News

RSC’s tribute to “hugely admired” Sher

5 December 2021

The Royal Shakespeare Company has paid tribute to Sir Antony Sher, honorary associate artist and husband of artistic director Gregory Doran, who has died from cancer.

Arwen cancels Cinderella

5 December 2021

Storm Arwen has forced the cancellation of NTC’s panto.

What's on in the North East

5 December 2021

Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 6 December 2021.

What's on in the Midlands

4 December 2021

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 6 December.

Buxton Fringe 2022 open for entries

4 December 2021

Entries are now open for the 2022 Buxton Fringe and artists or companies entering by the end of February will be charged £50.

Birmingham REP to stage “ambitious” season

3 December 2021

Birmingham REP artistic director Sean Foley has announced a new collection of work with six world premières and “continues Foley’s aim of bringing artistically ambitious popular theatre”.

Catch up with the November Club

2 December 2021

Northumberland’s November Club is making three 2021 productions available throughout the country.

Treasure Island on tour in the North East

1 December 2021

Theatre Space North East is to tour Treasure Island around this North East in December.

Hippodrome takes on Big Give challenge

29 November 2021

Birmingham Hippodrome wants to raise £20,000 as part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021 to give 5,000 young people the opportunity to take part in weekly creative activities.

Trafalgar transforms Theatre Royal Sydney

29 November 2021

London-based Trafalgar Entertainment, new operators of the Theatre Royal Sydney, are looking forward to the official reopening of the theatre after it was completely refurbished.

What's on in the North East

28 November 2021

Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 29 November 2021.

Festive launch to Unity programme

27 November 2021

Unity’s winter / spring programme in Liverpool begins next month with a Christmas Festival: three weeks of cabaret, circus, music, workshops and family productions.

More dates for Shechter's Double Murder

27 November 2021

Hofesh Shechter Company has announced further dates for Double Murder, presented as two distinctly contrasting pieces: Clowns and The Fix.

£135,000 fillip for Lakeland

27 November 2021

Theatre by the Lake in Keswick has been awarded a grant of £135,000 from the third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

ROH welcomes NHS staff for Christmas treat

27 November 2021

The Royal Opera House is to welcome more than 1,800 NHS staff and their families to its 2021 Paul Hamlyn Christmas Treat.

Suba's cross-country run

27 November 2021

Suba Das, artistic director of HighTide in the East of England, is to take on the role of creative director of Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres.

Donovan returns to Birmingham after panto debut

27 November 2021

Jason Donovan will return to Birmingham Hippodrome as the Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat after his panto debut in Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Ad chief quite at HOME

27 November 2021

HOME in Manchester has appointed a new chair, Kathryn Jacob OBE, alongside two new trustees, Dr Ruth Bromley and Sita McIntosh.

What's on in the Midlands

27 November 2021

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 29 November.

One Dance and BBC Dance Passion live broadcasts

26 November 2021

One Dance UK and BBC Arts have announced further artists and locations for Dance Passion 2022, as part of a wider host of dance programming.