UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 933

Originally a smash Off-Broadway hit, the UK premiere of Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck's The Understudy, directed by Russell Lucas, now comes to Canal Cafe Theatre.

Fresh from the Final of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, Danny Mac and West End leading lady Carley Stenson, will be playing the roles of Sam and Annie in the world premiere of SLEEPLESS the Musical.

'POLITIC MAN' opens at THE LOFT in the Ugly Duck Creative Space 47-49, Tanner Street, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3PL Today 17th December.

Three top class comedians will stand up to be counted by an audience of discerning kids at a Christmas cracker special at Greenwich Theatre today morning, December 17.

The new initiative's record-breaking debut last season points a way forward for Music Director David Bernard; February 4th concert will also premiere new edition of Stravinsky's 'The Firebird'.

Theatre Royal Stratford East and Belgrade Coventry Theatre today announces the cast for Kirsten Childs' award-winning off-Broadway musical The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin.

Young patients at Warrington Hospital had huge smiles on their faces this week thanks to a surprise visit by the cast of Parr Hall's panto Aladdin.

The Magic Paintbrush, on Saturday 14 January, is an energetic, surprising and funny show for children, set to a quirky urban soundtrack.

Kate Rusby's beautiful, expressive vocals never fail to connect the emotional heart of a song to that of her audience and her special Christmas shows will be no exception.

Ovation presents ANYTHING GOES, with Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter, and Book by Guy Bolton, P.

A ground-breaking series of festivals will see world class theatre, comedy, music and dance performed in the heart of Hull's neighbourhoods alongside local talent as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

Wired Productions, an independent games publisher, is pleased to reveal today its strategic partnership and co-publishing agreement with renowned Bulgarian developer Haemimont Games AD, beginning with the upcoming launch of the multi-award winning action RPG, Victor Vran, for the PlayStation4 comput

Skewbald Theatre create a magical winter adventure full of lively songs, magical puppets and plenty of audience interaction at Bloomsbury Studio this Christmas.

Luca Silvestrini's Protein is delighted to announce the appointment of Franck Bordese to the role of Executive Director, commencing January 2017.

Through four specially commissioned pieces, the extraordinary untold stories of the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) will be unearthed as part of an ongoing campaign to shed light on this forgotten part of British and Chinese history.

Improbable's 12th annual unconventional conference for arts people, Devoted & Disgruntled gets under way in January 2017, in partnership with Theatre Bristol.

Award-winning actor Bill Ward, who left ITV's Emmerdale in a murderous exit this October, is to star in the next thrilling stage adaptation of multi-million selling author Peter James' Not Dead Enough.

Qdos Entertainment's production of Cinderella opened last night, Wednesday 14 December 2016, and runs over the Festive season, until Sunday 15 January 2017.

In addition to the stars below, 'An Anderson & Petty Christmas' has recently added Katie Brayben, Lynne Wilmot, and Declan Egan to the line-up of this one-night-only concert on December 19.

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

Gateshead's biggest pantomime is set to return to the Pantodrome this Christmas.

Following their hugely successful touring productions of Plastic Figurines and Chip Shop Chips, Manchester-based theatre company Box of Tricks will open their 2017 tour of Narvik, their critically acclaimed new play with songs, by award-winning playwright Lizzie Nunnery, at HOME between Tue 31 Jan -

With a run of over six months at Pacific Rep Theatre in Los Angeles, Out There on Fried Meat Ridge Road is a hillbilly comedy with a heart of gold.

The final line-up for the 2017 Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour is today announced and the pairings are Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton; Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse; Ore Oduba and Karen Clifton; Ed Balls and Katya Jones*; Daisy Lowe and Aljaž Skorjanec; Lesley Joseph and Gorka Marquez.

ALL OR NOTHING, the new Small Faces musical sensation, will tour the UK in 2017 on its second major outing.