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NEWS - MISS SAIGON TO TOUR THE UK IN 2025

Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh is delighted to present a new touring production of the global stage sensation,...

NEWS - NEW STAGE PRODUCTION OF GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984 COMES TO LIVERPOOL

Featuring Keith Allen and directed by Lindsay Posner, who previously directed 3 Sisters on Hope Street for the Everyman in 2008. 1984...

NEWS - FULL CAST FOR DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN ANNOUNCED

Utopia Theatre and Sheffield Theatres today (Wednesday 6 November 2024) announce the full cast for the city’s first ever staging of Death...

NEWS - 13 GOING ON 30 THE MUSICAL TO OPEN AT MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE FROM 21 SEPTEMBER 2025

ROYO, Revolution Studios, Wendy Federman and Phil Kenny are delighted to announce the world premiere production of 13 GOING ON 30 - THE...

NEWS - AWARD-WINNING ONE-MAN SHOW BULLRING TECHNO MAKEOUT JAMZ, BRINGS FUN, FEISTINESS AND THE FRESHEST OF TRIMS TO LEEDS PLAYHOUSE

Nathaniel is a serious romantic who sees love as a fine art. He’s looking for the Mona Lisa to his Da Vinci, and tonight is the night:...

NEW - AHEAD OF ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY in 2025 LOWRY, SALFORD LAUNCHES NEW BRAND IDENTITY REINFORCING ORGANISATION AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE AND A PLACE WHERE ALL CAN EXPERIENCE CULTURE ON THEIR OWN TERMS

· LOWRY adopts ‘brighter and bolder’ visual identity and more accessible tone of voice · New strapline ‘Whatever you’re...

NEWS - ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL IS HEADING TO MANCHESTER PALACE THEATRE AS PART OF A MAJOR UK & IRELAND TOUR

It was announced today (8 October 2024) that the Royal Shakespeare Company’s smash hit production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald...

NEWS - CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE

Casting has been announced for Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake , which will return to Lowry, Salford next month as part of its 30th...

NEWS - OPERA NORTH BRINGS MAGIC, MYSTERY AND MISCHIEF TO THE LOWRY

Audiences are invited to join Opera North on a journey of magical discovery this autumn as the company brings its latest season to The...

NEWS - FULL CAST & CREATIVE TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR HOPE MILL THEATRE’S NEW PRODUCTION OF THE MUSICAL VERSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Full cast and creative team have been announced for Hope Mill Theatre’s new production of the magical musical version of A Christmas...

REVIEW - A RAISIN IN THE SUN | LEEDS PLAYHOUSE | 26/09/2024

A Raisin in the Sun , originally written by Lorraine Hansberry, was the first play by an African American woman to be performed on...

NEWS - SHEFFIELD THEATRES ANNOUNCE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Sheffield Theatres today announce the cast for Little Shop Of Horrors , the Christmas musical in the Crucible which runs from Saturday...

NEWS - NEW MUSICAL COME FALL IN LOVE, BASED ON BOLLYWOOD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL FILM DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE TO OPEN AT MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE IN MAY 2025

Monday 23 September 2024: It was announced today that Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical , a ‘high energy, colourful’ new musical...

NEWS - MANCHESTER TO WELCOME MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL IN AUGUST 2025

The first ever World Tour of multi-award-winning hit stage show Moulin Rouge! The Musical , will come to the Palace Theatre Manchester...

NEWS - LES MISERABLES: THE ARENA SPECTACULAR ANNOUNCES FULL CASTING

The full cast has been announced for Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular , a large-scale production designed specifically for arenas...

NEWS - DEAR EVAN HANSEN ANNOUNCES EXCITING TIKTOK EVENT THIS SATURDAY

This Saturday 14 September is Going To Be A Good Day! Stars from the brand-new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning...

NEWS - SEBASTIAN FAULKS’S BIRDSONG IS COMING TO THE PLAYHOUSE

Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong , returns to the stage in a brand-new production for 2024 at the Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 8 to...

NEWS - HANDCRAFTED ANIMATION AND BOLD STORYTELLING TRANSPORT LEEDS PLAYHOUE AUDIENCES TO A MAGICAL WORLD IN PLEASE RIGHT BACK

Award-winning company 1927 returns to the UK for the first time since 2020 with a national tour of its new show Please right back , which...

NEWS - MUSICAL THEATRE STAR CLAIRE MOORE TO PLAY ‘SCROOGE’ IN HOPE MILL THEATRE’S NEW PRODUCTION OF THE MUSICAL VERSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Musical Theatre star Claire Moore is to play ‘Scrooge’ in Hope Mill Theatre’s new production of the magical musical version of A...

NEWS - £15 DAY SEATS TO BE RELEASED FOR BOOK OF MORMON AT PALACE THEATRE MANCHESTER

THE MORMONS ARE BACK IN MANCHESTER FROM TOMORROW! 15 TICKETS PER PERFORMANCE AT £15 EACH AS HIT MUSICAL THE BOOK OF MORMON RETURNS TO...

NEWS - REHEARSAL PHOTOS RELEASED FOR SHEFFIELD THEATRES A DOLL'S HOUSE

Photos have been released from the rehearsals of Sheffield Theatres A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen’s powerful drama which runs in the...

NEWS - STORYHOUSE HOSTS, STORYHOUSE ELDERS A FESTIVAL CELEBRATING CHESTER’S OLDER COMMUNITIES

Storyhouse is set to host a FREE festival this autumn, celebrating Chester’s older residents. Storyhouse Elders will take place at the...

NEWS - CHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR 2024 WITH FIRST HEADLINERS REVEALED

Annual festival takes place November promising over a fortnight of fabulous literary events. 2024 festival sponsored by Aaron &...

NEWS - STAR CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CHICAGO UK AND IRELAND TOUR

David Ian for Crossroads Live in association with Barry and Fran Weissler are delighted to announce star casting for the 2024/2025 UK and...

NEWS - THE ACCLAIMED, WEST END PRODUCTION THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE RETURNS TO THE LOWRY FOR CHRISTMAS 2025

The celebrated production of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was loved by audiences and critics alike during its...

NEWS - ELECTRIFYING ADAPTATION OF MANJEET MANN’S AWARRD-WINNING NOVE RUN, REBEL TO VISIT THE LOWRY

The highly acclaimed Pilot Theatre are set to visit The Lowry, Salford with their production of Run, Rebel , Manjeet Mann’s electrifying...

NEWS - CAST AND CREATIVES ANNOUNCED FOR THE ELMER ADVENTURE - THE BRAND-NEW SHOW BASED ON THE BELOVED ELMER STORIES

Family theatre company Tall Stories has revealed the cast and creatives who will bring to life Elmer, the glorious vibrant patchwork...

NEWS - JN BENJAMIN TALKS TO JOI GRESHAM AND DIRECTOR TINUKE CRAIG ABOUT A RAISIN IN THE SUN

JN Benjamin talks to Joi Gresham and Director Tinuke Craig about A Raisin in the Sun “It took us fifty-odd years to learn that it wasn’t...

NEWS - TOP COMEDY STARS LIVE AT BLACKPOOL GRAND IN 2025!

Blackpool Grand Theatre has a fabulous line-up of Top Comedy Stars to tickle your funny bone all the way through 2025. Get up close and...

NEWS - JOYFUL COMING-OF-AGE CELEBRATION DANESHA HEADS TO LEEDS PLAYHOUSE AS PART OF WORLD PREMIER TOUR

“So metimes I pretend I’m in a music video. And that I have a backing group. And they’re always black, even though I don’t have any black...

NEWS - SEPTEMBER BRINGS TWO BRILLIANT FAMILY THEATRE SHOWS TO Z-ARTS!

The Hidden Garden The Hidden Garden by theatre company Blah Blah Blah is a magical tale of a blooming unlikely friendship. Hidden...

NEWS - FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR LIZZIE MUSICAL AT THE HOPE MILL THEATRE

This production delves into the life of Lizzie Borden, the infamous figure accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe in...

NEWS - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES CHILLING NEW PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL FARM TO MARK 80th ANNIVERSARY OF ICONIC FABLE

In the year George Orwell ’s political fable marks its 80th anniversary, Director Amy Leach and Designer Hayley Grindle are bringing a...

NEWS - DARK TEEN MUSICAL COMEDY RETURNS TO SHEFFIELD WITH HEATHERS THE MUSICAL

Following a smash hit in London’s West End, two record-breaking national tours and sell out runs at London’s The Other Palace, the...

NEWS - UPLIFTING MUSICAL SHOW RUSH BRINGS CARIBBEAN CULTURE TO LEEDS PLAYHOUSE AHEAD OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Rush Theatre Company are bringing their smash hit show RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey to Leeds Playhouse on 24-25 September, sharing...

NEWS - DISCOVER AN EXCITINGLY DIFFERENT THEATRE EXPERIENCE TO MIX UP YOUR SOCIAL LIFE AT BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE.

The Grand has a wonderfully wide-ranging mix of shows on offer right through to 2025, from an evening with ‘the world’s greatest living...

NEWS - AWARD-WINNING PLAY WONDER BOY IS COMING TO LIVERPOOL PLAYHOUSE

Wonder Boy is a heartwarming story of a 12-year-old boy's journey to overcome a stammer. Winner of Writers' Guild Award for Best Play...

NEWS - FIRST LOOK REHEARSAL ROOM IMAGES RELEASED FOR EXCITING NEW PRODUCTION OF A RAISIN IN THE SUN AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE

A Raisin in the Sun is a Headlong, Leeds Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse co-production of this classic...

NEWS - YOUNG EVERYMAN PLAYHOUSE DIRECTORS FESTIVAL SHOWCASES NEW TALENTS

The annual YEP Directors Festival takes place at Liverpool Everyman from Friday 27 September to Saturday 12 October. Following the...

NEWS - THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING MASTER OF MIND CONTROL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ILLUSION, DERREN BROWN, RETURNS TO THE STAGE IN 2025 WITH A BRAD-NEW LIVE SHOW, ONLY HUMAN.

The multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, returns to the stage in 2025 with a brand-new...

NEWS - THEATRICAL PHENOMENON BLUE MAN GROUP BRINGS IT'S BLUEVOLUTION WORLD TOUR TO THE LOWRY IN OCTOBER

Experience euphoric celebrations of human connection through art, music, comedy and non-verbal communication when the world famous Blue...

NEWS - PHYSICAL THEATRE, FOOLING AND SLAPSTICK - LE NAVET BETE BRING THEIR LAUGH-OUT LOUD FAMILY COMEDY ‘KING ARTHUR’ TO THE LOWRY

Hailed “a slapstick romp crammed with knockabout fun and innuendo” by Weekend Notes. Le Navet Bete , one of the UK’s leading touring...

NEWS - MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF SOHO: A BIG GAY ODYSSEY ABOUT LGBT RIGHTS, THE 80's AND DISCO

Seabright Live by arrangement with Áine Flanagan Productions presents Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho . After dates at Edinburgh Festival...

NEWS - DRACULA WILL RISE AGAIN THIS NOVEMBER…

Take a bite out of stunning new theatre this Autumn with a powerful production of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA flying into Blackpool Grand...

NEWS - THREE LEEDS TEENAGERS LAND PLUM ROLE IN EXCITING NEW PRODUCTION OF A RAISIN IN THE SUN AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE

Three Leeds students have been cast in a fresh new staging of A Raisin in the Sun by acclaimed director Tinuke Craig ( Trouble in...

NEWS - SHEFFIELD THEATRES ANNOUNCE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FORA DOLL’S HOUSE

CRUCIBLE THEATRE A Sheffield Theatres production SHEFFIELD THEATRES ANNOUNCE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR A DOLL’S HOUSE Writer Chris Bush...

NEWS - BUGSY MALONE THE MUSICAL IS A SUMMER SPLURGE OF FUN AT THE GRAND!

Splurge guns at the ready as Bugsy Malone The Musical explodes into Blackpool Grand Theatre from Thursday 15 August to Saturday 17...

NEWS - Hope Mill Theatre Announces Kayleigh McKnight is LIZZIE! & A Special Lizzie Halloween Gala Night

Hope Mill Theatre has announced the lead casting for the return of their hit production, the true crime rock musical LIZZIE , this...

NEWS - WEST END AND BROADWAY SMASH HIT PLAY THE SHARK IS BROKEN IS SET TO MAKE WAVES ON A UK & IRELAND TOUR FROM JANUARY 2025

CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICONIC BLOCKBUSTER JAWS WEST END AND BROADWAY SMASH HIT PLAY THE SHARK IS BROKEN IS SET TO MAKE...

NEWS - CAST ANNOUNCED FOR MIKE LEIGH’S ICONIC COMEDY ABIGAIL’S PARTY AT THE GRAND

Everyone’s invited to a sparkling new production of Mike Leigh’s classic cult comedy ABIGAIL’S PARTY at Blackpool Grand Theatre from...