An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical aims to show that girls just want to have fun when it tours to the Theatre Royal, Nottingham from Monday until Saturday.
“Shakespeare innovators” Oddsocks perform in their home city when they take Romeo and Juliet to Markeaton Park Craft Village from Tuesday until Thursday.
Jenny Wren Productions presents a “playful” adaptation of Jane Austen’s ovel Emma, written by Martin Millar and Doon MacKichan, at Gloucestershire venues Glenfall House, Charlton Kings on Wednesday, Rendcomb College, Cirencester on Thursday, Tuckwell Amphitheatre, Dean Close School, Cheltenham on Friday, Museum in the Park, Stroud on Saturday and Highnam Court near Gloucester on Sunday.
Inspired by “funny and moving” stories told by young children from Derby, Holiday, written and directed by Sarah Argent, plays in Derby Theatre Studio from Wednesday until Sunday 5 August.
Chapterhouse Theatre stages a new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women in the arena at mac Birmingham on Friday.
As part of the 2018 Birmingham Fest, Michael Harris performs Frank Bramwell’s An Audience with Sir John Falstaff at the Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham on Friday at 9PM and Saturday at 5PM; and Alex Nikitas presents Bramwell’s Cordelia/Fool at the same theatre on Saturday at 9PM.
Amanda Whittington’s comedy Ladies’ Day is brought up to date with a cast featuring Cheryl Fergison, Deena Payne, Emma Rigby, Roisin O'Neill and Sean McKenzie which continues at Wolverhampton Grand until Saturday.
Newcastle-under-Lyme’s New Vic Theatre celebrates the life of Philip Astley, the founder of the first modern circus who was born in the Staffordshire town, in its “most ambitious show to date”, Astley’s Astounding Adventures, which continues until Saturday, while a co-production between the New Vic and Hikapee Theatre Circus, Cabinet of Curiosities, written and directed by Ellie Taylor, continues until Friday.
Tall Stories is at the Djanogly Theatre at Lakeside Arts, Nottingham with The Wilde Creatures, a band of storytelling musicians who bring to life Oscar Wilde’s fairy stories including The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose and The Birthday of the Infanta on Saturday and Sunday at 3:30PM while on Saturday at 7:30PM Tall Stories presents a preview of its Edinburgh show, Oscar Wilde’s “most gruesome ghost story” The Canterville Ghost.
The Royal Shakespeare Company production inspired by Roald Dahl’s book, Matilda the Musical, continues at Birmingham Hippodrome until Saturday 8 September.
At the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack head the cast of Macbeth which continues until Tuesday 18 September, and Romeo and Juliet continues until Saturday 21 September; and in the Swan Theatre, John Webster’s blood-soaked revenge tragedy The Duchess of Malfi continues until Friday 3 August and Sam Kenyon’s new musical Miss Littlewood, which charts the emotional highs and lows of Joan Littlewood’s journey from the East End to the West End, continues until Saturday 4 August.