Midlands

Tony [The Tony Blair Rock Opera]

Book by Harry Hill, music and lyrics by Steve Brown

The Smeds and The Smoos

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

The Big O

Kim Cormack

Happy Birthday Sunita

Harvey Virdi

The Verdict

Barry Reed, adapted by Margaret May Hobbs

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane

Neil Gaiman

Around the World in 80 Days

Jules Verne, adapted by Juliet Forster

The Card

Arnold Bennett, adapted by Deborah McAndrew

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti

The Wicked Lady

Much Ado about free shows in Notts and Stratford

7 June 2023

Nottingham Shakespeare Company is to stage free, open-air productions of Much Ado About Nothing around Nottinghamshire and at The Dell in Stratford.

Conference to promote rural touring

7 June 2023

Those interested in rural touring are invited to an annual conference which aims to “help level the playing field for those living in remote areas”.

Elmhurst and Michelin-starred Purnell join forces

3 June 2023

Dance and cookery join forces as Birmingham's Elmhurst Ballet School's centenary celebrations draw to a close with chef Glynn Purnell.

Whyman unveils her final season at RSC

2 June 2023

Erica Whyman has revealed her final season of work as acting artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Aerial festival returns to Birmingham

1 June 2023

TILT23 will bring together “some of the world’s most renowned artists presenting jaw-dropping, breathtaking physical theatre and aerial performances”.

Oduba and Peters lead Northampton Snow White cast

1 June 2023

Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba and actress Wendi Peters will head the cast of Royal and Derngate’s 2023 panto Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Old Rep to stage women-led theatre festival

31 May 2023

Birmingham venue the Old Rep is to stage Hysteria, a women-led theatre and arts festival.

Three new outdoor shows for Heartbreak

31 May 2023

Warwickshire-based Heartbreak Productions is presenting three new plays as part of its 31st year of outdoor theatre across the UK.

Christmas creatives chosen for Nottingham Playhouse show

27 May 2023

The three creatives chosen for Nottingham Playhouse’s Hansel and Gretel are all from the East Midlands from more than 100 submissions.

Whale of a time at new Coventry river festival

27 May 2023

Theatre and dance will be ingredients of a festival which will showcase the creative, digital, cultural, environmental and engineering sectors of Coventry.

Curve Christmas show should be a hoot

27 May 2023

Leicester’s Curve is to hold open auditions for actor-musicians for its Christmas 2023 Studio show The Owl Who Came for Christmas.

Garrick searches for ensemble for panto

27 May 2023

Lichfield Garrick is looking for recent graduates or early career professionals for the professional ensemble for Beauty and the Beast.

RSC reveals winners in search for new plays

23 May 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company has revealed the winners of its nationwide playwriting search 37 Plays which attracted more than 2,000 entries.

Northampton venue generates support for associates

23 May 2023

Royal and Derngate has announced its latest associate artists and associate producers who will join the theatre’s Generate artist development programme.

Nottingham Twelfth Night cast announced

23 May 2023

Nottingham Playhouse and Lakeside Arts have revealed the cast and creative team for their open-air Shakespearean summer 2023 production, Twelfth Night.

Victoria Wood comedy playwriting prize in Birmingham

19 May 2023

Birmingham Rep has announced the creation of “the first major playwriting prize dedicated to the art of comedy”.

Worcester Rep to perform Earnest outdoors

19 May 2023

For the 16th year, Worcester Repertory Company is to take outdoor theatre to the Commandery and will stage Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

Williams leaves after 30 years with Birmingham Royal Ballet

19 May 2023

Anna Williams is to step down as chief operating officer after almost 30 years with Birmingham Royal Ballet.

Digital film looks at future of healthcare

19 May 2023

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate, theatre company Hydrocracker and charity Deafconnect are to present the première of Who Cares 2032.

Garrick calls for memories to celebrate 20 years

17 May 2023

Lichfield Garrick wants theatregoers to recall their memories as part of plans to mark the venue’s 20th anniversary.

Curve invites performers to entertain outdoors

17 May 2023

Leicester’s Curve theatre is inviting performers and dancers from the Midlands to apply for paid slots for a weekend of live entertainment and activities.

DJ Mills to make panto debut in Leicester

16 May 2023

BBC Radio 2’s Scott Mills will appear in Jack and the Beanstalk at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall.

Hastings returns to Nottingham in Tapped

16 May 2023

Nottingham-born Max Hastings is to return in Katie Redford’s Tapped, “a heart-warming comedy that explores the importance of connection, fulfilment and (lack of) hope”.

Maverick takes play back to Birmingham pub

13 May 2023

Maverick Theatre’s production of Jim Cartwright’s Two which finished a run at Theatre at the Tabard, Chiswick is to return to where Maverick started.

RSC casts two summer plays in Stratford’s Swan

13 May 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company is to stage The Empress by Tanika Gupta and Falkland Sound by Brad Birch in summer 2023.

Bigger casts at 2023 Buxton Fringe

12 May 2023

Around 190 events have been scheduled, with companies from the UK and beyond offering more than one show or productions with bigger casts.

Accessible: Nottingham venue awarded quality mark

12 May 2023

Nottingham’s Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall has been recognised for its commitment to making the venue accessible for everyone.

Buxton to preview 2023 shows

12 May 2023

A preview of the Buxton International Festival in the Derbyshire town will include extracts from a new musical based on the life of Vera Brittain.

RSC comes of age with new As You Like It

12 May 2023

A company of actors aged mostly over 70 have been cast in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s next production of As You Like It.

Good News and Bad for Septuagenarians

12 May 2023

This week, senior citizens have been hitting the theatrical headlines with mixed fortunes.

The Never-Ending Shakespeare Authorship Debate

24 March 2023

Did Shakespeare write Shakespeare? Not according to hordes of academics.