Autumn at the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham starts with a three-week run of Shrek the Musical.
Dean Chisnall plays Shrek, Faye Brookes is Princess Fiona, Idriss Kargbo takes the role of Donkey and Gerard Carey is the villain Lord Farquaad in the production which is at the Theatre Royal from 10 until 28 September.
Northern Ballet brings to life F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby from 30 September until 4 October before Jodie Prenger takes the lead in Calamity Jane from 7 until 11 October.
Nicholas Wright’s adaptation of Pat Barker’s Regeneration, which marks the centenary of World War I, visits Nottingham from 14 until 18 October and will be followed in the Theatre Royal by dance company Rambert’s celebration of the Rolling Stones, Rooster, from 21 until 23 October.
Top Hat dances cheek to cheek from 4 until 15 November while Birmingham Stage Company presents another episode in its Horrible Histories series, Barmy Britain, from 19 until 23 November.
Opera North returns to the Theatre Royal with Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, La Traviata by Verdi and Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea from 25 until 29 November.
In the Royal Concert Hall, dance fans can see Inala present A Zulu Ballet, with talent from the Royal Ballet and Rambert, on 26 September and the 20th anniversary tour of Riverdance from 18 until 23 November.
The full programme is available at the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall web site.