News

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.

New docu-series goes behind the scenes of theatre

4 July 2025

The “extraordinary” individuals whose work behind the scenes brings theatre to life are to be celebrated in In The Wings on the Theatre Channel.

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.

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.

SPID 20th anniversary shows

4 July 2025

The first of SPID Theatre's 20th anniversary Social Change Showstoppers, Wings, Tings, Callings and Kings, will be performed at Kensal House.

ENB's free digital 75th celebration

4 July 2025

English National Ballet is inviting online audiences around the world to join the company’s 75th season celebrations.

Royal Ballet and Opera in cinemas

4 July 2025

The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2025/26 cinema season.

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.

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.

Nominations open for Manchester Culture Awards

26 June 2025

The annual awards are accepting nominations that "recognise the city's cultural and creative highlights over the last year".

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival returns

26 June 2025

The "longest running annual festival of Arab arts and culture in the UK" returns for its 23rd year this July.

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.

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.

Applications open for Emma Gladstone Award

26 June 2025

This new award provides dance producers with £7,000 support towards international travel and related costs.

National Dance Awards 25th anniversary winners

26 June 2025

The winners of the 2024 National Dance Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Barbican Centre.

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.

Middle Child playwriting festival line-up announced

21 June 2025

Hull's Middle Child theatre company has revealed the programme for its Fresh Ink: Hull Playwriting Festival in July 2025.