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The Cripple of Inishmaan
Michael Grandage Company at Noël Coward Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest
Guildford Shakespeare Company at Castle Grounds, Guildford
The Rocky Horror Show
Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group at Palace Theatre, Manchester
Noises Off
The Old Vic at The Lowry, Salford
Luck Penny
Luck Penny Theatre Company at Lion and Unicorn Theatre
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The School for Scandal
Red-Handed Theatre at Park Theatre
Bracken Moor
Shared Experience at Tricycle Theatre, London
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Payback The Musical
Milton Morrissey at Riverside Studios (Studio 3)
Tube
Oily Cart at Unicorn Theatre
Pride and Prejudice
Chapterhouse Theatre Company at Lytham Hall
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Death in Venice
English National Opera at The London Coliseum
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The Unfolding Sky - Turner in the North
Dora Frankel Dance with Dance City at Tynemouth Priory
Shield
Oval House
The President Has Come To See You - Part of the Open Court Season 10 June - 20 July 2013
Royal Court Theatre at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
Lionboy
Complicite at Oxford Playhouse
Swan Lake in-the-round
English National Ballet at Royal Albert Hall
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Sweet Bird of Youth
Old Vic
Murder, Marple and Me
Gilded Balloon at Ambassadors Thestre
Tonight Is Your Answer
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Desh
Akram Khan Company at Sadler’s Wells
Philip's Top 5
Every week London editor Philip Fisher selects the top five plays in London.
- Matilda the Musical (Cambridge Theatre)
- One Man, Two Guvnors (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
- Othello (Olivier Theatre (National))
- Passion Play (Duke of York's Theatre)
- Chimerica (Almeida Theatre, London)
The Alternative Top 5
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Apollo, Shaftesbury Avenue)
- The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales Theatre, London)
- Once (Phoenix Theatre, London)
- Strange Interlude (Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre))
- The Amen Corner (Olivier Theatre (National))
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Midlands productions
Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 17 June.
NW Productions
Round-up of regional productions for week beginning Sunday June 16.
West End actor and comedian confirmed for Chichester Neville's Island
Fresh from the critically acclaimed West End production of One Man, Two Guvnors, Rufus Hound has been confirmed in the cast of Neville's Island at the Theatre in the Park this summer.
Chichester special tickets for young people
Chichester Festival Theatre has a special allocation of tickets priced at just £8.50 for 18- to 25-year-olds for the world première of If Only, a political drama by David Edgar.
National Theatre 50th anniversary season
England's National Theatre will celebrate its half-century with a short season of events on film, through documentary television and online.
Knighthood for ATG's Howard Panter
Queen’s Birthday Honours recognises Panter's services to theatre.
Citizens Theatre new season
Crime and Punishment headlines new season at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre.
Live broadcast from the RSC
The RSC's Live from Stratford-upon-Avon will see the Company's productions streamed free into schools and to over 100 cinemas around the country.
Jeremy Herrin moves to Headlong
Rupert Gould steps down after eight years.
Buxton says cheers as Sarah signs up for panto
Sarah Thomas will play the Fairy Godmother and Jonny Freeman will be Buttons in Buxton Opera House’s panto Cinderella.
Singer to make panto debut in Derby
Marcus Collins, runner-up in The X-Factor, is to play Jack in Derby LIVE’s panto Jack and the Beanstalk.
More locally produced theatre at Derby this autumn
Derby Theatre has announced that four in-house productions will be the highlights of its autumn season.
Derby summer school to produce play in a week
Derby Theatre is to run a summer school for 8- to 16-year-olds who will produce a play in a week.
Aerial act gets Lichfield Festival off the ground
Aerial theatre company Ockham’s Razor is to present a triple bill at Lichfield Festival.
Young Shakespeare actors to perform outdoors
Warwick-based Playbox Theatre’s Shakespeare Young Company is preparing to take two new productions on tour.
RoguePlay reaches new heights with weekly classes
Birmingham physical theatre company RoguePlay is offering weekly classes in aerial circus, contemporary dance and capoeira.
New chapter as six plays hit the road
Lincoln-based Chapterhouse Theatre Company has just begun touring six productions to more than 100 venues across the UK and Ireland.
Free workshops as Birmingham venue opens its doors
The national centre for black British arts and culture, Birmingham-based The Drum, is to stage an open day on Saturday.
Dream casting announced for RSC digital project
A group of returning RSC actors directed by artistic director Gregory Doran will perform the Royal Shakespeare Company’s one-off digital theatre project Midsummer Night’s Dreaming.
Panto Auditions and Technical Positions 2013
Casting information for the 2013 panto season, including technical positions (Update: 14/06/2013)
Dramatic Exhortations at Theatres Trust Conference
Report on the Theatres Trust Conference 13 Thriving Theatres.
Sharing discoveries on new writing
North West theatre director Charlie Mortimer is exploring best practice in working with new writing, while Helen East’s play looks at the unlikely relationship between an asylum seeker and her council estate neighbour.
Dark Vanilla Jungle for Exchange
Philip Ridley's Dark Vanilla Jungle will debut this summer in Manchester.
A Wicked cast lined up
Wicked, the show that starts its national run in Manchester in September, has announced cast members.
Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre search for new apprentice
For anyone hoping to pursue a career in the theatre, the Yvonne Arnaud is again running its apprenticeship scheme.
Time machine play for Lowry
Nunkie Theatre presents a new stage adaptation of H G Wells’s science-fiction classic The Time Machine.
Burlesque extravaganza promised for city
Britain’s “biggest burlesque extravaganza” is coming to Manchester.
Birdsong reaches Oldham Coliseum
Following 2010’s West End hit, a new adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong reaches Oldham.
Premières in Manchester fringe festival
Premières of new work by local writers and performers will be showcased at the second Greater Manchester Fringe Festival.
Students have designs on Piaf
The Octagon in Bolton and principal sponsor, the University of Bolton, have teamed up again to exhibit work by the University’s second year Graphic Design students.
Dyas Sisters blurring the boundaries
The Dyas Sisters is the world première of Quarantine’s latest show.
Strictly show struts to Liverpool
Craig Revel Horwood’s new show, Strictly Confidential, struts its way to the stage at Liverpool Empire.
Cultural Olympiad Director urges: mobilise now against public spending cuts
With the Public Spending Review about to take place, the Director of the Cultural Olympiad calls for action to avoid the arts sector being slashed.
NORTH Goes on a Festival Tour
NORTH, a young company originally set up by Newcastle’s Northern Stage, is to tour its debut show to three festivals.
Bristol Shakespeare Festival
Touring companies, local organisations, outreach programmes with multiple age and ability groups are coming together for this year's Bristol Shakespeare Festival.
Three Tours for Northern Ballet
Northern Ballet is to tour three different works in the autumn.
Donmar Warehouse autumn season
Autumn season at London's Donmar Warehouse.
Development Workshop at ARC
Encounter is looking for performers from the North East to work with on the development of their new show at ARC, Stockton, on Saturday 15th June
Michael Ball Headlines Gershwin Greats
Kenwood House Live at the Lake season.
Watford's Ideal World
Watford Palace Theatre's autumn season includes premières of three new plays, films, talks and installations about the digital world.
Dame Helen Mirren gives advice to young actors
At An Audience with Helen Mirren, former NYT member and Vice President of NYT Dame Helen Mirren was interviewed on-stage by its Artistic Director, Paul Roseby.
Wilton’s Music Hall has raised match funding for restoration
Historic building now awaits Heritage Lottery's answer.
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Wicked touring cast; Attwater and Blackman in Seven Brides; Regent's Park Open Air season;