UK REGIONAL THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 979

In the world premiere of Simon Blow's fiercely witty and bittersweet debut drama The Past Is a Tattooed Sailor, class struggles, thwarted love, and family destruction collide.

After a hugely successful and critically acclaimed world premiere season in Adelaide, Andrew Bovell's Things I Know To Be True will have its UK premiere in September this year, for which the full cast has been announced.

?Culture Clash - the two-woman theatre company that received rave reviews for their production of immigration drama Hannah and Hanna at the Edinburgh Festival last summer - have been awarded funding from Arts Council England for their second project, Under My Thumb, a new play by screenwriter Cassia

Northern Broadsides are delighted to announce that actors Sir Lenny Henry CBE, Sir Tom Courtenay, Stephanie Cole OBE, Meera Syal CBE, Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE and playwrights Mike Poulton and Blake Morrison will be joining the award winning Yorkshire theatre company as Patrons.

With sold out shows across Australia and at Soho Theatre, five star reviews and countless laughs - the Happy Idiot is set to make his Edinburgh Fringe debut!

Following sell-out successes at Arcola Theatre in March and The Arts Theatre in November 2015, feminist theatre company Sheer Height are back with their hit theatre festival, Women Redressed.

BWW speaks to Anna Freeman about her Edinburgh Fringe show Animal (Are You A Proper Person)?

Seventeen year-old pianist and Young Steinway Artist Thomas Nickell makes his much-anticipated UK debut today 9th - Saturday 16th July at Cheltenham, Stratford-upon-Avon, with the London premiere of the rarely heard David Matthews' Piano Concerto, Op.

The Young Arts Showcase aims to bring together an evening of performances showcasing local youth talent as it returns to the stage for another year.

CARGO is an enthralling new play from author and playwright Tess Berry-Hart (Someone to Blame, Sochi 2014).

THE ROCKY Horror Show, the world's favourite rock 'n' roll musical,  returns to Canterbury next month.

The Point is delighted to announce that Hampshire Youth Dance Company has been selected to represent the region at the U.

Andrew Kay & Associates Ltd in association with King's Head Theatre presents the London Premiere of The Book Club by Roger Hall,

Having already extended their hugely successful tour once this year, Blowers and Backers are taking to the road again this Autumn due to popular demand.

Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East, Kerry Michael today announces the theatre's forthcoming season launching this September.

Today, the Gate Theatre announce that Jo Royce has been appointed Executive Director of the Gate Theatre.

FABRIC, the powerful new play by Abi Zakarian will arrive in London 11-14 July at the New Wimbledon Studio Theatre.

Welcome to KlangHaus a maverick collision between noise, concealed sound and visual imagery.

Sally Knyvette and Theatre503 today announce the full cast for the world premiere of Burning Bridges, a new play by Amy Shindler.

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

Sheffield Theatres is delighted to welcome the return of Sheffield People's Theatre to the Crucible stage for the world premiere of Chris Bush's comedy, A Dream, a modern day mash up of Shakespearean romance, from Wednesday 13 - Saturday 16 July.

Today, Split Second Productions and Berkeley Castle, have announced they are going to release 50 extra tickets for each performance of A Midsummer Nights Dream due to popular demand.

A new entertainment by Michael Wynne, The Star, will mark Liverpool Playhouse's 150th anniversary this Christmas in honour of its origins as a Music Hall venue.

FUNNY GIRL comes to Glasgow King's Theatre in 2017

Skye Crawford presents THROUGH THE MILL, written and directed by Ray Rackham, with musical supervision and arrangement by Simon Holt, musical direction by Jordan Li Smith, choreography by Chris Whittaker, set design by Justin Williams Design, and sound by Ed Shaw.