UK THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 62

The National Theatre has revealed further casting for its national tour of Dear England.

Rehearsal images released for Andrew Keatley’s family drama The Gathered Leaves which is returning to Park Theatre’s Park200 stage.

Paul Hilton will take on the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in Matthew Warchus’ A Christmas Carol, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne at The Old Vic.

You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for the world premiere of Mike Bartlett’s Juniper Blood which opens at Donmar Warehouse in August.

West End star JAMIE MUSCATO will now present both a matinee and an evening performance of his solo concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

The Dying Wish will run September 30 through October 1 at the Golden Goose Theatre as part of the Lambeth Fringe Festival.

Whether you are a fan of the franchise or not, the next actor to play James Bond is always headline news.

The cast has been announced for the world premiere of Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler, a new dark comedy by BAFTA Award-winning writing duo Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.

Leicester’s Curve Theatre has announced a slate of new Made at Curve productions and co-productions for 2025 and 2026, featuring a major Kander and Ebb revival, a rehearsed reading of an American classic, and a UK premiere of a hit Canadian docu-concert.

The National Theatre has released a trailer at the world premiere of Suzie Miller’s National Theatre debut Inter Alia, featuring Golden Globe Award-winner Rosamund Pike.

In a historic move, Arts Council England has agreed to establish a year-long taskforce to investigate the under-representation of and discrimination against women in the arts.

Producers Burlesque in the West End recently took out a loan against costs of the production, and the recent accounts filed revealed debts of more than £6 million to creditors.

The Royal Shakespeare Company, Chichester Festival Theatre and the Roald Dahl Story Company, revealed that John Leader will step into the oversized shoes of Roald Dahl’s beloved character, the BFG.

You can now get a first look at the UK premiere of the new musical Saving Mozart by Charli Eglington, now playing at London’s The Other Palace.

Ben Joyce, Zachary James, Christine Allado, Dex Lee and Adam Strong will lead an onstage company of over 50 in the UK professional premiere of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Prince Edward Theatre.

There’s a new Queen in town, and her name is Keala Settle, with five pop princesses all called Diana, keen on stealing her limelight.

It was a night of concerti for this Prom, with Polish composers Grażyna Bacewicz and Witold Lutosławski on the programme alongside Sergei Rachmaninov; three 20th century classics to be performed, in the form of Concerto for String Orchestra, Concerto for Orchestra, and the already alluded to Piano

Fresh from a sold-out Melbourne season, the Australian Shakespeare Company serve up a solid, but slightly staid production of the Bard's Macbeth in the beautiful setting of London's Kew Gardens.

Gatsby: An American Myth, the brand-new musical stage adaptation of the legendary F.

The National Theatre has announced further casting for the West End transfer of its critically acclaimed production of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Twelve members of the cast of the production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which will be playing a Summer Season at Sadlers Wells, made a special visit to St.

Watch Danielle Fiamanya and Louis Gaunt singing ‘Almost Like Being in Love’ from Brigadoon here! The production is running at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

There’s something reassuring about stepping into a show that is already a success.

Sylvia Young, the founder of the Sylvia Young Theatre School and a leading figure in British performing arts education, has died at the age of 85.

You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for the community production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet co-produced with Sadler’s Wells.