UK THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 346

As Second Hand Dance marks its 10th birthday, the company is inviting audiences to celebrate with them as We Touch, We Play, We Dance, a joyful dance experience for those aged 0-3 comes to London, Brighton and Coventry.

David Ian and Jonathan Church present the Leicester Curve and Sadler’s Wells production of 42nd Street.

An arduous deep dive into the moral murkiness of alcoholism and grief

The 7 April evening performance of The Bodyguard at The Palace Theatre in Manchester was canceled after an audience altercation.

Touring production of play that explicitly warns of the dangers of politics as practised today loses focus by adopting a curious set of priorities

Brooklyn Rep presents the world premiere queer horror-comedy In the Basement by Bailey Williams 14-24 May at The Glory.

In this contemporary dance version of the Rudyard Kipling classic, a grim future is played out against the backdrop of a climate crisis and mass human migration.

Production photos have been released of Oliver Tompsett, who joined the company on Tuesday 4 April as Edward Lewis, in PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at the Savoy Theatre.

Actor and writer Danny Lee Wynter has stepped down from his performance role in his debut play BLACK SUPERHERO at the Royal Court Theatre with immediate effect.

Following its celebrated award-winning sell-out run in 2021, Generation Games returns to the White Bear Theatre from 11th - 22nd April.

The Crazy Coqs continues its season of new shows, each with a different musical theme, featuring the cream of the West End presented by lyricist Mark Robert Petty and with Musical Direction by Inga Davis-Rutter.

I envied the dancers at certain points, repeatedly thinking 'what a mega gig' - getting to work in a troupe of ten and experiencing new commissions as a company.

Sir Derek Jacobi has criticised the cost of ticket prices for theatre, saying that their exorbitance is making it an “elitist” pursuit.

Supernova premiered at VAULT Festival for a short run in March 23.

The world premiere of The Return of Benjamin Lay will bring to life the revolutionary mind and the remarkable tale of an utterly impossible man, for a limited four-week run at the Finborough Theatre this summer.

Award-winning, East London-based theatre company Squint today announces and opens applications for The Squint Playwriting Award.

The team at the Bush Theatre, led by Artistic Director Lynette Linton and Executive Director Lauren Clancy are celebrating an unprecedented year of hit plays, community work, and industry awards for the venue's 50th anniversary year.

Tickets from £15 for The Way Old Friends Do- new comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens.

All new rehearsal photos have been released for  Somerset Maugham’s THE CIRCLE at Orange Tree Theatre.

To celebrate MAMMA MIA!'s 24th birthday today, Thursday 6 April, all  new drone footage has been released of the show, with some glimpses behind the scenes as well as on stage.

Metatheto Theatrical has announced the premiere of PlayAI at London’s Riverside Studios on Friday 28 April 2023, followed by 3 performances on Saturday 29 April.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for their forthcoming production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Once On This Island.

The Royal Court Theatre has announced that it will present all of it, three short plays by Alistair McDowall (The Glow, X, Pomona), in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs from Tuesday 6 - Saturday 17 June, co-directed by Royal Court Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone and Royal Court Associate Director

The stage production of the million-copy bestseller by Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life, has now opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

The play it's certain to divide audiences and critics alike: its effect ultimately depends on what one looks for.