UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 94

Cult comedy classic Rita, Sue & Bob Too is set to end its nationwide tour with a four-night residency at the Liverpool Olympia next month.

Join your Variety and Music Hall favourites for an afternoon of laughter, song, and nostalgia, as the UK's finest Music Hall performers come together to honour the life and career of the late, great Kay Carman.

Based on over 70 interviews conducted over two years with NHS nurses of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities, Tending tells their raw, real and often unheard stories.

Carlos Acosta, Artistic Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, will bring his Cuban dance company, Acosta Danza back to Birmingham Hippodrome for two nights only in May.

Touring the UK following its short run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024, RUM follows Danny who has been plastering since he was a kid, he's not scared of anything, he's RUM.

(This is not a) Happy Room, written by Rosie Day, will run at Theatre Royal Windsor following its premiere at King's Head Theatre on 31 March.

The Corn Exchange Newbury will invite theatre lovers of all ages to celebrate World Theatre Day on Thursday 27 March with an upcoming line-up of fantastic performances that capture the magic, creativity, and emotion of live theatre.

Quimantú will conclude their UK tour with two powerful concerts in London during Refugee Week 2025.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will embark on a major five-city tour of the UK and Europe in August 2025 - its first international tour with full orchestra since visiting North America in 2019.

Tiny and Tall Productions will present a brand-new play for parents and their babies, A Tale of Us which will tour the UK this Spring.

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage, Leicester, will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the annual dance festival, LET'S DANCE INTERNATIONAL FRONTIERS 2025 (LDIF25).

The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals brought together theatre’s biggest shows all on one stage to mark 30 years of The National Lottery supporting and funding over 20,000 theatre related projects.

The Spontaneity Shop and King's Head Theatre have announced the cast of The Gang of Three, which opens at the Islington venue this May.

Featuring Kedar Williams-Stirling and Nell Tiger Free in her stage debut, Thanks for Having Me is a lighthearted and upbeat comedy theatre show set in a classic TV sitcom-style which runs at Riverside Studios in April.

Following runs in Edinburgh and London, the producers of House of Life have announced a unique London tour to all four corners of the capital as well as international dates for 2025.

The Stephen Joseph Theatre will welcome playwright Kat Rose-Martin on attachment for 18 months.

The full casts have been announced for the first two Festival Theatre productions of Chichester’s new season, The Government Inspector and Anna Karenina.

Orange Tree Theatre has released photos from inside rehearsal for its upcoming revival of April De Angelis’ Playhouse Creatures directed by Michael Oakley.

Giffords Circus will celebrate its 25th anniversary year with Laguna Bay with a new show from acclaimed director Cal McCrystal, featuring the return of Tweedy the Clown.

One of the UK's leading theatrical production companies ROYO has announced the recruitment of Nick Morrison as the company takes on several new large-scale productions in 2025.

Perfect Blue Productions and Engine House Theatre will present Reception: The Wedding Present Musical, written and directed by Matt Aston, featuring the songs of David Gedge, Cinerama & The Wedding Present.

Tom Wright will take up the role of Artistic Director at Leeds Playhouse, working closely with newly promoted Chief Executive Shawab Iqbal to form the executive leadership team of the organisation.

Asking how to be a good person in a world determined to incite anger, Middle Child will be touring to car parks across the north of England with a show centred around a road accident and the knock-on effects of it.

In celebration of the Indian festival of colours, Holi, new vibrant photos have been released of Jena Pandya and Ashley Day, who will bring to life the roles of Simran and Rog in Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical.

To celebrate Hope Mill Theatre's 10th Anniversary, £10 tickets are being offered for every performance of the venue's two in-house productions of 2025.