News

Austen’s characters brought to life in new Warwick season

18 August 2012

Rebecca Vaughan plays 13 characters in Austen’s Women, one of the first offerings in the autumn season at Bridge House Theatre, Warwick.

Uncle Eric has a hard day’s night at the New Vic

18 August 2012

More than a decade after a one-night event of ‘60s music and comedy first took to the stage in north Staffordshire, the latest caper featuring the hapless Uncle Eric visits the New Vic for the next fortnight.

Anthony Andrews in Sandi Toksvig play at Northampton

18 August 2012

Anthony Andrews heads the cast in Royal and Derngate’s Made In Northampton production of Bully Boy which starts this week.

NE Festival Producer Announced

17 August 2012

Jonathan Best has been appointed producer of the Festival of the North East 2013

Autumn Dance in Newcastle

17 August 2012

Newcastle’s Dance City has announced it programme of dance performances from September to December 2012

Royal Exchange offers limited script submission window

15 August 2012

Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre is to offer a limited window for the submission of new, unsolicited scripts to its literary department.

Sadler's Wells awarded £600,000 for commissioning new work

14 August 2012

Sadler's Wells has been awarded £600,000 to support its commissioning of new work by The Monument Trust, a Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust.

The Place Prize Semi-Finals September 2012

14 August 2012

The line-up for the Semi-Finals for The Place Prize for dance, now in its 5th edition, sponsored by Bloomberg, has been announced.

Local playwright's benefit performance for pub and fringe venue after break-in

14 August 2012

Prolific Manchester playwright Cathy Crabb's latest play The Bubbler is to be given a special performance this Friday at the Black Lion in Salford after a break-in.

Writers' Guild and RADA partnership on scheme for writers

14 August 2012

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain has partnered with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on a scheme for writers at any stage of their careers to develop an unperformed work.

Cats on the prowl in Manchester again

12 August 2012

One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, Cats will begin a new tour next year, taking in Manchester Opera House in April.

NYT masterclasses for Manchester

12 August 2012

There are two Manchester-based opportunities for theatre practitioners coming up.

RSVP for Preston Tringe

12 August 2012

A brand-new black comedy is one of the many attractions at this year’s Preston Tringe, the annual festival of fringe theatre performed in venues around the city centre.

NW Productions

12 August 2012

Productions from around the region week starting Sunday August 12.

SOLT reports increased ticket sales during Olympics

12 August 2012

The Society of London Theatres has reported an overall increase in ticket sales in the West End during the London 2012 Olympics.

Midlands productions

12 August 2012

What's on in the region this week.

What’s on in the North East

12 August 2012

Theatre productions in the North East in the week beginning Monday 13th August, 2012

Tiny Tim and friends needed in Northampton

11 August 2012

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate is looking for children to join its professional cast in this year’s festive show A Christmas Carol.

West End shows put Buxton on the calendar

11 August 2012

Two West End tours will visit Buxton Opera House in its new season which runs until next February.

Curve’s ‘move forward’ call after Mayor slams ‘disastrous’ project

11 August 2012

Leicester’s Curve has responded to comments from the city’s Mayor calling the theatre “the most expensive and most disastrous project this city has ever seen in its history”.