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Beryl on her bike to Bolton

Beryl tells the inspiring story of unsung sporting hero Beryl Burton, a British cyclist who dominated cycle racing in the 1950s-60s.

HOME-made for Edinburgh

Manchester’s HOME arts centre has created a number of shows to be performed at this year’s Edinburgh Festivals, with productions in both the International event and the Festival Fringe.

Stars named for 'Jamie' tour to Salford

Layton Williams and Shane Richie star in Everybody's Talking About Jamie at The Lowry in Salford next year.

Final Keswick studio show opens

The final studio show of Theatre by the Lake’s 2019 summer season, Guards at the Taj, opens August 8.

Lost Boys opens Unity autumn season

Opening Unity’s 2019 autumn season in Liverpool is Lost Boys from National Youth Theatre.

Haydn seeks Hedda in Salford

Haydn Gwynne will lead the cast of Hedda Tesman when it takes to The Lowry stage.

What's on in the Midlands

Theatre productions in the Midlands for the week beginning Monday 29 July.

What's on in the North East

Professional theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 29 July 2019.

A hip-hopera at Sage Gateshead

Stitched, a hip-hopera from New Writing North, is coming to Sage Gateshead in September.

Four-day writing workshop in Coventry for young people

Coventry’s Theatre Absolute is looking for new members aged between 14 and 18 to form its first group dedicated to nurturing the voices of young people in the city.

Maverick in call for donations to take shows to Edinburgh

Maverick Theatre Company is appealing for donations as it needs to find almost £30,000 to take two productions to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe.

Candoco dances up a Hot Mess in the Midlands

Candoco Dance Company is to collaborate with choreographer and designer Theo Clinkard and Joe Newman of Mercury Prize-winning band alt-J on Hot Mess which will be performed in Coventry and Nottingham.

Schools and theatres to get first encounter with Merchant of Venice

The Royal Shakespeare Company is to tour The Merchant of Venice to schools and theatres in autumn 2019 as part of its First Encounters programme.

An opportunity for North East sketch writers

Sunday for Sammy presents A Sketch for Sammy 2019, an opportunity for budding North East comedy writers.

More Empire shows announced

Sunderland Empire has announced more shows at the venue between November 2019 and March 2020.

It’s sort of Jane Austen and it’s coming to Newcastle

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is coming to Northern Stage in October.

Campaign grows for Joe Orton statue in Leicester

Sir Ian McKellen, Stephen Fry, Alec Baldwin, Kenneth Cranham and Sheila Hancock are among those lending their support to a fundraising campaign to have a statue of British playwright Joe Orton erected in his home city of Leicester.

RSC raises enough to restore its Stratford costume workshop

The Royal Shakespeare Company has reached its £3 million target to restore and redevelop its costume workshop in Stratford.

Northampton opera for tots to have Edinburgh première

An opera for children aged 12 to 24 months, commissioned by Scottish Opera and Northampton’s Royal and Derngate, is to have its world première at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Band of Gold tour to come to the North East

A new touring production of Kay Mellor’s 1995 ITV hit series Band of Gold is coming to the North East.