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James Graham

The Girl of Ink and Stars

Satinder Chohan, based on the book by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Brexit impact play to have online staging

3 December 2020

Notnow Collective is to stage a free online performance of its show Pepper and Honey which was due to tour in autumn 2020 and was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

Derby Theatre moves Little Mermaid online

3 December 2020

All in-person performances of Mike Kenny’s The Little Mermaid at Derby Theatre have been cancelled as the city has entered tier three COVID restrictions.

Major grant secures future of RSC Education

2 December 2020

The Royal Shakespeare Company has received £7 million from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support its work in schools across the UK.

Van Gogh exhibition extended in Birmingham

2 December 2020

Birmingham Hippodrome is to extend the UK première of the Van Gogh Alive exhibition until Sunday 31 January 2021.

Young Birmingham dancers win Royal Ballet School approval

2 December 2020

Two Birmingham youngsters have been offered places on Royal Ballet School’s junior associates programme and another 14 onto Elmhurst Ballet School’s young dancers programme.

Nottingham panto moved to Easter

2 December 2020

The Nottingham Theatre Royal panto Sleeping Beauty has been moved to Easter 2021 as the city has entered the government’s tier three coronavirus restrictions until at least 16 December.

Oddsocks on the road with A Christmas Carol

2 December 2020

Derby's Oddsocks is to tour a new adaptation of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol to venues across the UK which are under Tier 2 COVID-19 restrictions.

Coventry springs into new season with Henry VIII musical

1 December 2020

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre has announced its programme for spring and summer 2021, with highlights including West End hits SIX and Groan Ups and the new thriller from Peter James, Looking Good Dead.

West Midlands finds it gets lighter from here

1 December 2020

A “virtual day of hope and positivity”, showcasing 60-second digital commissions from organisations across the West Midlands, is to mark the longest night and shortest day of the year.

Crooked Spire murder mystery to be free online

30 November 2020

A medieval murder mystery musical set in the aftermath of a global pandemic, The Crooked Spire (Windlass Edition), will be available free online from Derbyshire's Ashgate Heritage Arts.

Snow Goose flies into Malvern Theatres

28 November 2020

Malvern Theatres’ Young Company is to present a new production of Paul Gallico’s The Snow Goose live on stage in the Festival Theatre.

Northampton venue to stage online murder mystery

28 November 2020

Audiences can enjoy an interactive theatrical experience by Zoom when Northampton’s Royal and Derngate stages an online murder mystery, Sherlock in Homes.

Hereford Christmas show to have live stream

27 November 2020

The Courtyard Hereford’s annual children’s Christmas show is to go ahead with a difference, with a live stream of Hansel and Gretel from its main stage.

Nottingham in tier three; Playhouse shows delayed

27 November 2020

Nottingham Playhouse’s specially adapted panto for Christmas 2020, Cinderella, has been delayed because the city is in tier three of the government’s coronavirus restrictions.

Black Joy for Talawa and Birmingham REP

27 November 2020

Talawa and Birmingham REP have announced a new collaboration which will involve their developing an “artistically ambitious” body of work for Birmingham, London and nationwide.

Santa to the rescue at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre

26 November 2020

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is to host live performances of Santa’s Christmas Rescue, the latest in an interactive series by Imagine Theatre aimed at children aged 2–7.

Buxton Fringe: improved entry for performers

25 November 2020

Buxton Festival Fringe 2021 will open for entries on Tuesday 1 December with an improved entry procedure designed to be easier for performers to use.

Hippodrome’s aim to raise £20,000 in a week

24 November 2020

Birmingham Hippodrome is to start a fundraising campaign to raise £20,000 in a week to bring confidence and creativity back to young people to combat the effects of COVID-19.

Marion Tait to step down at BRB

24 November 2020

Marion Tait CBE will step down from her role as Assistant Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet at the end of the year.

UK dance festive season

23 November 2020

A festive season round-up of UK dance, November to December 2020.

Giant head and Jupiter replica arrive in Buxton

23 November 2020

A giant blue head and a three-foot replica of Jupiter have been sent from Austria to Derbyshire to be stored in a quarry before becoming part of the set for an opera at Buxton International Festival.

Birmingham audiences invited to save a seat

20 November 2020

Audiences are being asked to Save A Seat in a fundraising campaign by Birmingham REP and Birmingham Royal Ballet, following a 50% reduction in capacity due to 'social distancing'.

“Mystery” of live fringe theatre returns to Coventry

19 November 2020

London-based fringe company Proforca is to return to the Albany Theatre Studio, Coventry after lockdown with AAAAA (FiveA), a new piece performed for one night only.

Leicester’s Curve casts rescheduled concerts

18 November 2020

Leicester's Curve theatre has rescheduled two concerts and announced more cast members for those shows in its new season of 'socially distanced' performances.

Cinderella goes to ball at Odeon cinemas

17 November 2020

Michelle Heaton of Liberty X will play the Fairy Godmother in a new version of Cinderella which will play at selected Odeon cinemas.

Festive show to be performed on Derby doorsteps

17 November 2020

People living within 10 kilometres of Derby Theatre can book a 15-minute performance of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas to experience from their own doorstep.

Panto to go ahead in Birmingham

16 November 2020

Craig Revel Horwood is to lead the cast of Robin Hood, Birmingham Hippodrome and Qdos Entertainment’s panto at the Alexandra Theatre.

Decision for Buxton Fringe to go online “vindicated”

14 November 2020

A rush of entries in June vindicated a decision by Buxton Fringe to go ahead with a mainly online programme in 2020.

Hereford Courtyard expansion is complete

14 November 2020

A project to transform Hereford theatre The Courtyard is complete and an additional performance space is expected to open in February 2021.

BRB 30th anniversary at Town Hall

13 November 2020

Birmingham Royal Ballet will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a free streamed performance at Birmingham’s Town Hall.

Festival unlocks audiences at Nottingham Playhouse

13 November 2020

Nottingham Playhouse sold thousands of tickets to people from 29 countries for nine shows during its Unlocked Festival.

Birmingham REP stages immersive children’s show

13 November 2020

Birmingham REP and Northern Ireland-based Cahoots NI are to stage an immersive digital show for children, The University of Wonder and Imagination.

Three-week run for Sleeping Beauty in Nottingham

13 November 2020

Comedians Paul Chuckle and Ben Nickless and street dance group Flawless are to lead the cast of panto Sleeping Beauty at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal.

RSC to open up again with Tales for Winter

12 November 2020

Royal Shakespeare Company's winter 2020 programme includes “stripped-back, warm-up events”, a reading by David Walliams from The Boy in the Dress and a retelling of the Trojan war.

Little Mermaid cast to make a splash at Derby Theatre

12 November 2020

Derby Theatre has revealed the cast of its Christmas production, Mike Kenny’s The Little Mermaid, which is to “make a splash with audiences of all ages”.

Christmas is on the cards for New Perspectives

11 November 2020

Nottinghamshire company New Perspectives is collaborating with six UK theatre makers to produce limited edition Christmas cards.

Prince of Wales support for theatre at RSC’s AGM

10 November 2020

HRH the Prince of Wales has offered his ongoing support to the Royal Shakespeare Company and the wider theatre industry during the coronavirus pandemic.

Women in Lockdown film to have online première

3 November 2020

A short film exploring the lives of women across Birmingham and the Black Country during lockdown is to have its free première on YouTube.