News

Curious Incident tour begins in Salford

22 February 2014

The National Theatre’s multi award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will begin a nationwide tour at The Lowry in Salford.

Pellow brings Evita back to Manchester

22 February 2014

Marti Pellow plays Che in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita in Manchester's Palace Theatre next month.

MolinoGroup's Desert brings WikiLeaks to Liverpool

22 February 2014

Following a successful run at the Bike Shed, Exeter in May, the MolinoGroup is taking its production of Desert on tour across the UK.

Transitions tour and dance workshops at Epstein

22 February 2014

Transitions Dance Company is to visit Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre as part of a new tour.

Comedian Moorhouse writes for JB Shorts 11

22 February 2014

Manchester’s JB Shorts theatre event returns in April.

Anti-comedy at Contact

22 February 2014

Rachel Mars is taking her one-woman comedy/anti-comedy show The Way You Tell Them to Contact in Manchester.

Bruntwood winner's new play at Exchange

22 February 2014

The world première of Pests by Bruntwood Prize-winning playwright Vivienne Franzmann is to open at The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre.

Brassed Off in Blackpool

22 February 2014

To coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike of 1984, Touring Consortium Theatre Company presents Brassed Off starring John McArdle at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre.

Verbal undressing at The Lowry

22 February 2014

The Lowry Studio hosts the world première of States of Verbal Undress, a new verbatim theatre piece from Rasa Productions.

A Bridge to open Playhouse season

22 February 2014

Arthur Miller’s portrait of an ordinary man in a clash of cultures, A View From The Bridge, opens the new season at Liverpool Playhouse.

Lichfield theatre looks for more volunteers

22 February 2014

Lichfield Garrick is looking for volunteers aged 16 and over to help front-of-house staff in their duties which include checking tickets and showing people to their seats.

Pasquale to get hooked on Northampton panto

22 February 2014

Comedian, TV presenter and all-round entertainer Joe Pasquale has been signed up for Northampton Royal and Derngate’s next panto.

Fairy tale opportunity for youngsters in Coventry

22 February 2014

balletLORENT is taking its new version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Rapunzel to Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry and is looking for youngsters aged between six and 16 to take part.

Singin’ in the Rain gets extra Birmingham matinée

22 February 2014

Birmingham Hippodrome has added a matinée to the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Singin’ in the Rain because of demand for tickets.

Docu-drama gets European première in Northampton

22 February 2014

William Gaminara and Damien Molony will perform in Dan O’Brien’s award-winning drama The Body of an American for its European première in Northampton.

“Anarchic” Threepenny Opera version in Nottingham

22 February 2014

New Wolsey Theatre and Graeae Theatre Company have joined forces on an “anarchic” version of Weill and Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera which has just opened at Nottingham Playhouse.

Big hair day as Hairspray opens in Leicester

22 February 2014

Leicester’s Curve, which has built up an enviable reputation for musical theatre, will aim to attract further acclaim with its new production of Hairspray..

Birmingham celebrates Galileo’s life and TV anarchy

22 February 2014

Ian McDiarmid is to reprise the title role in Brecht’s A Life of Galileo at Birmingham REP and the theatre is also to present a play about Saturday morning television.

RSC calls for Warwickshire stories for new war play

22 February 2014

The Royal Shakespeare Company is inviting the public to share stories of their families’ involvement in World War I which will be incorporated into a new play.

New Musical Festival returns to York

21 February 2014

York New Musical Festival Association has announced the dates and venue for the second of what they hope will become an annual tradition in York.