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Southern Railway donates £1,000 to Crawley dance

The Sussex train operator Southern Railway has donated £1,000 sponsoring the Crawley Urban Dance Xplosion.

The Hawth goes al fresco

The Hawth at Crawley is going al fresco with theatrical productions taking to the Amphitheatre stage.

Chichester casting news

Chichester Festival Theatre has announced confirmed casting for George Bernard Shaw’s Heartbreak House.

Guildford Shakespeare Company begins outdoor summer season

The Guildford Shakespeare Company begins its outdoor summer season in Guildford’s Castle Gardens from 14 to 30 June.

Yvonne Arnaud looking for girls for panto chorus

The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre at Guildford is looking for 24 enthusiastic girls, under the age of 16 years to perform on stage as part of the juvenile chorus in this year’s pantomime.

RSC announces first 8 amateur companies to perform in WSF

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the names of the first eight amateur companies who will perform in the Open Stages event in Stratford-upon-Avon as part of the World Shakespeare Festival.

What's on in the North East

Theatre productions in the North East of England for the week beginning Sunday 10th June, 2012

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions for the week beginning Sunday June 10

Midlands productions

What's on in the region this week.

Derby Theatre hopes to weave magic with Christmas show

Timeless classic Charlotte’s Web is to be the Christmas production at Derby Theatre.

Tulipmania play set to flower in Birmingham

Two examples of financial bubbles bursting are being brought together by Birmingham REP and Stan’s Café in The Just Price of Flowers which starts a run this week as part of the REP’s off-site season.

Leicester students to perform complete Shakespeare canon

The University of Leicester and its Students’ Union are to contribute to the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations by holding a non-stop Shakespeareathon.

Daldry, Hall and Elton John attend Billy Elliot gala

Elton John, Stephen Daldry and Lee Hall all attended a special gala performance to celebrate the 3,000th performance of Billy Elliot on the West End.

War Horse salutes Queen

Joey from the National Theatre's War Horse saluted the Queen during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant.

Panto Returns to Sunderland

Sunderland Empire is to stage its first pantomime for two years.

Titanic production for Cathedral

A unique, large-scale, multimedia theatrical event takes place in the heart of Liverpool Cathedral in the autumn, conceived and created by Cut to the Chase Productions artistic director Jen Heyes.

Hitching to Blackpool & Manchester

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comes to Blackpool Grand Theatre next week and Manchester Opera House next month.

Snow White to 42nd Street

Last year's panto princess, Jenny Jones, returns to The Grand in Blackpool next month in 42nd Street.

Gareth & Jennifer go Blonde

Gareth Gates and Jennifer Ellison are to join the cast of the award-winning hit Legally Blonde The Musical.

The rise and rise of the Octagon

The run of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright has been extended at the Octagon Theatre Bolton due to popular demand.