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Birmingham Hippodrome’s circus celebrations

Birmingham Hippodrome will celebrate its 120th birthday by heading back to the theatre’s origins as a circus with a free open day.

Vamos to tour new dead good show

Worcester-based Vamos Theatre, the “UK’s leading full mask theatre company”, is to tour a new production, Dead Good, across the UK early in 2020.

Children to get free tickets for Corby Christmas show

Northamptonshire venue The Core at Corby Cube has begun its Make a Memory appeal which provides free tickets to disadvantaged children.

Celebrating the Heart of the House

25 years of the Customs House to be celebrated through projections on the building.

Prioritise teaching for creativity, says report

The Durham Commission on Creativity and Education calls for a shift towards creativity in education system.

Northern Ballet Dracula in cinemas on Halloween

Broadcast live from the performance at Leeds Playhouse, Northern Ballet's Dracula will be screened at 300 cinemas in the UK and Ireland on October 31 for one night only.

Gala panto cast announced

Durham’s Gala Theatre has announced the cast of this year’s panto, Aladdin.

Birmingham to host FranceDance festival

Birmingham is to be one of the host cities for FranceDance UK, a festival of contemporary dance featuring “young and exciting artists whose work is relevant to the city”.

What's on in the Midlands

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 14 October.

What's on in the North East

Professional theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 14 October 2019.

Leah’s 9th Consett panto

Actress and producer Leah Bell will direct and appear in Consett Empire’s panto for the 9th year running.

Rumpus on the road with The Masque of the Red Death

Derbyshire company Rumpus is to tour The Masque of the Red Death, a “spine-chilling” new play by John Goodrum based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Williams to play Scrooge in Derby’s A Christmas Carol

Gareth Williams will play Ebenezer Scrooge in Derby Theatre’s production of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, a revival of Sarah Brigham’s show from 2014.

New project celebrates decade of Coventry’s Shop Front Theatre

Eight new commissions have been announced by Coventry’s Theatre Absolute in a three-year project which includes Coventry City of Culture in 2021.

Forster directs A View from the Bridge in Northampton

Associate director at York Theatre Royal Juliet Forster directs Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge which transfers to Northampton’s Royal and Derngate after opening in York.

Fierce Festival returns to Birmingham

The UK’s “leading biennial festival of live art”, Fierce has announced the full programme for its 2019 festival, the second edition under artistic director Aaron Wright.

A panto for Halloween

Wendy the Wonderful Witch: A Halloween Panto comes to South Shields.

Car Park King at Washington

A rather odd look at the life of King Richard III comes to Arts Centre Washington.

Spring 2020 at Northern Stage

Northern Stage has announced its spring 2020 season, the start of its 50th anniversary year.

Melva tours to schools in 2019 and 2020

Melva, a play about children’s anxieties and worries, tours to NE schools in 2019 and 2020.