UK THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 27

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released a new music video for its acclaimed production of Twelfth Night, directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah.

Stage and screen star Richard Fleeshman will join the cast of award-winning comedy musical Something Rotten!, which will have its UK premiere at the Manchester Opera House.

The Young Vic Theatre and JMK Trust have announced the return of the prestigious JMK Award to the Young Vic, as applications are now open.

London Theatre Company has released photos from the Sitzprobe of Into The Woods.

National Theatre Live has announced its next slate of productions releasing to cinemas worldwide in 2026, including two National Theatre productions captured from the Lyttelton stage on London’s South Bank and the re-release of a fan-favourite.

The 2025 revival of Noel Coward's Fallen Angels at the Menier Chocolate Factory, directed by Christopher Luscombe, offers a polished, refined evening of comedy, one that reminds us why Coward's wit, even after a century, can still sparkle with mischief.

At this time of year, theatregoers are tripping over versions of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.

Hundreds flood the stage to reaffirm the magic of theatre and the value of all

There’s nothing like a good comic horror to keep you warm in the wintertime, but you will find no such thing at Southwark Playhouse.

Artistic Director Lisa Spirling and Executive Director Hanna Streeter have announced their first season at Stratford East, with exciting plans for the venue as a whole.

Greenwich Theatre has announced its Spring Summer 2026 season featuring the UK premiere of Neil LaBute's America The Beautiful, a vivid new Romeo and Juliet, The Little Mermaid and the 2026 Greenwich Theatre Pantomime

You can now get a first look at Mason Alexander Park in the West End premiere of OH, MARY! at Trafalgar Theatre.

The National Theatre has appointed SINE Digital as its new media agency partner, following a competitive tender process.

Mischief are releasing eight episodes of the hilarious improvised stage show Mischief Movie Night (In) over the festive season.

Billy Elliot the Musical will search for children to play the roles of Billy, Michael and Debbie in a forthcoming run of the multi award-winning hit show.

The Olivier Awards have set the date for their 2026 ceremony, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the awards.

The Hope Theatre will introduce North Sapph-Fest, a new festival dedicated to queer women and non-binary artists, running 3–28 August.

Greenwich Theatre will unveil an expansive Spring/Summer 2026 season featuring four in-house productions, new writing initiatives, and performances from visiting companies.

Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep will take the stage at Theatre Royal Drury Lane for a one-night Christmas trilogy event on 21 December 2025.

The critically acclaimed musical parody UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH will transfer to The Other Palace for a limited season from 6 February to 5 April 2026.

Co-producers Alan Cumming and Billy Porter join Edgewood Entertainment to announce Sam Morrison's SUGAR DADDY is set to return to London for a 5 week off-west end run.

This February, the West End theatre community will come together for Love Life: West End Unites Against Cancer, a one-night-only concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in support of One For The Boys, the men’s health charity working to break the silence around male cancer.

Roast Productions have announced that Dog Man: The Musical will have its European premiere at  the Southbank Centre from 30 July - 16 August 2026 following multiple sell-out Off-Broadway seasons  and US tours.

Recently, we had the chance to speak with George Blagden, who plays George in A Ghost In Your Ear.

The eighth edition of Letters Live once again proved that in an age dominated by instantaneous digital communication, nothing quite matches the resonant power of a well-preserved, handwritten letter.