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Outdoor theatre in Stratford

2 July 2022

The Dell, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s outdoor theatre in Stratford, will host to community, student and semi-professional productions.

McGregor to lead National Youth Dance

29 June 2022

Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Wayne McGregor will be the Guest Artistic Director of National Youth Dance Company for 2022–23.

Octagon's offer for over-50s

28 June 2022

Bolton Octagon celebrates the creativity of over-50s with a week of arts and wellbeing events.

Jamie's back in Salford

28 June 2022

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie returns to The Lowry, Salford.

Masquerade on Merseyside

28 June 2022

A new production of Masquerade—telling an emotional tale set in the iconic Liverpool gay club in the 1980s—is coming to the city’s Epstein Theatre.

Sweet news of musical tour

28 June 2022

Tour dates have been announced for a new production of West End and Broadway hit Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—The Musical.

Fringe No 11 for city

28 June 2022

Greater Manchester Fringe Festival returns for its 11th year from July 1–31.

Sylvia v Fascists in Preston

27 June 2022

Emma Laidlaw stars as Sylvia Pankhurst in Sylvia vs the Fascists at the Continental in Preston this Thursday.

Bessie's debut at fringe fest

27 June 2022

Manchester-based theatre company Blue Masque Theatre returns to the city’s Fringe Festival with a new one-woman play Bessie At Midnight, Alone.

One Man, too Keswick

27 June 2022

Theatre by the Lake welcomes hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors.

Flash cash for your writing

27 June 2022

The QuietManDave Prize celebrates short-form writing and offers cash awards for Flash Fiction and Flash Non-Fiction as well as runner-up prizes.

London Library’s fourth Writers Programme

26 June 2022

The London Library has announced the participants of it Emerging Writers Programme.

Scots are doing it for themselves

26 June 2022

Scotland’s creatives find shelter in new association, Cairn, in the face of Equity disarray.

Tune in to Radio Ghost

26 June 2022

Digital performance company ZU-UK returns with a site-specific ghost hunt that takes place in London, Glasgow and Manchester.

Captions Speak Louder in Hull

26 June 2022

Hull Truck Theatre will host a Captions Speak Louder Exhibition, the world’s first exhibition on open captioning in the arts.

Hyenas set to roam Salford

26 June 2022

Hyenas! is a feminist theatre piece by theatre company Sugar Butties at Kings Arms, Salford.

Contact's birthday presence

26 June 2022

Contact in Manchester has 17 shows and events to kick off its 50th birthday.

Huddersfield comes to Salford

26 June 2022

Inkbrew Productions’ The Day the World came to Huddersfield is coming to The Kings Arms in Salford.

Gruffalo back in Salford

26 June 2022

The Gruffalo returns to The Lowry in Salford.

HOME gets epic for new season

26 June 2022

HOME in Manchester promises an innovative season of live theatre.