News

One-man show about killer of Kennedy’s assassin

6 July 2013

Actor / playwright Clifford Barry will be taking to Buxton Fringe his one-man show that puts the spotlight on the man who silenced Lee Harvey Oswald.

High praise for wife-swapping comedy

6 July 2013

NoLogoProductions returns to Buxton Fringe with Andy Moseley’s Casual Encounters, a dark comedy praised as “terrific” by playwright Richard Bean.

New dawn as French company visits Buxton

6 July 2013

A young French company will be performing for the first time in the UK during the second week of Buxton Festival Fringe.

RSC announces four for Hilary Mantel double bill

6 July 2013

Ben Miles will play Thomas Cromwell and Lucy Briers will play Katherine of Aragon in the RSC’s double bill of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.

More shows added to Coventry season

6 July 2013

Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre has announced a further 22 shows which will complete its autumn and winter season.

RSC summer activities for the family in Stratford

6 July 2013

The Royal Shakespeare Company is offering audiences and visitors to Stratford activities for all the family to find out more about making theatre.

New Vic opens up to reveal backstage secrets

6 July 2013

Newcastle-under-Lyme’s New Vic is to reveal its stage secrets during an open day.

Second week of Birmingham Young REP festival

6 July 2013

Birmingham REP’s youth theatre companies are to showcase five productions in the second week of its Young REP Festival.

Edinburgh-bound companies stop off in Derby

6 July 2013

Some of the "most exciting fringe theatre companies from across the UK" will be able to showcase their work in Derby before going to the Edinburgh Festival.

New fringe festival for Birmingham

6 July 2013

Birmingham Fest, a new performing arts festival celebrating the second city’s arts scene, will get under way on Friday (12 July).

Disney - Live! heading to Salford

4 July 2013

Disney Live! is coming to The Lowry in Salford.

Melody Loses her Mojo in Liverpool

4 July 2013

Theatre, puppetry and beatbox combine in the world première of 20 Stories High’s Melody Loses Her Mojo.

Innovative drama for Lancaster's Dukes

4 July 2013

An example of innovative drama featuring music, comedy and digital media will be performed at The Dukes in Lancaster.

Cabaret returns to the North West

4 July 2013

Olivier Award-nominated Will Young reprises his role as Emcee in Cabaret at Manchester Opera House in September.

World première among Coliseum's delights

4 July 2013

Oldham Coliseum’s autumn and winter 2013-14 season is revealed.

Mary's top role at Theatre by the Lake

4 July 2013

Greek director Mary Papadima has been appointed associate director of Theatre by the Lake in Keswick.

From the Olympics to Blackpool Grand

4 July 2013

Nathan Clarke, associate director of the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony, is the choreographer of the Grand Theatre’s Blackpool summer season.

Wind in the Willows for our time

4 July 2013

Young Everyman Playhouse is taking on Kenneth Grahame’s well-known tale The Wind in the Willows.

Debut free performance for city

4 July 2013

A debut performance of The Legend of Tarifa by Manchester-based writer Natasha Smith will take place at the Cervantes Institute on Deansgate.

TV Star lends support to Guildford's Shakespeare company

3 July 2013

Surrey's professional Shakespeare company continue their Summer Open-Air Season with Shakespeare's gloriously sunny As You Like It, their latest open air show this year.