News

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”.

Angelina's Mousical debut

10 August 2012

Children's book and television favourite Angelina Ballerina is heading for Manchester Palace Theatre from August 17-19 in her brand new ‘Mousical', an all-singing, all-dancing theatre show.

Sheffield Announces Autumn Casting

5 August 2012

Daniel Evans, artistic director of Sheffield Theatres, announces casting for the season from September to January.

NW Productions

5 August 2012

Round-up of regional productions week beginning Sunday August 5.

What's on in the North East

5 August 2012

Theatre productions in the North East for the week beginning Monday 6th August.

Midlands productions

5 August 2012

What's on in the region this week.

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre new season

4 August 2012

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford has announced its new season.

Join in Summer Musical Spectacular at The Hawth

4 August 2012

Sing, dance and act at The Hawth’s first ever Summer Musical Spectacular from Monday 20–Friday 24 August.

New Victoria Theatre, Woking autumn season

4 August 2012

New Victoria Theatre, Woking has announced its autumn season.

Wilde, Steinbeck, football and Robin Hood score in Nottingham

4 August 2012

Nottingham Playhouse will this autumn be presenting a season of world classics alongside two distinctly Nottingham stories.

Toksvig, Reza and Dickens in “sizzling” Northampton season

4 August 2012

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate has lined up what it describes as a “sizzling” programme of entertainment this autumn.

French troupe to headline Derby festival

4 August 2012

Organisers of this year’s Derby Festé have announced that the headline act for the first two nights will be Luc Amoros—a French troupe which has played capital cities throughout Europe.

Russian Shakespeare at Stratford – but which play is it?

4 August 2012

The world premiere of Dmitry Krymov’s “unique” version of one of Shakespeare’s most-loved comedies will be staged this week in Stratford.

Curve is Leicester’s “most disastrous project” - Mayor

4 August 2012

Leicester’s Curve theatre was “the most expensive and most disastrous project this city has ever seen in its history”, according to the city’s elected mayor.

Siege Perilous enhances Scottish playwright mentorship scheme

3 August 2012

Edinburgh-based Siege Perilous has enhanced its scheme to support Scottish playwrights, now renamed The Avalon Mentorship.

Dress Circle to close after 33 years in the West End

3 August 2012

London's dedicated musical theatre show Dress Circle is to close its Covent Garden shop after 33 years.

Britain's oldest literary awards get new drama prize

3 August 2012

The James Tait Black Prizes, Britain's oldest literary awards, will be extended to include a new category for drama in partnership with National Theatre of Scotland.

Shortlist announced for Papatango New Writing Competition at Finborough

3 August 2012

The shortlist has been announced for The Papatango New Writing Festival and Competition 2012 run by Papatango Theatre Company in association with London's Finborough Theatre.

Jim scores in a new role

3 August 2012

Former Manchester City footballer Jim Whitley is used to performing in front of cheering crowds...