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Puss in Boots In Dukes

Puss in Boots, Northern Ballet’s latest children’s production, takes to The Dukes stage.

Blackpool-based drama for regional tour

Blackpool What A Sh*t Place To Die is on a short regional tour after debuting in Manchester.

Lancastrians play premières in Chorley

In Lancaster, three teenagers dream of the big city. In Burnley, a Muslim woman wants to be Miss Lancashire. In Blackpool, a bride-to-be is having cold feet…

Three busy folk buzz into Hive

Stefanie Moore, Simon Widdop and Sian Davies are creating a buzz in The Hive for July 2019.

Two days of dance delights in Lancaster

On April 26 and 27, Ludus Dance and The Dukes in Lancaster present two nights of performance.

Exorcist set for a national spin

Bill Kenwright presents the nationwide tour of a live production of The Exorcist.

Z-arts goes all Haphazard again

On April 27, Hulme’s Z-arts in Manchester has another free exploration of the eccentric, with Haphazard returning.

Wizard of a Christmas in Bolton

The Octagon Theatre will present Treasure Island in December.

Keswick lays on extra treats

Alongside Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake’s six Summer Season shows, in repertoire from May to November, a variety of newly programmed music, talks, films, comedy, family friendly shows and drama are also promised.

Midlands productions

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 8 April.

What's on in the North East

Professional theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 8 April 2019.

Shining in Newcastle and Edinburgh

Kema Sikazwe (Kema Kay) debuts his autobiographical new show, Shine, at Live Theatre, Newcastle and the Traverse, Edinburgh.

Northampton’s The Worst Witch gets West End transfer

The Worst Witch, the Northampton Royal and Derngate production which is touring the UK, is to fly into the West End for a seven-week season.

Anita Dobson cast in Cinderella in Northampton

Anita Dobson will play the Wicked Stepmother in Northampton Royal and Derngate’s 2019 panto Cinderella.

Communities get together in second Derby Meet Your Neighbour party

Derby-based theatre company Maison Foo is to host its second Meet Your Neighbour party with the aim of helping to “forge new friendships and greater understanding between people living in the county and those who have migrated here”.

Peter Pan flies into Birmingham REP for Christmas

A new staging of the J M Barrie classic Peter Pan will be the Christmas 2019 show at Birmingham REP.

BTG to cover Opera Australia 2019 season

Once out-of-work singers, now a leading world company.

Russian Three Sisters at the Vaudeville

Maly Theatre of St. Petersburg is returning to London with Chekhov's Three Sisters.

Coming soon to Darlington

Darlington Hippodrome has announced the shows its will be hosting from April to October.

Brighton guest director Rokia Traoré festival highlights

The 2019 Brighton Festival will present a number of UK and world premières in its curated programme under this years guest director, Malian musician Rokia Traoré.