UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 926

Artistic director of Theatr Clwyd, Tamara Harvey, today announces full casting for her major new revival of David Hare's Olivier award-winning drama, Skylight.

Aladdin panto stars Joe McElderry and Lucy Kay enjoyed some free time meeting the animals at Dudley Zoological Gardens (DZG).

The world in flux, a mood for change: the artists of Boy Blue give expression to experiences of contemporary life.

Feliks Mathur (Fear And Misery Of The Third Reich, Union Theatre), Molly Roberts (Jumping Puddles, Frantic Assembly/Open Clasp; The Snow Queen, New Vic Theatre; Free Fall, Pleasance Theatre - OffWestEnd Award-Nominated for Best Female Performance) and Hamish Rush (En Folkefiende, Pleasance Dome; Lie

The London Theatre Consortium (LTC) has announced plans for a fourth year of its pioneering apprenticeship programme offering up to a further 12 apprenticeships across the group for 2017.

Digital Theatre is thrilled to announce the capture of Frantic Assembly and State Theatre Company South Australia's (STCSA) acclaimed production, Things I Know To Be True by Andrew Bovell.

February 11's five excellent comedians, onstage at Soho's upmarket rock'n'roll Sanctum Hotel are all top-notch, which together makes this the coolest comedy night in town.

2017 marks 30 years since Bill Kenwright's production of the international smash hit musical Blood Brothers first toured the UK.

With Mischief Theatre's production of The Play That Goes Wrong soon to open on Broadway, today the company announces the new cast for its critically acclaimed smash (and grab) hit play The Comedy About A Bank Robbery.

The new dark comedy Raising Martha by David Spicer will be opening the Park Theatre's 2017 season, marking the show's world premiere in PARK200.

UK-based arts consultancy BON Culture is merging with US-based TRG Arts to create an international firm focused on increasing the resilience of the arts sector.

Classic rock icon and original Cockney Rebel Steve Harley will be playing at Parr Hall in July as part of a UK tour.

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.

Today, DeNada Dance Theatre, headed by choreographer and artistic director and Critics' Circle National Dance Awards 2015 & 2016 nominee Carlos Pons Guerra, announces its 2017 National Tour of Ham and Passion.

Award-winning actor Shane Richie and leading television presenter Laura Whitmore will star in the next thrilling stage adaptation of multi-million selling author Peter James' Not Dead Enough.

Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Ollie Rosenblatt for Senbla, the producers of the upcoming Promises Promises revival at Southwark Playhouse, are working on the European premiere of a new Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater musical, Some Lovers.

???????A moving love story set in World War Two will start the 2017 season in the latest collaboration between a leading London-based theatre production company and one of Manchester's newest arts venues.

Turtle Song is a free, weekly workshop for people with Alzheimer's and all forms of dementia together with their carers, companions and siblings - using music, song writing, singing and movement to provide creative, mental and social stimulation.

Althea Theatre (There's No Place Like) present the world premiere of One Last Thing (For Now), inspired by love letters from times of conflict in different cultures and languages.

???????Michael Flatley's spectacular Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games commenced its 23-city major new national UK Tour this week at Liverpool's Empire Theatre.

???????The nation's favourite comedian Ken Dodd, recently made Sir Ken Dodd, is bringing his Happiness Show to Warrington later this month.

'It's all fun and games 'til the balloon says hello.

Paul Higgins returns to the King's Head Theatre after his acclaimed reality TV set Cosi Fan Tutti to direct Puccini's Madam Butterfly in a new English version by Amanda Holden who won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in 2001.

Full casting is announced today for the tour of Funny Girl which enjoyed critically acclaimed and record-breaking sold-out runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Savoy Theatre.

Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical returns to celebrate 10 years of the multi-million selling albums that inspired the Olivier Award nominated musical.