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Inside Shakespeare North

3 July 2022

Take a look inside the new Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot near Liverpool, ahead of its grand opening this month.

Lost Words in Bolton

3 July 2022

The Lost Words is an outdoor theatrical adaptation, currently taking place in the grounds of Bolton School, but with two weeks of performances open to the public.

Knocking them for SIX again

3 July 2022

The multi award-winning musical SIX returns to The Lowry, Salford.

Shout out for Lulu

3 July 2022

Lancaster’s Grand Theatre has something to Shout about.

Lizard Boy licked into shape

3 July 2022

The UK cast for new indie rock musical Lizard Boy has been announced ahead of its première at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.

Goldilocks in Liverpool

3 July 2022

Epstein Theatre audiences in Liverpool will be treated to family pantomime Goldilocks And The Three Bears this Christmas.

Beanstalk thrives again

3 July 2022

Merseygirls star Alice Carlile and Liverpool Live’s Lesley Butler headline Jack & The Beanstalk at Hope Street Theatre, Liverpool.

Lisa's tax break brings benefits

3 July 2022

In 2019 Lisa O’Hare took a career break after 20 years working in tax and staged a show at GM Fringe.

D'Oyly Carte special reunion

3 July 2022

The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival welcomes G&S "greats" from the old and new D'Oyly Carte Opera Company for a reunion concert in Harrogate.

Hey Duggee out on tour

3 July 2022

Children’s show Hey Duggee is to tour the UK for the first time.

Besides the musicals, beside the sea

3 July 2022

Five West End musicals take a trip to the seaside in coming months to Blackpool Grand Theatre’s stage.

Mousetrap springs back

3 July 2022

Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller The Mousetrap heads to Manchester Opera House.

What's on in the Midlands

3 July 2022

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 4 July.

“Fascinating female characters” in Buxton Fringe

3 July 2022

45 productions are listed under theatre for the 2022 Buxton Festival Fringe, with a number concentrating on “fascinating female characters”.

Jeff back at Buxton in new dementia drama

3 July 2022

Oldham-based actor Jeff Longmore is to return to Buxton after almost 30 years in Dare to Know Theatre’s The Forgotten at Buxton Fringe.

Haywire in the dark at Buxton

3 July 2022

North Wales company Haywire Theatre’s Nyctophilia will provide a “unique” experience to Buxton Fringe audiences: theatre in the dark.

Chris back at Buxton with new take on Lovecraft story

3 July 2022

Chris Neville-Smith will return to Buxton Fringe for the first time since 2017 with a new solo play, a retelling of the H P Lovecraft story The Rats in the Walls.

Henson to make puppets for RSC Barbican show

3 July 2022

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop will create puppets for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro.

Thomson to play Abanazar in Derby’s Aladdin

3 July 2022

John Thomson will play Abanazar in Aladdin at Derby Arena in December 2022—unless he gets cold feet.

Full cast revealed for Bennett comedy adaptation

3 July 2022

Nottingham Playhouse has announced the cast for Adrian Scarborough’s adaptation of Alan Bennett’s The Clothes They Stood Up In.