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Merseyside author's home gets blue plaque

The new stage production of Helen Forrester’s By The Waters Of Liverpool opens at the New Brighton Floral Pavilion in Wirral.

Women's soccer scores in new play

Mikron Theatre will be premièring Amanda Whittington’s new play Atalanta Forever which looks at the story of pioneering women in football.

Change at the top at NTC

Gillian Hambleton retires from Northumberland Theatre Company and her successor is named.

Louise Jameson to direct Hawdon's Revenge

A new production of Robin Hawdon's psychological thriller Revenge, presented by the Crime and Comedy Theatre Company, will open at Greenwich Theatre before touring nationally.

Ute Lemper's Manchester date for UK tour

Ute Lemper is to tour the UK with Ute Lemper: Rendezvous With Marlene.

Soap stars throw a Birthday Party

Tristan Gemmill and Michelle Collins to star in Harold Pinter's comedy The Birthday Party at The Lowry in Salford.

Buddy headed back to Lowry

Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story will celebrate its 30th anniversary year on a UK-wide tour.

Sound Of Music for Blackpool

A new Sound of Music tour comes to Blackpool Opera House.

More room for Blackpool Rock

Queen and Ben Elton’s hit musical We Will Rock You is set to rock the Opera House in Blackpool.

Several nights with Reg ahead

Kevin Elyot's landmark play My Night with Reg tours across five venues in 2020, opening at The Lowry in Salford in January.

A Sunny Afternoon in resort

Sunny Afternoon will return for its second UK tour in 2020, stopping off in Blackpool September.

Huggins monologue to go on short tour

Forced Entertainment is to take To Move in Time, a monologue written by Tim Etchells for Tyrone Huggins, on a short tour in 2020.

Paper Birds to tour new show Ask Me Anything

The Paper Birds is to tour Ask Me Anything, a new immersive show featuring real-life verbatim stories in which actors become agony aunts for young people.

Fuel welcomes in the 2020s with a "celebration of unity in difference"

Director Kate McGrath has announced the new Fuel season for 2020 which she has described as "a clarion call for a decade of empathy and a celebration of unity in difference."

9 to 5 x 2020 = new tour!

9 to 5 The Musical will return for another tour in 2020, visiting Manchester Palace Theatre.

BRB to tour Swan Lake

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake, first created in 1981 by Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova, will tour the UK together with First Steps and Swan Lake Dreams.

Dreamgirls have a Blackpool Illuminations date

Dreamgirls embarks on its first-ever UK tour next year, coming to Blackpool Opera House.

Red carpet Knights around the region

Pilot Theatre will next year stage the world première of an adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s award-winning novel Crongton Knights.

The Living Dead to rise again

Imitating the dog stages a shot-for-shot stage recreation of George A Romero’s classic 1968 zombie movie Night of The Living Dead.

Everybody's Talking About cast additions

Shobna Gulati and George Sampson join the cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie when it plays The Lowry in Salford.

Third black production from Eclipse premières in Coventry

Eclipse Theatre and Coventry’s Belgrade have announced the cast for their co-production of Janice Okoh’s The Gift, the third show to emerge from Eclipse’s Revolution Mix movement.

Cast revealed for consortium’s Crongton Knights

The cast has been revealed for the world première of Crongton Knights, Emteaz Hussain’s adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s young adult novel.

Reviews

Band of Gold

Kay Mellor

Joshua Andrews , Rollem Productions and Kilimanjaro Productions

The Lowry, Salford

21 to 25 January 2020

Curtains: A Musical Whodunnit

Book by Rupert Holmes, original book and concept by Peter Stone, music by Joh...

Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment, Sally...

Sunderland Empire

21 to 25 January 2020

Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical

Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott based on the Latent/Image Specific Films Moti...

Mark Goucher, Jason Donovan, Gavin Kalin, Matthew Gale, Laurence Myers in ass...

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

20 to 25 January 2020

Ten Times Table

Alan Ayckbourn

Bill Kenwright / The Classic Comedy Theatre Company

Richmond Theatre

20 to 25 January 2020

God of Carnage

Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton

Theatre Royal Bath Productions

Theatre Royal Bath

20 to 25 January 2020

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

James Hyland

Brother Wolf Productions

Sudbury Quay Theatre

17 January 2020

The Book of Mormon

Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone

Bristol Hippodrome

15 January to 22 February 2020

Band of Gold

Kay Mellor

Joshua Andrews and Rollem Productions in association with Kilimanjaro Theatri...

Theatre Royal, Nottingham

14 to 18 January 2020

Ubu!

Carl Grose, adapted from the original by Alfred Jarry

Kneehigh in association with Bristol Old Vic

The Marble Factory, Bristol

13 to 25 January 2020

The King and I

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

Lincoln Center Theater

Donald Gordon Auditorium, Wales Millennium Centre

8 to 18 January 2020

The Scrooge Diaries

Peter Macqueen

The Witham, Barnard Castle

18 December 2019

Horrible Histories Horrible Christmas

Terry Deary

Birmingham Stage Company and Derby Theatre

Opera House, Blackpool

13 to 29 December 2019

Roots

Suzanne Andrade

1927, Edinburgh International Festival, HOME Manchester, Spoleto Festival USA...

HOME, Manchester

11 to 30 December 2019

All Wrapped Up

Ellie Griffiths

Oily Cart

Arts Depot

11 to 31 December 2019

One Under

Winsome Pinnock

Graeae and Theatre Royal Plymouth

Arcola Theatre (Studio One)

10 to 21 December 2019

The Bodyguard

Alex Dinelaris after the screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan

Michael Harrison and David Ian

Palace Theatre, Manchester

10 December 2019 to 4 January 2020

Traces

Wim Vandekeybus

Ultima Vez

Concert Gebouw, Bruges

8 December 2019

The Famous Four And a Half Go Wild In Thetford Forest

Harry Long

Eastern Angles

Sir John Mills Theatre, Ipswich

4 December 2019 to 25 January 2020

Santa’s Sooty Christmas

Roma Tomelty

Centre Stage Theatre Company

Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick

4 to 6 December 2019

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields

Mischief Theatre

The Lowry

3 to 7 December 2019

Making an entrance: Rachel (Helen George) and company

My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier, adapted by Joseph O'Connor

Theatre Royal Bath Productions

Festival Theatre, Malvern

3 to 7 December 2019

We Will Rock You, The Musical

Music: Queen; Book: Ben Elton

Queen Theatrical Productions, Phil Mcintyre Entertainments, Tribeca Theatrica...

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

2 to 3 December 2019

Messiah

Jesse Briton & Paula B Stanic; devised by the Company

Bear Trap Theatre and Paula B Stanic

Stratford Circus Arts Centre

27 to 30 November 2019

A Murder Is Announced

Agatha Christie, adapted by Leslie Darbon

Middle Ground Theatre Company

Grand Theatre, Blackpool

26 to 30 November 2019

An Inspector Calls

J B Priestley

National Theatre

New Wimbledon Theatre

26 to 30 November 2019

Les Misérables

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg after Victor Hugo

Cameron Mackintosh

Donald Gordon Auditorium, Wales Millennium Centre

26 November 2019 to 4 January 2020

I’m a Phoenix, Bitch

Bryony Kimmings

Battersea Arts Centre, Arts Centre Melbourne and Attenborough Centre for the ...

HOME, Manchester

26 to 30 November 2019

Nativity! The Musical

Book by Debbie Isitt, songs composed and written by Debbie Isitt and Nicky Ager

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

26 to 30 November 2019

Katherine Hepburn (Tara Fitzgerald) and Jack (Robert Lindsay)

Prism

Terry Johnson

Hampstead and Birmingham Repertory theatres

Festival Theatre, Malvern

25 to 30 November 2019

The Entertainer

John Osborne

Anthology Theatre, Simon Friend Entertainment, Curve

Richmond Theatre

25 to 30 November 2019

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News

Merseyside author's home gets blue plaque

Women's soccer scores in new play

Change at the top at NTC

Louise Jameson to direct Hawdon's Revenge

Ute Lemper's Manchester date for UK tour

Soap stars throw a Birthday Party

Buddy headed back to Lowry

Sound Of Music for Blackpool

More room for Blackpool Rock

Several nights with Reg ahead

A Sunny Afternoon in resort

Huggins monologue to go on short tour

Paper Birds to tour new show Ask Me Anything

Fuel welcomes in the 2020s with a "celebration of unity in difference"

9 to 5 x 2020 = new tour!

BRB to tour Swan Lake

Dreamgirls have a Blackpool Illuminations date

Red carpet Knights around the region

The Living Dead to rise again

Everybody's Talking About cast additions

Third black production from Eclipse premières in Coventry

Cast revealed for consortium’s Crongton Knights

Reviews

Band of Gold

Curtains: A Musical Whodunnit

Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical

Ten Times Table

God of Carnage

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

The Book of Mormon

Band of Gold

Ubu!

The King and I

The Scrooge Diaries

Horrible Histories Horrible Christmas

Roots

All Wrapped Up

One Under

The Bodyguard

Traces

The Famous Four And a Half Go Wild In Thetford Forest

Santa’s Sooty Christmas

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

My Cousin Rachel

We Will Rock You, The Musical

Messiah

A Murder Is Announced

An Inspector Calls

Les Misérables

I’m a Phoenix, Bitch

Nativity! The Musical

Prism

The Entertainer