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1,000 young people in climate emergency performance

15 May 2022

Young people from Lewisham and Trinity Laban will perform in a large-scale music and dance performance, Hope 4 Justice.

Flamenco Festival returns to Sadler's Wells

15 May 2022

Flamenco Festival will return for the first time since 2019 with eight dance and four music events across two weeks.

What's on in the Midlands

14 May 2022

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 16 May.

Chesterfield theatre to be refurbished

13 May 2022

Arts Council England has given a grant of £695,000 towards refurbishing Chesterfield’s Stephenson Memorial Hall, home to the Pomegranate Theatre.

Casting for war play at Staffordshire theatre

13 May 2022

Tom, Dick and Harry, from the true story of an escape from a World War II POW camp, will première at the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Hip-Hop festival to return to Birmingham

13 May 2022

The annual, free B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival is to return to Birmingham after a two-year absence.

Exchange builds its Den in Manchester

13 May 2022

Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre will set up its eco-friendly mobile theatre in Cheetham Hill and Crumpsall this summer.

All aboard Blackpool Grand: 1

13 May 2022

Titanic The Musical will dock at Blackpool Grand Theatre next year.

All aboard Blackpool Grand: 2

13 May 2022

Blackpool’s Grand Theatre is offering a star role in its development by joining the Board.

Offer dog owners can't refuse

13 May 2022

The 'Dogfather' Graeme Hall brings his first UK tour to The Lowry in Salford June 12.

Octagon hunting for book thieves

13 May 2022

The Octagon in Bolton will be casting four young people to share the roles of Liesel and Rudy in the upcoming production of The Book Thief.

City dates for Classic!

13 May 2022

Classic! is a new comedy play directed by Joyce Branagh that Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre and HER Productions are taking to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.

Amici Dance Theatre at the Lyric

13 May 2022

Amici Dance Theatre will bring together international artists for One World at Lyric Hammersmith.

Greenwich + Docklands International Festival 2022

13 May 2022

25 premières and a "spectacular" opening event in this free festival of outdoor arts and theatre.

Nureyev gala celebration

13 May 2022

Nureyev Legend and Legacy will be at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in September 2022.

Hope fulfilled for Lawrence

12 May 2022

The £10,000 2022 Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize has been awarded to Lawrence Quilty.

Cash to future-proof Royal Court

12 May 2022

Liverpool’s Royal Court will use a capital grant of £551,200 to make the theatre fit for the future.

Electric dreams for Blackpool

12 May 2022

Mykey Young is an independent producer and theatre-maker based in Blackpool, currently working with the town's new and first producing theatre space, The Old Electric.

Gaiman adaptation for Lowry

12 May 2022

The National Theatre’s production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane will tour to The Lowry in Salford.

Wynter time in Blackpool

12 May 2022

Dreamboats & Petticoats will be bringing on back the good times at Blackpool Grand Theatre, with special guest star Mark Wynter.