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Kieran Hodgson: Voice of America explores Hodgson’s own fascination with America, which began when he was little and reading from a small book of speeches by President John F.

Bless my soul! Performances of Disney's Hercules are now underway at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which will run until 28 March 2026.

Nobuo Otsuka and Eleanor Hindson will present Novy’s Guide to Mysterious Mistakes for two performances only at London’s Canal Café Theatre on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 July at 7:30pm.

The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs written by Iman Qureshi, and directed by Hannah Hauer-King, is now playing at Kiln Theatre.

TikTok sensation and actor Maddie Grace Jepson will play Lorraine Baines in BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical at the Adelphi Theatre beginning in August.

Iman Qureshi’s The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs, directed by Hannah Hauer‑King, begins like a buoyant sitcom, only to pivot—sometimes too sharply—into earnest, confessional drama.

The eighth edition of IF: Milton Keynes International Festival returns from Friday 18 to Sunday 27 July 2025, offering a rich mix of large-scale outdoor performance, immersive installations, and free family-friendly events across the city.

Over 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for Square Chapel Arts Centre to be reopened.

Watch the video trailer for , This is My Family which follows the disastrous family holiday, brought to London for the first time by Tim Firth (‘Our House’) and Vicky Featherstone (‘Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour’).

Following its successful UK Tour, the full cast has been set for the transfer of 101 Dalmatians The Musical at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.

New casting has been announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at His Majesty's Theatre, Joining the company on Monday 28 July will be Adam Rhys-Charles as Raoul and Bradyn Debysingh as Ubaldo Piangi.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical has extended its run at the Piccadilly Theatre in London until February 2026 with selected Sunday performances added to the performance schedule.

The National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre have released rehearsal photos from the return of Nye, Tim Price's epic Welsh fantasia, directed by Rufus Norris, which charts the life of Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan and his battle to create the NHS.

Spitfire Girls, a new play written by Katherine Senior will head out on a second major UK tour in Spring 2026, opening at Winchester Theatre in February.

Wigan’s award-winning theatre company ThickSkin will present an ambitious new season and reaffirms their mission to platform emerging talent alongside world-class creatives.

Theatre in the Mill, commissioned by Bradford 2025, has announced that Sudha Bhuchar has been appointed Artist-in-Residence of the theatre from June 2025 to December 2025, remaining connected till March 2026.

The first ever Christmas show at Sadler’s Wells East opens this November, with the world premiere of Ebony Scrooge running from Wednesday 26 November - Sunday 4 January 2026.

The Edinburgh Deaf Festival is back for 2025, with a vibrant programme of shows and events embracing everything from new drama to comedy, music and magic.

Brixton House and Playwell Productions in association with Birmingham Hippodrome and Manchester’s Lowry present the World Premiere of Black Power Desk by critically-acclaimed playwright Urielle Klein-Mekongo.

The full cast has been announced for byting new musical comedy from the co-creators of 1999 hip-hop sensation The Bomb-itty of Errors (runs in London West End, Off-Broadway and internationally).

Celebrating its 20th year, West End LIVE returned to Trafalgar Square today, welcoming tens of thousands of theatre fans for a free event, presented by Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre with support from the Mayor of London, partners and sponsors.

Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce the cast of Twelfth Night or What You Will, directed by Robin Belfield (Princess Essex, 2024).

Orange Tree Theatre (OT) announced their Orange Tree Writers’ Collective cohort for 2025-2026 - Hassan Abdulrazzak, Azan Ahmed, Martha Watson Allpress, Catherine Dyson, Lucy Phelps, and Ben Weatherill.

Mercury Theatre in Colchester’s Associate Company Frantic Assembly are delighted to announce today that Joe Layton and Hannah Sinclair Robinson will star in the company’s 30th anniversary production Lost Atoms written by Anna Jordan.

Driving in Circles, a solo show with live music written, composed, and performed by Jay Eddy, is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025.