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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Crime and Comedy Theatre Company

Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock

From 24 March 2024

Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky

Varna International Ballet

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

From 1 March 2025

42nd Street

Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble (based on the novel by Bradford Rope...

Kilworth House Theatre

Kilworth House Theatre, North Kilworth

3 June–13 July 2025

The Constant Wife

W Somerset Maugham in a new version by Laura Wade

Royal Shakespeare Company

The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

20 June–2 August 2025

Indigo

Book by Kait Kerrigan, score by Scott Evan Davis

Sing Out, Louise! Productions in association with Curve

Curve, Leicester

26 June–19 July 2025

Big Big Sky

Tom Wells

New Vic Theatre

New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme

4–24 July 2025

Calamity Jane

Adapted by Ronald Hanmer and Phil Park from the stage play by Charles K Freem...

Jamie Wilson Productions / The Watermill Theatre

Curve, Leicester

8–12 July 2025

4.48 Psychosis

Sarah Kane

Royal Shakespeare Company & Royal Court Theatre

The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon

10–27 July 2025

War Horse

Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford

National Theatre

The Alexandra, Birmingham

10–19 July 2025

The Addams Family, The Musical Comedy

Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, b...

Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment, John Stalker Productions and Bill Kenwrig...

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

10–12 July 2025

Bing’s Birthday

Fierylight

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

11–12 July 2025

Remythed

Joel Samuels and Roann Hassani McCloskey

Bet’n Lev Theatre

The Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre, Birmingham

11 July 2025

SPLAT!

OfTheJackel

Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham

12 July 2025

The Winter’s Tale

William Shakespeare

Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

12 July–30 August 2025

CAGED

Linden Dance Company

Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham

13 July 2025

The Addams Family, The Musical Comedy

Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, b...

Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment, John Stalker Productions and Bill Kenwrig...

Curve, Leicester

15 July–10 August 2025

Six

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

15–19 July 2025

Ghost Stories

Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

15–19 July 2025

Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell

Matthew Bourne

New Adventures

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

15–19 July 2025

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

Stage Entertainment, Joop van den Ende and Tali Pelman, in association with T...

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

15 July–2 August 2025

For The Lack of Laura

Kurt Rosenberg

Morgan Brothers

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

16–19 July 2025

Mary Poppins

Based on the stories of P L Travers and the Walt Disney film, songs by the Sh...

Cameron Mackintosh and Disney

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

16 July–23 August 2025

Red Hot and Ready

Jason Gilkison

Burn the Floor

Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby

17 July 2025

The Vagina Monologues

V (formerly Eve Ensler)

Deafinitely Theatre

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

19 July 2025

Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

Handlebards

Coventry Cathedral, Coventry

20 July 2025

An Actor Convalescing in Devon

Richard Nelson

Hampstead Downstairs / Celia Atkin

The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

20 July 2025

Ghost Stories

Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

22–26 July 2025

The Last Laugh

Paul Hendy

The Alexandra, Birmingham

22–26 July 2025

Six

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Embassy Theatre, Skegness

22–26 July 2025

SPLAT!

OfTheJackel

Garrick Theatre, Lichfield

22–23 July 2025

In the Night Garden Live

Minor Entertainment

Castle Theatre, Wellingborough

23–24 July 2025

Dinosaurs Live!

Natural History Museum with Mark Thompson Productions

Garrick Theatre, Lichfield

23 July 2025

Hot Mess

Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote

Birmingham Hippodrome and Vicky Graham Productions

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

24–25 July 2025

The Koala Who Could

Based on the book by Rachel Bright & Jim Field

Nicoll Entertainment present a Rose Theatre, Lowry, Northern Stage, Unicorn T...

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

24–26 July 2025

Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

Handlebards

Southwell Minster, Southwell

25 July 2025

Consumed

Karis Kelly

Sheffield Theatres, Paines Plough, Women’s Prize for Playwrighting and Belgra...

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

25–26 July 2025

Time and Time Again

Indigo Creative

The Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham

26–27 July 2025

The Three Little Pigs the Musical

Stiles & Drewe

Wise Owl Theatre Company

Curve, Leicester

29–31 July 2025

Grease

Book, music & lyrics by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey

Kilworth House Theatre

Kilworth House Theatre, North Kilworth

29 July–7 September 2025

In the Night Garden Live

Minor Entertainment

Mansfield Palace Theatre, Mansfield

30 July 2025

SPLAT!

OfTheJackel

Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre, Boston

2 August 2025

In the Night Garden Live

Minor Entertainment

The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham

2–6 August 2025

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

William Shakespeare

Royal Shakespeare Company

The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon

4–31 August 2025

Be More Chill

Music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, book by Joe Tracz

Old Joint Stock Theatre

The Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre, Birmingham

6–31 August 2025

Fat Ham

James Ijames

Royal Shakespeare Company with No Guarantees Productions, Public Theater Prod...

The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

15 August–13 September 2025

Fiddler on the Roof

Based on the Sholem Aleichem Stories, book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bo...

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

18–23 August 2025

The Boy With Wings

Lenny Henry, adapted by Arvind Ethan David

Polka Theatre

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

21–30 August 2025

Hi-De-Hi Eric

David Graham Productions

New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme

23 August–5 September 2025

The Koala Who Could

Based on the book by Rachel Bright & Jim Field

Nicoll Entertainment present a Rose Theatre, Lowry, Northern Stage, Unicorn T...

New Theatre Royal, Lincoln

25–26 August 2025

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Alan Janes

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

27–30 August 2025

A Squash and a Squeeze

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Little Angel Theatre

Brierley Hill Civic, Brierley Hill

27–28 August 2025

Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts

Alma Cullen, based on characters by Colin Dexter

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

28 August–14 September 2025

Dinosaurs Live!

Natural History Museum with Mark Thompson Productions

The Alexandra, Birmingham

31 August 2025

A Squash and a Squeeze

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Little Angel Theatre

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

31 August–1 September 2025

Strange but True Crime

Jennifer Rees

The Alexandra, Birmingham

1 September 2025

Strange but True Crime

Jennifer Rees

Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent

2 September 2025

Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell

Matthew Bourne

New Adventures

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

2–6 September 2025

Consumed

Karis Kelly

Sheffield Theatres, Paines Plough, Women’s Prize for Playwrighting and Belgra...

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

3–6 September 2025

Riverdance 30th Anniversary celebration

The Alexandra, Birmingham

4–9 September 2025

Man In The Mirror: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

Birmingham Symphony Hall - B:Music, Birmingham

5 September 2025

Murder at Midnight

Torben Betts

Original Theatre

Derby Theatre, Derby

5–13 September 2025

The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse

Caroline Bird

Nottingham Playhouse

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

5–27 September 2025

Calamity Jane

Adapted by Ronald Hanmer and Phil Park from the stage play by Charles K Freem...

Jamie Wilson Productions / The Watermill Theatre

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

9–13 September 2025

Blood Brothers

Willy Russell

Bill Kenwright Ltd

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

9–13 September 2025

The Party Girls

Amy Rosenthal

Marlowe Theatre

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

9–13 September 2025

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Alan Janes

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

9–13 September 2025

The Return Of The Legends

Vaillant Live (was Becketwell Live), Derby

10 September 2025

Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare

Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

13 September–25 October 2025

Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel

Birmingham Symphony Hall - B:Music, Birmingham

13 September 2025

The Grand Babylon Hotel

Arnold Bennett

New Vic Theatre

New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme

13 September–4 October 2025

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody

Books & lyrics by Bob and Tobly McSmith, music by Assaf Gleizner

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Oskar Eiriksson in association with The Barn T...

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

15–20 September 2025

Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical

Jim Steinman

Michael Cohl, Tony Smith & David Sonenberg

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

15–20 September 2025

The Ripper Files

John Goodrum

Rumpus Theatre Company

Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford

16 September 2025

The Party Girls

Amy Rosenthal

Marlowe Theatre

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

16–20 September 2025

Murder at Midnight

Torben Betts

Original Theatre

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

16–20 September 2025

The Return Of The Legends

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

16 September 2025

Kerry Ellis - Queen of the West End

Mansfield Palace Theatre, Mansfield

17 September 2025

Dinosaurs Live!

Natural History Museum with Mark Thompson Productions

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

20–21 September 2025

The Bodyguard

Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s Warner Bros. movie, book by Alex Dinelaris

Michael Harrison and David Ian

The Alexandra, Birmingham

20–27 September 2025

Uncanny: Fear of the Dark

Danny Robins, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds podcast Unc...

Tilted

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

21 September 2025

The Rocky Horror Show

Richard O’Brien

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

22–27 September 2025

The Talented Mr Ripley

Patricia Highsmith, adapted and directed by Mark Leipacher

The Faction

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

22–27 September 2025

Lost Atoms

Anna Jordan

Frantic Assembly with Curve, Mayflower Southampton and Lyric Hammersmith

Curve, Leicester

22 September–4 October 2025

2:22 - A Ghost Story

Danny Robins

Runaway Entertainment

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

22–27 September 2025

Sherlock Holmes and The Sign of Four

Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Martin Parsons

Crime and Comedy Theatre Company

Tamworth Assembly Rooms, Tamworth

23 September 2025

Uncanny: Fear of the Dark

Danny Robins, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds podcast Unc...

Tilted

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

23 September 2025

Dear England

James Graham

National Theatre

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

23–27 September 2025

Diane's Deli: A Tale from Paradise Heights

Joe O'Byrne

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

24 September 2025

Penned Up

Danusia Iwaszko

The Hal Company in association with Suzanna Rosenthal Productions

Buxton Opera House, Buxton

25–26 September 2025

Sherlock Holmes and The Sign of Four

Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Martin Parsons

Crime and Comedy Theatre Company

Newark Palace Theatre, Newark-on-Trent

25 September 2025

Man In The Mirror: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

26 September 2025

Dinosaurs Live!

Natural History Museum with Mark Thompson Productions

The Albany Theatre, Coventry

27 September 2025

2:22 - A Ghost Story

Danny Robins

Runaway Entertainment

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

29 September–4 October 2025

Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts

Alma Cullen, based on characters by Colin Dexter

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

30 September–4 October 2025

Whose Face Is It Anyway?

Nina Conti

Show And Tell in association with PBJ Management

The Alexandra, Birmingham

30 September 2025

Brian Cox: It’s All About Me!

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

1 October 2025

Meet the Hatter

Joss Arnott in collaboration with the dancers

Joss Arnott Dance

Mansfield Palace Theatre, Mansfield

1–2 October 2025

The Legends of Them

Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee

Hackney Showroom in association with Brixton House and Royal Court Theatre

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

3–4 October 2025

The Great Gatsby

F Scott Fitzgerald, adapted by Elizabeth Newman

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Derby Theatre

Derby Theatre, Derby

3–25 October 2025

iD Reloaded

Jeannot Painchaud

Cirque Éloize

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

3–4 October 2025

Whose Face Is It Anyway?

Nina Conti

Show And Tell in association with PBJ Management

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

4 October 2025

Riverdance 30th Anniversary celebration

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

4–5 October 2025

The Return Of The Legends

Birmingham Symphony Hall - B:Music, Birmingham

5 October 2025

The Three Little Pigs the Musical

Stiles & Drewe

Wise Owl Theatre Company

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

5 October 2025

The Return Of The Legends

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

6 October 2025

Matilda the Musical

Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin

Royal Shakespeare Company

Curve, Leicester

6–25 October 2025

The Party Girls

Amy Rosenthal

Marlowe Theatre

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

6–11 October 2025

Whose Face Is It Anyway?

Nina Conti

Show And Tell in association with PBJ Management

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

7 October 2025

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare

Garrick Theatre, Lichfield

7 October 2025

Time Critical

Devised by Rochi Rampal, Craig Stephens and James Yarker

Stan’s Cafe Theatre Company

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

7–8 October 2025

Murder at Midnight

Torben Betts

Original Theatre

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

7–11 October 2025

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee, adapted by Aaron Sorkin

Jonathan Church Theatre Productions

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

7–18 October 2025

Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith

Phil McIntyre Live and IN9 Theatre Company

The Alexandra, Birmingham

7–11 October 2025

That Knave, Raleigh

Andrew Margerison

Dyad Productions

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

7 October 2025

The Return Of The Legends

Buxton Opera House, Buxton

8 October 2025

That Knave, Raleigh

Andrew Margerison

Dyad Productions

Garrick Theatre, Lichfield

8 October 2025

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare

The Albany Theatre, Coventry

8 October 2025

After Sunday

Sophia Griffin

Bush Theatre and Coventry Belgrade Theatre

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

10–25 October 2025

Hidden

Motionhouse

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

10–11 October 2025

The Return Of The Legends

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

11 October 2025

The Haunting of Blaine Manor

Joe O'Byrne

Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford

11 October 2025

A Squash and a Squeeze

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Little Angel Theatre

New Theatre Royal, Lincoln

11–12 October 2025

The Shawshank Redemption

Adapted for the stage by Owen O’Neill & Dave Johns, based on the short novel ...

Bill Kenwright Limited

Garrick Theatre, Lichfield

13–18 October 2025

2:22 - A Ghost Story

Danny Robins

Runaway Entertainment

The Alexandra, Birmingham

13–18 October 2025

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody

Books & lyrics by Bob and Tobly McSmith, music by Assaf Gleizner

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Oskar Eiriksson in association with The Barn T...

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

13–18 October 2025

The Return Of The Legends

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

13 October 2025

Earth Angel

Alan Ayckbourn

Stephen Joseph Theatre

New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme

14–25 October 2025

Brian Cox: It’s All About Me!

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

14 October 2025

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Book by John Logan, based on the film directed by Baz Luhrmann

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

15 October–15 November 2025

Kerry Ellis - Queen of the West End

Newark Palace Theatre, Newark-on-Trent

15 October 2025

Let The Right One In

Adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne, based on the novel and film by Jon Ajvi...

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

16–25 October 2025

Kerry Ellis - Queen of the West End

South Holland Centre, Spalding

16 October 2025

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Edward Albee

Curve

Curve, Leicester

18 October–8 November 2025

Barriers

Eloise Pennycott

Deafinitely Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Camden Peoples’s Theatre and Leeds Playh...

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

18–25 October 2025

Man In The Mirror: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

Garrick Theatre, Lichfield

19 October 2025

Uncanny: Fear of the Dark

Danny Robins, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds podcast Unc...

Tilted

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

19 October 2025

Sherlock Holmes and The Sign of Four

Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Martin Parsons

Crime and Comedy Theatre Company

The Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe

21 October 2025

Sunny Afternoon

Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions

The Alexandra, Birmingham

21–25 October 2025

Lost Atoms

Anna Jordan

Frantic Assembly with Curve, Mayflower Southampton and Lyric Hammersmith

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

21–25 October 2025

Uncanny: Fear of the Dark

Danny Robins, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds podcast Unc...

Tilted

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

21 October 2025

Stick Man - Live On Stage

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Freckle Productions

The Albany Theatre, Coventry

21–26 October 2025

Starter for Ten

Book and lyrics by Emma Hall and Charlie Parham, music and lyrics by Hatty Ca...

Antic Productions, Bristol Old Vic, Longshot Films and Playtone

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

22 October–1 November 2025

That Knave, Raleigh

Andrew Margerison

Dyad Productions

The Courtyard, Hereford

22 October 2025

The Haunting of Blaine Manor

Joe O'Byrne

Palace Theatre, Redditch

25 October 2025

Eureka Day

Jonathan Spector

Nottingham Playhouse

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

25 October–15 November 2025

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C S Lewis

Elliott & Harper Productions and Catherine Schreiber, based on the original L...

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

28 October–1 November 2025

The Three Little Pigs the Musical

Stiles & Drewe

Wise Owl Theatre Company

Stourbridge Town Hall, Stourbridge

28 October 2025

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody

Books & lyrics by Bob and Tobly McSmith, music by Assaf Gleizner

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Oskar Eiriksson in association with The Barn T...

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

28 October–1 November 2025

Riverdance 30th Anniversary celebration

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

28–31 October 2025

Kerry Ellis - Queen of the West End

Huntingdon Hall, Worcester

29 October 2025

Slava’s SnowShow

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

29 October–2 November 2025

Kerry Ellis - Queen of the West End

Loughborough Town Hall, Loughborough

30 October 2025

A Squash and a Squeeze

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Little Angel Theatre

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

31 October–2 November 2025

Kerry Ellis - Queen of the West End

Bilston Town Hall, Bilston

31 October 2025

Riverdance 30th Anniversary celebration

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

1–4 November 2025

The Ripper Files

John Goodrum

Rumpus Theatre Company

Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham

1 November 2025

Kerry Ellis - Queen of the West End

Palace Theatre, Redditch

1 November 2025

Kerry Ellis - Queen of the West End

The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury

2 November 2025

Death on the Nile

Ken Ludwig

Fiery Angel

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

4–8 November 2025

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C S Lewis

Elliott & Harper Productions and Catherine Schreiber, based on the original L...

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

4–8 November 2025

Uncanny: Fear of the Dark

Danny Robins, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds podcast Unc...

Tilted

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

4 November 2025

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

4–5 November 2025

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift

Guy Unsworth, based on the book by Caroline Graham

Bentley Productions [for ITV] in association with All3Media International

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

4–8 November 2025

Strawberry Jack

Joe O'Byrne

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

5 November 2025

That Knave, Raleigh

Andrew Margerison

Dyad Productions

Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford

5 November 2025

Uncanny: Fear of the Dark

Danny Robins, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds podcast Unc...

Tilted

Curve, Leicester

6 November 2025

Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith

Phil McIntyre Live and IN9 Theatre Company

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

11–15 November 2025

Slava’s SnowShow

The Alexandra, Birmingham

12–15 November 2025

An Evening with The Fast Show

Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and A...

Birmingham Symphony Hall - B:Music, Birmingham

13 November 2025

The Little Mermaid

Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Theresa Heskins

New Vic

New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme

14 November 2025–24 January 2026

Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas

Humphrey Ker & David Reed, original songs by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber

Birmingham Rep

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

14 November 2025–11 January 2026

2:22 - A Ghost Story

Danny Robins

Runaway Entertainment

Buxton Opera House, Buxton

17–22 November 2025

Fawlty Towers

John Cleese & Connie Booth, adapted for the stage by John Cleese

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

18–22 November 2025

Miss Saigon

Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boub...

Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh

The Alexandra, Birmingham

18–29 November 2025

Six

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

18–22 November 2025

Sleeping Beauty

Iain Lauchlan

Belgrade Theatre in association with Imagine Theatre

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

19 November 2025–3 January 2026

The Sound of Music

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Curve, Leicester

22 November 2025–11 January 2026

Rank

Joe O'Byrne

Buxton Opera House, Buxton

23 November 2025

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody

Books & lyrics by Bob and Tobly McSmith, music by Assaf Gleizner

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Oskar Eiriksson in association with The Barn T...

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

24–29 November 2025

An Evening with The Fast Show

Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and A...

Birmingham Symphony Hall - B:Music, Birmingham

25 November 2025

The BFG

Roald Dahl, adapted by Tom Wells

Royal Shakespeare Company, Chichester Festival Theatre and Roald Dahl Story C...

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

25 November 2025–31 January 2026

Cinderella

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

28 November 2025–4 January 2026

The Forsyte Saga Part 1: Irene

John Galsworthy, adapted by Shaun McKenna and Lin Coghlan

Ashley Cook for Troupe in association with Park Theatre

The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

28 November 2025–10 January 2026

Sleeping Beauty

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

28 November 2025–17 January 2026

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens, adapted by Deborah McAndrew

Derby Theatre

Derby Theatre, Derby

28 November 2025–3 January 2026

The Forsyte Saga Part 2: Fleur

John Galsworthy, adapted by Shaun McKenna and Lin Coghlan

Ashley Cook for Troupe in association with Park Theatre

The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

1 December 2025–10 January 2026

An Evening with The Fast Show

Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and A...

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

2 December 2025

It's a Wonderful Knife - Christmas Dundee

Adam Gerber

Old Joint Stock Theatre

The Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre, Birmingham

3–30 December 2025

Pinocchio

Holly Mallett

Old Joint Stock Theatre

The Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre, Birmingham

3–30 December 2025

The Little Mermaid

Nottingham Playhouse

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

4 December 2025–3 January 2026

An Evening with The Fast Show

Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and A...

Vaillant Live (was Becketwell Live), Derby

5 December 2025

Dick Whittington

Morgan Brind

Derby LIVE and Little Wolf Entertainment

Derby Arena, Derby

5–31 December 2025

Jack and the Beanstalk

Paul Holman Associates

Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield

5 December 2025–4 January 2026

No Such Thing As Wolves

Gerard Foster and Richie Webb

Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

6 December 2025–4 January 2026

Tortoise and the Hare

Derby Theatre, Hiccup Theatre and Polka Theatre

Derby Theatre, Derby

6 December 2025–3 January 2026

Mog’s Christmas

Judith Kerr

The Wardrobe Ensemble

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

6–31 December 2025

Fiddler on the Roof

Based on the Sholem Aleichem Stories, book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bo...

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

The Alexandra, Birmingham

9 December 2025–3 January 2026

Jack and the Beanstalk

UK Productions

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

11 December 2025–4 January 2026

Dick Whittington

Imagine Theatre

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

12 December 2025–3 January 2026

Robin Hood

Crossroads Pantomimes

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

20 December 2025–1 February 2026

2:22 - A Ghost Story

Danny Robins

Runaway Entertainment

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

8–17 January 2026

The Three Little Pigs the Musical

Stiles & Drewe

Wise Owl Theatre Company

Buxton Opera House, Buxton

10–11 January 2026

Sherlock Holmes and the Hunt for Moriarty

Arthur Conan Doyle

Blackeyed Theatre In association with Theatre Royal Winchester and South Hill...

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

13–17 January 2026

Single White Female

Adapted for the stage by Rebecca Reid

JAS Theatricals, ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

20–24 January 2026

Man In The Mirror: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

Garrick Theatre, Lichfield

23 January 2026

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields

Kenny Wax and Stage Presence

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

27–31 January 2026

The VERY Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

Sisco Entertainment & Sweeney Entertainments

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

30 January 2026

Justin Time To Rock

Justin Fletcher

Imagine Theatre

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

1 February 2026

Justin Time To Rock

Justin Fletcher

Imagine Theatre

Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham

2 February 2026

The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne, based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger an...

New Adventures

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

3–7 February 2026

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Adapted for the stage by Nesrin Alrefaai and Matthew Spangler from the novel ...

Nottingham Playhouse

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

7–28 February 2026

Legally Blonde the Musical

ROYO and Curve

Curve, Leicester

7–21 February 2026

Man In The Mirror: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

Buxton Opera House, Buxton

7 February 2026

The VERY Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

Sisco Entertainment & Sweeney Entertainments

Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby

8 February 2026

Fawlty Towers

John Cleese & Connie Booth, adapted for the stage by John Cleese

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

10–21 February 2026

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody

Books & lyrics by Bob and Tobly McSmith, music by Assaf Gleizner

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Oskar Eiriksson in association with The Barn T...

Buxton Opera House, Buxton

10–14 February 2026

The Battle

John Niven

Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

11 February–7 March 2026

Soul

Diversity

The Alexandra, Birmingham

11–14 February 2026

Bluey’s Big Play

Joe Brumm

Andrew Kay and Cuffe & Taylor with Windmill Theatre Co for BBC Studios

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

13–15 February 2026

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody

Books & lyrics by Bob and Tobly McSmith, music by Assaf Gleizner

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Oskar Eiriksson in association with The Barn T...

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

16–21 February 2026

Sunny Afternoon

Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

17–21 February 2026

The VERY Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

Sisco Entertainment & Sweeney Entertainments

Birmingham Symphony Hall - B:Music, Birmingham

17 February 2026

Top G’s Like Me

Samson Hawkins

Royal & Derngate

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

20 February–7 March 2026

Horrible Histories - The Concert Live (and dead) on stage!

Ben Ward & Claire Wetton, songs & music by Richie Webb

Birmingham Stage Company

The Alexandra, Birmingham

20–21 February 2026

Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts

Alma Cullen, based on characters by Colin Dexter

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

24–28 February 2026

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift

Guy Unsworth, based on the book by Caroline Graham

Bentley Productions [for ITV] in association with All3Media International

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

24–28 February 2026

Fawlty Towers

John Cleese & Connie Booth, adapted for the stage by John Cleese

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

24–28 February 2026

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Based on the novel by Onjali Q Raúf, adapted by Nick Ahad

Rose Theatre with Children’s Theatre Partnership

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

25–28 February 2026

Bluey’s Big Play

Joe Brumm

Andrew Kay and Cuffe & Taylor with Windmill Theatre Co for BBC Studios

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

26 February–1 March 2026

Justin Time To Rock

Justin Fletcher

Imagine Theatre

The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe

28 February 2026

Uncanny: Fear of the Dark

Danny Robins, based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds podcast Unc...

Tilted

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

1 March 2026

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Alan Janes

Garrick Theatre, Lichfield

2–7 March 2026

Sunny Afternoon

Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

3–7 March 2026

Bluey’s Big Play

Joe Brumm

Andrew Kay and Cuffe & Taylor with Windmill Theatre Co for BBC Studios

The Alexandra, Birmingham

4–8 March 2026

Spitfire Girls

Katherine Senior

Tilted Wig and MAST Mayflower Studios

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

4–7 March 2026

Soul

Diversity

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

5–6 March 2026

The Battle

John Niven

Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep

Curve, Leicester

9–14 March 2026

Dear England

James Graham

National Theatre

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

10–14 March 2026

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift

Guy Unsworth, based on the book by Caroline Graham

Bentley Productions [for ITV] in association with All3Media International

The Alexandra, Birmingham

10–14 March 2026

Prima Facie

Suzie Miller

James Bierman for Empire Street Productions

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

10–14 March 2026

The VERY Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

Sisco Entertainment & Sweeney Entertainments

Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield

14 March 2026

Let The Right One In

Adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne, based on the novel and film by Jon Ajvi...

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

17–21 March 2026

Fawlty Towers

John Cleese & Connie Booth, adapted for the stage by John Cleese

The Alexandra, Birmingham

17–21 March 2026

Spitfire Girls

Katherine Senior

Tilted Wig and MAST Mayflower Studios

Buxton Opera House, Buxton

17–21 March 2026

Operation Mincemeat

David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

17–21 March 2026

The Red Shoes

Matthew Bourne, based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger an...

New Adventures

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

17–21 March 2026

Soul

Diversity

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

19–20 March 2026

The VERY Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

Sisco Entertainment & Sweeney Entertainments

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

19 March 2026

Sherlock Holmes and the Hunt for Moriarty

Arthur Conan Doyle

Blackeyed Theatre In association with Theatre Royal Winchester and South Hill...

New Theatre Royal, Lincoln

23–24 March 2026

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott based on the Latent/Image Specific Films moti...

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

23–28 March 2026

Mamma Mia

Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, book by Catherine Johnson

Curve, Leicester

24–28 March 2026

Miss Saigon

Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boub...

Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

24 March–4 April 2026

Miss Saigon

Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boub...

Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

24 March–4 April 2026

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift

Guy Unsworth, based on the book by Caroline Graham

Bentley Productions [for ITV] in association with All3Media International

Derby Theatre, Derby

24–28 March 2026

Noughts and Crosses

Adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz from Malorie Blackman’s novel

Pilot Theatre in association with Northern Stage

Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

24–28 March 2026

Six

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

25–28 March 2026

Horrible Histories - The Concert Live (and dead) on stage!

Ben Ward & Claire Wetton, songs & music by Richie Webb

Birmingham Stage Company

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

29 March 2026

Legally Blonde the Musical

ROYO and Curve

The Alexandra, Birmingham

31 March–4 April 2026

Macbeth

William Shakespeare

Derby Theatre, Derby

1–18 April 2026

Bluey’s Big Play

Joe Brumm

Andrew Kay and Cuffe & Taylor with Windmill Theatre Co for BBC Studios

Curve, Leicester

2–5 April 2026

Death on the Nile

Ken Ludwig

Fiery Angel

The Alexandra, Birmingham

7–11 April 2026

The Three Little Pigs the Musical

Stiles & Drewe

Wise Owl Theatre Company

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

7–8 April 2026

Sunny Afternoon

Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

7–11 April 2026

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee, adapted by Aaron Sorkin

Jonathan Church Theatre Productions

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

14–18 April 2026

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift

Guy Unsworth, based on the book by Caroline Graham

Bentley Productions [for ITV] in association with All3Media International

Curve, Leicester

14–18 April 2026

2:22 - A Ghost Story

Danny Robins

Runaway Entertainment

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

20–25 April 2026

Sunny Afternoon

Sonia Friedman Productions and ATG Productions

Curve, Leicester

21–25 April 2026

Only Human

Derren Brown

Vaudeville Productions, Michael Vine, Andrew O’Connor, Paul Sandler and Derre...

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

21–25 April 2026

Barnum

Music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Michael Stewart, book by Mark Bramble

Watermill Theatre

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

21–25 April 2026

A Squash and a Squeeze

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Little Angel Theatre

The Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe

24–25 April 2026

Operation Mincemeat

David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

27 April–2 May 2026

Operation Mincemeat

David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

27 April–2 May 2026

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott based on the Latent/Image Specific Films moti...

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

28 April–2 May 2026

There’s a Monster In Your Show

Based on the picture book by Tom Fletcher & Greg Abbott adapted for the stage...

Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre, Boston

29–30 April 2026

Sherlock Holmes and the Hunt for Moriarty

Arthur Conan Doyle

Blackeyed Theatre In association with Theatre Royal Winchester and South Hill...

Derby Theatre, Derby

5–9 May 2026

Single White Female

Adapted for the stage by Rebecca Reid

JAS Theatricals, ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions

The Alexandra, Birmingham

5–9 May 2026

The Flying Dutchman

Wagner

Welsh National Opera

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

7 May 2026

Blaze of Glory!

Composed by David Hackbridge Johnson with a libretto by Emma Jenkins

Welsh National Opera

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

8 May 2026

Operation Mincemeat

David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts

The Alexandra, Birmingham

11–16 May 2026

Mamma Mia

Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, book by Catherine Johnson

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

12–30 May 2026

The Bodyguard

Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s Warner Bros. movie, book by Alex Dinelaris

Michael Harrison and David Ian

Curve, Leicester

12–16 May 2026

2:22 - A Ghost Story

Danny Robins

Runaway Entertainment

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

18–23 May 2026

Sherlock Holmes and the Hunt for Moriarty

Arthur Conan Doyle

Blackeyed Theatre In association with Theatre Royal Winchester and South Hill...

Loughborough Town Hall, Loughborough

18–19 May 2026

Legally Blonde the Musical

ROYO and Curve

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

19–23 May 2026

Justin Time To Rock

Justin Fletcher

Imagine Theatre

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

25 May 2026

Single White Female

Adapted for the stage by Rebecca Reid

JAS Theatricals, ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

26–30 May 2026

Justin Time To Rock

Justin Fletcher

Imagine Theatre

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

31 May 2026

Only Human

Derren Brown

Vaudeville Productions, Michael Vine, Andrew O’Connor, Paul Sandler and Derre...

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

2–13 June 2026

Fawlty Towers

John Cleese & Connie Booth, adapted for the stage by John Cleese

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

2–6 June 2026

Single White Female

Adapted for the stage by Rebecca Reid

JAS Theatricals, ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

9–13 June 2026

Jukebox Idols

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

16 June 2026

Jukebox Idols

Buxton Opera House, Buxton

17 June 2026

Lord of the Dance - A Lifetime of Standing Ovations

Michael Flatley

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

18–21 June 2026

Jukebox Idols

The Alexandra, Birmingham

20 June 2026

Jukebox Idols

The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe

21 June 2026

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott based on the Latent/Image Specific Films moti...

Curve, Leicester

22–27 June 2026

The Battle

John Niven

Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

23–27 June 2026

Jukebox Idols

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

23 June 2026

Only Human

Derren Brown

Vaudeville Productions, Michael Vine, Andrew O’Connor, Paul Sandler and Derre...

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

30 June–4 July 2026

Jukebox Idols

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

30 June 2026

Jukebox Idols

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

1 July 2026

Matilda the Musical

Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin

Royal Shakespeare Company

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

1 July–2 August 2026

Jukebox Idols

Malvern Theatres, Malvern

5 July 2026

Lord of the Dance - A Lifetime of Standing Ovations

Michael Flatley

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

13–15 July 2026

The Bodyguard

Based on Lawrence Kasdan’s Warner Bros. movie, book by Alex Dinelaris

Michael Harrison and David Ian

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

13–18 July 2026

Operation Mincemeat

David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

13–18 July 2026

Operation Mincemeat

David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoë Roberts

Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

20 July–1 August 2026

Only Human

Derren Brown

Vaudeville Productions, Michael Vine, Andrew O’Connor, Paul Sandler and Derre...

Royal & Derngate, Northampton

21–25 July 2026

Bluey’s Big Play

Joe Brumm

Andrew Kay and Cuffe & Taylor with Windmill Theatre Co for BBC Studios

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

23–26 July 2026

Mrs Doubtfire

Wayne Kirkpatrick, Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell

Kevin McCollum and Jamie Wilson

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

13 August–19 September 2026

Lord of the Dance - A Lifetime of Standing Ovations

Michael Flatley

The Alexandra, Birmingham

28 September–4 October 2026

Legally Blonde the Musical

ROYO and Curve

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

13–17 October 2026

The Haunting of Blaine Manor

Joe O'Byrne

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

30–31 October 2026

Legally Blonde the Musical

ROYO and Curve

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

17–21 November 2026

Podcast

Reviews

Simeon Truby (Dennis), Roxanne Morgan (Lauren), Tanya-Loretta Dee (Angie) and Sam Baker-Jones (Ed)

Big Big Sky

Tom Wells

New Vic Theatre

New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme

5–24 July 2025

By Royal Appointment

Daisy Goodwin

Daniel Schumann and Lee Dean: Theatre Royal Bath

Festival Theatre, Malvern

1–5 July 2025

Kamaljit (Kiran Landa) and Surinder (Anoushka Deshmukh)

Marriage Material

Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti

Birmingham Rep and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

Birmingham Rep

25 June–5 July 2025

Rose Leslie and Luke Norris (Constance and John Middleton)

The Constant Wife

Laura Wade after Somerset Maugham

Royal Shakespeare Company

Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

20 June–2 August 2025

Zena Carswell and Edward Harrison (Anna and Tom Watson), Laura Whitmore (Rachel Watson) and Daniel Burke (Analyst)

The Girl on the Train

Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel after Paula Hawkins

Simon Friend Entertainment and Josh Andrews Productions

Festival Theatre, Malvern

17–21 June 2025

42nd Street

Music and lyrics by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, book by Michael Stewart and Ma...

Celia Mackay for Kilworth House Theatre

Kilworth House Theatre

17 June–13 July 2025

Clair Gleave (Nancy) and Jabez Sykes (Luka)

Kiss Me Quickstep

Amanda Whittington

Derby Theatre

6–21 June 2025

Alby Baldwin (Horatio) and Samuel Blenkin (Hamlet)

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

William Shakespeare, adapted by Christine Jones with Steven Hoggett

Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

4–28 June 2025

Joe (Burhan Kathawala) Dylan (Kemi Clarke) and Eliza (Eleanor Fransch)

Scouts! The Musical

Sam Cochrane and David Fallon

Gigglemug Theatre

The Crescent Theatre

3–7 June 2025

Isabella Rossi (Phoebe Salt) and Tracey Ann Wood (Elsie Begley)

Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt

Arthur Berry

New Vic Theatre

New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme

31 May–21 June 2025

Kim's Convenience

Ins Choi

Adam Blanshay Productions and Park Theatre

Curve Theatre, Leicester

20–24 May 2025

News

“Opening doors”: Lichfield Garrick chief executive and artistic director Daniel Buckroyd

Garrick secures grant to get Burntwood creative

11 July 2025

Lichfield Garrick has secured almost £300,000 from the National Lottery and Arts Council England for a three-year outreach project in the parish of Burntwood.

“Inspiring the young people of Birmingham to explore careers in the arts”: the National Youth Music Theatre

Birmingham to host arts festival for children and young people

10 July 2025

The National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) is to stage FairGround arts festival for children and young people from Birmingham.

Evie Press (writer) and Evie Atkin (composer, lyricist and musical director)

Youth music theatre teams up with Hippodrome

10 July 2025

British Youth Music Theatre’s final show of its 2025 summer season is Choreomania, part of its partnership with Birmingham Hippodrome.

Richie to make panto debut in Leicester

8 July 2025

BBC Radio 2 presenter Richie Anderson is to make his panto debut as Alderman Fitzwarren in Dick Whittington at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall.

Jac Wheble as Emily Benton in Almost Famous

Andy returns to Buxton with his sixth play

8 July 2025

A new, one-woman show about the lives we have lived, the lives we wanted to live and the difference between the two is to be staged at Buxton Fringe.

Old Joint Stock nose what to do at Christmas

8 July 2025

Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Theatre is to present its first family Christmas show, a musical reimagining of the classic tale Pinocchio.

The Wardrobe Ensemble’s production of Mog the Forgetful Cat

Mog turns up again in Northampton

5 July 2025

A new festive show featuring stories by Judith Kerr, Mog’s Christmas, is to be staged by Northampton’s Royal and Derngate.

Benjamin is new Nottingham Playhouse associate artist

4 July 2025

Blind actor, theatre-maker and audio description consultant Benjamin Wilson is the new associate artist at Nottingham Playhouse.

Kilworth House announces Grease cast

4 July 2025

Michael Nelson will play Danny Zuko and Lillia Squires will take the role of Sandy Dumbrowski in Grease at Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire.

“Pitch-black and twisted tale”: Consumed

See It First at Coventry’s Belgrade

4 July 2025

Coventry’s Belgrade is to host See It First, a week-long series of work-in-progress performances and talks in various spaces around the theatre.

Hippodrome to produce second new musical

1 July 2025

Birmingham Hippodrome has revealed the cast for No Such Thing as Wolves from two of the writers of the Horrible Histories franchise, to be staged Christmas 2025.

“Ridiculously talented”: the cast of The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Two Gents: “perfect introduction to Shakespeare”

28 June 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company has cast its production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona for The Other Place, Stratford.

Wendi Peters as Florence Foster Jenkins in Glorious

Peters gets to play the villain in Derby panto

26 June 2025

Wendi Peters, known as Cilla Battersby-Brown in ITV’s Coronation Street, is to play villainous Queen Rat in Dick Whittington at Derby Arena.

Eccentric characters: the residents of Badger’s Drift

Seven sign up for Midsomer Murders tour

26 June 2025

Seven actors will play the residents of Badger’s Drift in the world première of Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift..

Horne joins cast of Oasis-Blur comedy

26 June 2025

Matthew Horne is to play influential Britpop music executive Andy Ross in The Battle, which will go on a UK tour after its première at Birmingham Rep.

Christina Bain (Nada), Katarina Kristic (Pravda) and Stasha Dukić (Istina) in My Thousand Year Old Land

Return of play commemorating Srebrenica genocide

24 June 2025

Newcastle-under-Lyme’s New Vic Theatre is to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide with a return of My Thousand Year Old Land.

Derby summer festival returns for 13th year

24 June 2025

A summer festival of “fresh, bold and boundary-pushing performance” is to return to Derby for its 13th year.

Old Joint Stock chills with large-cast musical

21 June 2025

A company of ten performers will take to the stage in the musical Be More Chill, the largest cast ever assembled at Birmingham’s Old Joint Stock Theatre.

Olisa Odele who will make his RSC debut as Juicy

RSC casts European première of Fat Ham

21 June 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the cast for the European première of James Ijames’ examination of loss, pain and joy, Fat Ham.

Aiming to “thrill and terrify”: Even More... Ghost Stories by Candelight

Even more ghost stories—this time by candlelight

19 June 2025

Pentabus and HighTide are to embark on their third Ghost Stories tour, which will “thrill and terrify” audiences around Halloween 2025.

“Most ambitious programme to date”: the Home and Horizons festival

Festival to show Birmingham young people’s talents

19 June 2025

More than 400 performers will take part in Home and Horizons, the third annual festival celebrating the talents of young people of Birmingham.

Barnett joins cast of new Mary Whitehouse play

19 June 2025

Samuel Barnett is to take on more than 15 roles in Caroline Bird’s The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse at Nottingham Playhouse.

Linden to dance around the UK with Caged

14 June 2025

Birmingham-based Linden Dance Company is to take its new outdoor production Caged to various locations around the UK in summer 2025.

In the audience’s hands: The Totally Improvised Musical

Improvised musical on song at Buxton

14 June 2025

Two new musicals will be performed at the 2025 Buxton Fringe courtesy of The Totally Improvised Company.

“Absolutely delighted”: RSC co-artistic directors Tamara Harvey and Daniel Evans

Dream partnership between RSC and Unicorn Theatre

14 June 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company and Unicorn Theatre are to join forces for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Elmhurst presents Voices & Virtues

14 June 2025

Elmhurst Ballet School will present a series of shows following its centenary and 20-year anniversary of its relocation to Birmingham.

Features

Wise Owl artistic director Chris Brookes, producer Chloe Thorpe and Paul “Piglet” Middleton, director of mechanical engineering at North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Steaming ahead: Wise Owl on the right track with Santa Express

6 June 2025

Leicestershire-based Wise Owl, specialists in immersive theatre, is getting even more steamed up about Christmas than usual.