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9 to 5 casting announced

9 to 5: The Musical, opening at Manchester Opera House on Friday October 12 will star Natalie Casey as Judy Bernly, Jackie Clune as Violet Newstead, Bonnie Langford as Roz Keith, Amy Lennox as Doralee Rhodes and Ben Richards as Franklin Hart.

Coliseum careers event

Oldham Coliseum Theatre is hosting an exclusive careers event for people aged 14-25 years looking for advice and support in finding work in the creative arts.

Unity's autumn season highlights

Liverpool Unity's autumn season 2012 boasts 47 shows, five festivals and more than 100 performers.

Stage Experience for starstruck youngsters

Celebrating eight years of productions and following the success of last year's Fame The Musical, Manchester's Palace Theatre and Opera House will once again open its doors to the city's youngsters, with another stage experience—Annie.

SOLT Kids Week breaks 15-year sales records

Kids Week, the Society of London Theatres annual initiative to bring children into the theatre, has already sold more tickets than the total sales figures for 2011.

A Stage Kindly launches literary department to deal with new submissions

New musical theatre writing organisation A Stage Kindly has opened a literary department in association with Stagescripts Ltd and the New Musicals Network to handle submissions of new work.

RSC African Caesar to tour to Moscow

Gregory Doran's production of Julius Caesar for the Royal Shakespeare Company set in a modern-day African state will be presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation at the Chekhov International Theatre Festival in Moscow in November.

Midlands productions

What's on in the region this week.

Denise Welch joins cast of Northampton panto

Actress, presenter and Loose Women panellist Denise Welch has been cast as Fairy Godmother in Northampton Royal and Derngate’s Cinderella alongside Bobby Davro as Buttons.

Actors needed for new Derby musical community project

Budding actors are being given the opportunity to be part of a community project bringing to life a new, musical adaptation of Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes.

Stoke theatre opens up careers for students

The Regent Theatre at Stoke is opening its doors to young people on Saturday (14 July), offering them a taste of the working world of theatre.

Nottingham theatre stages hit children’s TV show

The CBeebies television hit Grandpa in my Pocket will be making its stage debut at Nottingham Playhouse from this week.

International companies come into Contact with Corby and Manchester youngsters

An international theatre festival gets under way at Contact Theatre in Manchester before moving to The Core at Corby Cube, Northamptonshire this week.

Free theatre in Birmingham city centre on Saturdays

Birmingham Hippodrome is bringing outdoor theatre to the city centre with the return of Six Summer Saturdays.

People with learning disability get chance to dance

Mencap, Birmingham Royal Ballet, mac birmingham, Fox Hollies School and Performing Arts College and Midland Mencap have combined forces to run a two-day event called We Dance Festival.

Lichfield conjures up storm in festival’s second week

Several theatrical productions take to the stage as Lichfield Festival moves into its second and final week.

Buxton Fringe highlights

This week's highlights at the Buxton Festival Fringe.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional performances from week beginning Sunday July 8.

London College Revives NE Play for Edfringe

The award-winning NE play Moth to the Flame is to be revived at the Edinburgh Fringe by Trinity College

What's on in the North East

Theatre productions in the North East of England in the week beginning Monday 9th July, 2012