Shobna Gulati and Joe McGann will star in a new touring production of John Godber's comedy April In Paris at the Belgrade, Coventry in October—one of 15 added to the theatre's autumn programme.
A revival of Tim Firth's musical comedy This Is My Family, Jerome K Jerome's classic tale of boating misadventure Three Men In A Boat and Dreamboats and Miniskirts, the sequel to Dreamboats and Petticoats, are also part of the autumn season.
Written and directed by John Godber, April In Paris, a new production by Derby Theatre, will play at the Belgrade from 7 until 11 October as part of a major UK tour.
Craig Gilbert's adaptation of the British yarn Three Men In A Boat will make a splash in the Belgrade's B2 auditorium from 14 until 18 October. Based on the novel by Jerome K Jerome, this production by Original Theatre Company features a working pub, live piano accompaniment, music hall singing, a dog and physical comedy.
The Sheffield Theatres production of This Is My Family tours to the Belgrade from 28 October until 1 November.
Midlands Creative Projects in association with Bloodaxe Books returns to the B2 stage with The Hundred Years War on 31 October and 1 November.
Drawing on 40 war poems written between 1914 and 2013, this new production fuses poetry and theatre to create a “distinctive and deeply moving portrayal of life under fire”.
Moscow Ballet—La Classique returns to the Belgrade with Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker from 6 until 8 November.
The Belgrade Theatre community and education company continues its work with BME communities in Coventry with New Black Showcase in B2 from 6 until 8 November. Now in its fourth year, New Black Showcase offers emerging BME writers aged 18 and over the opportunity to have their work performed at the theatre by a company of professional actors.
This year's showcase will incorporate staged readings of four new plays produced as part of the 2013 Critical Mass programme, each incorporating a strong female focus.
Bill Kenwright's follow-up production Dreamboats and Miniskirts bursts onto the Belgrade stage from 10 until 15 November.
Young theatregoers can look forward to an early visit from St Nick in Santa's Dizzy Day with performances in the Burbidge Room on 5 and 6 December followed by a further six performances from 15 until 20 December.