News

Will panto defeat Rottenchops the Rotter?

5 December 2020

A comedy thriller from Durham’s Gala sees panto heroes take on the rottenest villain of them all!

Newcastle panto postponed

5 December 2020

Newcastle Theatre Royal’s pantomime has been postponed until April.

Nutcracker moved online at Birmingham REP

4 December 2020

Birmingham Royal Ballet has taken the “difficult” decision to move its Christmas production of The Nutcracker due to tier three coronavirus restrictions.

An animated Christmas from Northumberland

4 December 2020

Three Northumberland venues, a producer, a writer from Gateshead, a Newcastle songwriter and a South Shields animator combine to produce an animated Christmas show.

Curve to film Sunset Boulevard for home viewing

3 December 2020

Leicester’s Curve has cancelled a concert version of Sunset Boulevard due to coronavirus restrictions but the production will be filmed and available online.

Liverpool Selection Box opens up

3 December 2020

Liverpool’s Tier Two designation allows this year’s Royal Court Christmas show to go ahead.

Brexit impact play to have online staging

3 December 2020

Notnow Collective is to stage a free online performance of its show Pepper and Honey which was due to tour in autumn 2020 and was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

Celebrating Manchester's stories

3 December 2020

Manchester’s Royal Exchange has started the countdown to Christmas with stories that celebrate the streets and voices of the city.

Ballets de Monte-Carlo winter season

3 December 2020

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo will host a ‘100% Jean-Christophe Maillot’ programme to celebrate his 60th birthday as part of the end-of-the-year festivities at the Grimaldi Forum.

Shakespeare North hunts a CEO

3 December 2020

The Shakespeare North Playhouse, being built in Knowsley, near Liverpool, is looking for a CEO.

Storyhouse's Christmas 'surprise'

3 December 2020

Chester’s Storyhouse plans to be amongst the few theatres to open a Christmas show.

Octagon looks to the future

3 December 2020

The Octagon in Bolton has launched a 12 Days of Christmas campaign to support its Future Fund.

Grand plan for Manchester drive-in theatre

3 December 2020

It is hoped up to 1,000 jobs in theatre will be created in Manchester in the spring.

Tracing Movement's filmed dance piece Rebound

3 December 2020

Tracing Movement's Rebound is a filmed dance piece performed onstage at Theatre Royal Stratford East directed and choreographed by Stuart Winter.

Dancers stay occupied

3 December 2020

Dancers ‘occupy’ theatre stages across Greater Manchester in a new film.

Derby Theatre moves Little Mermaid online

3 December 2020

All in-person performances of Mike Kenny’s The Little Mermaid at Derby Theatre have been cancelled as the city has entered tier three COVID restrictions.

A Christmas Carol experience

3 December 2020

Zach Pierce is a Bolton-based theatre producer developing a festive audio play.

Oldham Advent Calendar on air

3 December 2020

From December 1–24, Oldham Coliseum Theatre will air a short play on a festive theme each day.

Major grant secures future of RSC Education

2 December 2020

The Royal Shakespeare Company has received £7 million from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support its work in schools across the UK.

Van Gogh exhibition extended in Birmingham

2 December 2020

Birmingham Hippodrome is to extend the UK première of the Van Gogh Alive exhibition until Sunday 31 January 2021.