which saw Tara Arts move into its award-winning new building and Artistic Director Jatinder Verma awarded the MBE, Tara Theatre launch a Spring season featuring an eclectic mix of music, theatre, dance and comedy.

Fresh from a sell-out debut at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe, Britney is a two-woman sketch show from prize-winning playwright Charly Clive and ex-Cambridge Footlight Ellen Robertson coming to VAULT Festival 2017 for its final run.

A dark immersive underground circus experience retelling the myth of Persephone with aerial acrobatics, live music, fire, dance and mime.

Paul L Martin Presents…  Ido Gonen: "Actually, I-do" on Today, 25th January 2017 at The Pheasantry, 152 King's Road, London, SW3 4UT.

Music & Lyrics and West Yorkshire Playhouse have announced that Charlotte Wakefield in the role of Truly Scrumptious and Jos Vantyler in the role of the Childcatcher in the much-loved Sherman Brothers musical CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.

Brenton Brown has never known his parents.

Leonard Sillevis (Cowboy Mouth, Kings Head; King John, The Union Theatre), Emma Taylor (NewsRevue, Canal Cafe; The Birds, Leicester Square Theatre; The Nanny, Soho Theatre) and Samuel John (A Long Day's Journey into Night, Bermuda Arts Festival; Dead Funny and Our Walk Through the World, The Old Red

Continuing our new 2017 season, Above The Stag Theatre presents the UK Premiere Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores, directed by Gene David Kirk (Party, Haram Iran, The Sum of Us) from 8 March.

As slowly but surely the days begin to lengthen, it's time to announce the latest programme of dance coming to village halls and community venues as part of the Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI).

???????Dr Hook starring Dennis Locorriere have enjoyed a series of sell-out performances in 2016 and are celebrating with a string of new shows announced today.

All new/newish/unsigned comedy performers (stand-ups, character comedians, humorous spoken word & poetry, musical comedy, sketch, and speciality comic acts) are invited to enter, before the end of the month; already there have been 300+ entries, with 7 days still to go.

???????The planet-sized egos of left wing German playwright Bertolt Brecht and Hollywood film star Charles Laughton clash as they negotiate the translation and adaptation of Brecht's play Life of Galileo for its American premiere, with Laughton lined up for the lead.

???????Much-loved band The Undertones are building on the success of their comeback tour last year with a raft of new dates, including a trip to Warrington.

???????Today the National Campaign from the Arts has published a message from its Chair, Samuel West, encouraging the public to ask their MPs to make their support for triggering Article 50 conditional on six key assurances for UK audiences and artists.

Does your pet dog have what it takes to be an opera star? Has your dog got star quality? If your pet pooch is the canine equivalent of Brad Pitt or Scarlett Johansson, then they could win a place in the spotlight in the beautiful and romantic opera La Boheme, coming to New Wimbledon Theatre on�