UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 958

Cardboard Citizens announces a new tour inspired by Cathy Come Home.

The Belgrade Theatre has picked up a prestigious UK Theatre award for the Promotion of Diversity at a glittering awards ceremony held at London's Guildhall on Sunday 9th October.

Liverpool Empire Theatre's Diane Belding has been named Theatre Manager of the Year at the prestigious UK Theatre Awards.

The world premiere of a brand new coming-of-age comedy from East Yorkshire writer Tom Wells comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

Legendary rockers UFO are bringing their decades of experience and swagger to Parr Hall in two weeks.

On Friday 28th and Saturday 29th October The Point, Eastleigh plays host to world-renowned contemporary circus company Pirates of the Carabina.

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Birmingham Hippodrome is delighted to welcome Fagin's Twist, an ambitious reimagining of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist by innovative hip hop / contemporary dance company Avant Garde Dance, led by Artistic Director Tony Adigun.

Due to popular demand, all-male dance company BalletBoyz are embarking on a second leg of their UK tour of Life, for which the award-winning company will be joined by a brand new member, and they will be returning to the Wyvern Theatre on Fri 28 October.

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Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse have appointed Mark Da Vanzo to the newly-created role of Managing Director.

Papatango today announces the cast of Orca - Matt Grinter's winning entry from a record 1053 submissions to the 8thannual Papatango New Writing Prize.

Sheffield Theatres is celebrating unprecedented success in this year's UK Theatre Awards with a record win of 6 awards including Best Musical Production.

Following the critically acclaimed opening of the UK premiere of the hit Off Broadway musical Adding Machine: A Musical, composed by Joshua Schmidt, with libretto by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt, and based on the classic play by Elmer Rice, two further matinee performances have been added

Dinner at the Twits, the gloriously gruesome interactive theatrical dining experience from the award-winning team behind the Olivier Award-nominated smash hit Alice's Adventures Underground, in association with gastronomic wunderkinds Bompas & Parr, must end its run at the Vaults on Sunday 30 Oct

At an event held to celebrate the decade since the reopening of Royal & Derngate, Martin Sutherland, Chief Executive, announced three ambitious new initiatives that will shape the future of Royal & Derngate and the cultural development of Northamptonshire.

In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, the world premiere of Trident Moon by multi-award-winning Canadian playwright Anusree Roy in her UK debut runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Monday evenings and Monday and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 9 October 2016.

Drama Desk winning and Tony/Grammy Award nominated composer Stanley Silverman is to attend the UK premiere of Hotel For Criminals co-written with pre-eminent avant garde theatre maker Richard Foreman.

?Jimmy Osmond, who celebrates his 50th anniversary in the music business in 2016, returns to the UK in September with a brand new live show - A Tribute to Andy Williams - Moon River and Me.

The award winning M6 Theatre Company's magical new production Mavis Sparkle, for children aged 4+ and families, is set to breeze into theatres this autumn from 8 October to 5 March 2017.

Following his role in the hugely successful nationwide tour of The Perfect Murder earlier this year alongside Jessie Wallace, award-winning actor Shane Richie is now set to star as Peter James' famous literary Detective Superintendent Roy Grace alongside Laura Whitmore as Cleo Morey in Not De

Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network are delighted to announce that Harry Blake will be The Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer at West Yorkshire Playhouse, commencing October 2016.

Simon Jay's "remarkable satiric performance" (British Theatre Guide) as Donald Trump comes to the King's Head after a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Hampstead Theatre presents Michael Frayn's Wild Honey, directed by Hampstead's Associate Artist Howard Davies.

Warrington will boogie the night away this October as two fantastic music events come to Parr Hall.