UK THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 94

The Old Vic has announced the return of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning Girl from the North Country, following its world premiere at the theatre in 2017.

Following its critically acclaimed production of The Forsyte Saga Parts 1 and 2, Troupe returns to Park Theatre in 2026 with Bill Rosenfield's reimagining of Noël Coward's The Rat Trap.

Unlike the object it is named after, Container studiously avoids fripperies like classical forms and categorisation.

Following its opening last month, CLUELESS, The Musical has extended its West End run to meet ticket demand.

I grew up in a small northern town—now known to the world as the real Happy Valley.

Liat Rosenthal, Head of Creative Programmes, the Woolwich Works team and The Royal Borough of Greenwich has announced that its Brassworks Festival will be returning to the venue in September 2025, an event that celebrates brass-led music of all different styles and genres.

The winners of this year’s Olivier Awards were revealed at a ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter.

Nostalgia might not be what it used to be but it hasn’t stopped the Faulty Towers Dining Experience rolling on and on for over 13 years in the UK and even longer in its native Australia.

Following The Audiovisual Media Services Regulation 2014, several acts were banned from explicit content filmed in the United Kingdom.

Established in 1976,

More lost than gained in this abridged version of Shakespeare's longest play

Sometimes you’re unlucky enough to sit in a room and wonder why plays exist.

The cast and creative team have been revealed for a major new production of Michael Frayn's legendary comedy Noises Off, co-produced by Ipswich's New Wolsey Theatre, Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg and Theatre by the Lake.

Artistic Director Tim Sheader and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced the full cast of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel.

Following record-breaking ticket sales across the country and a hugely acclaimed national tour earlier this year, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS starring Martin Shaw and Gary Wilmot, will transfer to London's Harold Pinter Theatre.

Billy Porter is the host with the most.

Author, comedian and Terry Pratchett fan Marc Burrows brings his acclaimed multimedia show The Magic of Terry Pratchett to London's Duchess Theatre for a unique one-off performance on Sunday 28 April 2025 - what would have been Terry's 77th birthday.

Jo - The Little Women Musical, a new musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s iconic coming-of-age novel Little Women, will have a studio album release in May.