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Philip's Top 5
Every week London editor Philip Fisher selects the top five plays in London.
- The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess Theatre)
[Search for tickets] - Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre))
[Search for tickets] - Angels in America: Perestroika (Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre))
[Search for tickets] - Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour (Duke of York's Theatre)
[Search for tickets] - Hamlet (Harold Pinter Theatre)
[Search for tickets] - Ink (Almeida Theatre)
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The Alternative Top 5
- Matilda the Musical (Cambridge Theatre)
[Search for tickets] - Life of Galileo (Young Vic Theatre)
[Search for tickets] - Barber Shop Chronicles (Dorfman Theatre (National Theatre))
[Search for tickets] - Beautiful - The Carole King Musical (Aldwych Theatre)
[Search for tickets] - I Hear You and Rejoice (Tricycle Theatre)
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Ink
Almeida Theatre
The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-time
National Theatre at Theatre Royal Plymouth
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Wyndham's Theatre
Mr Gillie
Mercurius at Finborough Theatre, Earl’s Court
Tremors
Broken Silence Theatre at King's Head Theatre
First Words
Octagon Theatre Bolton at Octagon Theatre
Some People v Reginald D Hunter
Shepherd’s Bush Empire
The Tempest
Stafford Festival Shakespeare at Stafford Castle
More Manet for your Monet—The Hipsters' Pantomime
Clay Theatre and Film at Courtyard Theatre, London
The Kite Runner
UK Productions / Flying Entertainment at Playhouse Theatre
The Who's Tommy
A New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich production in co-production with Ramps on the Moon at The Crucible
Blondel
Union Theatre and Heartaches Limited at Union Theatre
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Péleas et Mélisande
Garsington Opera at Wormsley Theatre
A View from the Bridge
De Roovers at Greenwich+Docklands International Festival at Meridian Quays
Kin
Barely Methodical Troupe at Quays Theatre, The Lowry
Everything Is Possible: The York Suffragettes
York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre at York Theatre Royal
Terror
Lyric Hammersmith
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Farm Boy
Mercury Theatre at Mercury Theatre
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Guildford Shakespeare Company at Rack's Close, Quarry Street, Guildford
Food
NewPlay Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre at Finborough Theatre
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The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Stephen Joseph Theatre Company at Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
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Gloria
Hampstead Theatre
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James Bonney MP
RedNeedle Productions at White Bear Theatre
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Latest features
General: Touring news - July 2017
Sandra Giorgetti looks at the tours that take to the road next month including the acclaimed And The Rope Still Tugging Her Feet, the Madame Butterfly-inspired Miss Saigon and a quintet of Gilbert and Sullivan operette.
Latest news
2018-22 North East NPOs announced
Arts Council England has announced the organisations it will finance from 2018 to 2022
Derby Theatre to get more money from Arts Council
Derby Theatre is to retain its Arts Council England National Portfolio status and is to get an extra £1.1 million to support its work from 2018 to 2022.
Emerge Festival 2017: applications invited
C-12 Dance Theatre is looking for fifteen dance / physical theatre works to be presented at the Emerge Festival 2017.
One Dance UK seeks Dance Ambassadors
One Dance UK is looking for twenty aspiring dance leaders for its 2017/18 cohort of Dance Ambassadors.
Plays in the park—and the castle
Theatre Space NE will again be presenting three plays in Sunderland parks and at Alnwick Castle this summer.
Challenging Muslim stereotypes in South Shields
A new play coming to South Shields aims to challenge racial and religious stereotypes about Muslims.
Artists support the victims of Grenfell Tower
The artistic community comes out to support those affected by the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower.
Manchester International Festival opens
Manchester International Festival opens on Thursday.
Gutted returns to Manchester
A one-woman show based on her struggle with chronic illness comes to Manchester’s HOME venue.
Lined up at Hope Mill Theatre
Shows coming up at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre.
From Blackout to Magic Lamp in Lancaster
The Dukes new homegrown season in Lancaster will shed light on a recent North Lancashire disaster.
'Straight & Queer' performances at Manchester Fringe
BoxedIn Theatre bring a piece of Queer Theatre to the Greater Manchester Fringe, from July 4 to 17.
New Sister Act opens in Manchester
Curve’s new production of musical comedy Sister Act opens at Manchester Palace Theatre July 24 to 29.
Miss Julie opens at Keswick
An adaptation of August Strindberg’s sexually charged classic Miss Julie opens at Theatre by the Lake in Keswick.
SPARK set to fly in Manchester
SPARK, a brand-new transgender arts festival, curated by pioneering Manchester based trans theatre company Trans Creative, runs from July 3 to 7.
Mary Stuart reigns in Salford
Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams reprise their roles in Mary Stuart when the play visits Salford’s Lowry arts centre next year.
Blood Brothers for Chester
This year marked 30 years since Bill Kenwright’s production of the musical Blood Brothers.
Parked up in Manchester again
Car Park King will be back at 53Two in Manchester as part of the Greater Manchester Fringe.
Wizard flying to Southport
The Wizard of Oz will be visiting Southport Theatre from October 24 to 26.
Liverpool bangs the Drum for new season
Sherlock’s search for the Baskerville hound heads to Liverpool Playhouse in December while the Everyman hosts Kneehigh’s world première of the Tin Drum.
NW productions
Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday June 25.
The Mercury Playwriting Prize – the first winner
The inaugural Playwriting Prize announces the winning playwright, actor Oliver Bennett.
Ron McAllister leaves South Hill Park Arts Centre
South Hill Park's chief executive and artistic director, Ron McAllister, steps now after more than 16 years in post.
Todaytix Social Ambassador Programme for the Arts
Mobile ticket platform TodayTix is looking for six enthusiasts of theatre and social media to champion theatre.
Web Series is next project and competition from Student Guide To Writing
The Student Guide to Writing: Web Series targets writing for online drama, providing access to training for student writers and showcasing their work in this medium.
Opera Brava raises money for Stepping Stones
The former home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is to be turned into an event space in aid of special needs school Stepping Stones.
Midlands productions
Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 26 June.
What's on in the North East
Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 26 June 2017.
Pirates and mermaids needed for Peter Pan in Derby
Derby Theatre is looking for children aged from 9 to 16 to be in its 2017 festive production Peter Pan.
New beach show can be seen in three caravans
Stories told by holidaymakers, residents and daytrippers to the seaside are featured in a new show, Life’s a Beach, which can be seen in three caravans in Lincolnshire and the Black Country.
Underground reveals programme for Buxton Fringe
Fringe venue Underground has announced the line-up for its 2017 programme at the Buxton Fringe, with 68 shows and events playing in its two theatre spaces.
Belgrade honours photographer’s 36 years’ service
Coventry’s Belgrade has honoured Dr Richard Sadler, the theatre’s official photographer from 1958 to 1994, by naming a seat after him in the venue’s 858-seat auditorium.
Disasters blamed for low ticket sales in Birmingham
A Birmingham youth theatre company feels terrorist attacks, increased prejudice against Muslims and even the Grenfell Tower disaster are contributing to poor ticket sales.
RSC images now available online to the public
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s image archive which includes production photos spanning more than 80 years is being made available to the public online for the first time.
Miss Saigon opens UK tour at Leicester’s Curve
Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s musical Miss Saigon which has a company of 60 is to start a UK tour at Leicester’s Curve theatre.
Looking for Snow White in Tyneside
The Tyne Theatre and Opera House is looking for a Snow White for its 2017 panto.
Customs House reveals panto charity for 2017-18
South Shields Customs House has revealed the charity it will support during this year’s panto season.
Opera North announces Newcastle autumn season
Opera North has announced its autumn season at Newcastle Theatre Royal in November 2017.
Another award for Live Works
Live Theatre’s new development, Live Works, has won another architectural award.