Touring shows

The Week of the Passport

26 March 2021

Philip Fisher looks at two different issues that may require 'passports' to resolve.

Another Blow for the National Theatre

26 February 2021

Despite its proclamations, the government is doing the National Theatre and so many in the entertainment industry very few favours.

Sunderland theatre company goes back on the road

20 April 2021

Sunderland-based Theatre Space NE will be touring in the region in May

Rita is coming to Newcastle

20 April 2021

The 40th anniversary tour of Educating Rita will finally reach Newcastle this year.

Odedra's solo Rising

16 April 2021

Aakash Odedra's solo show Rising, with choreography by Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Odedra, will open at Curve Leicester before touring.

Cast revealed for musical theatre online festival

14 April 2021

A “spectacular company of international stars” has been confirmed for Paul Taylor-Mills’ annual festival of new musical theatre, MTFestUK 2021.

National Youth Theatre to stage summer tour

13 April 2021

The National Youth Theatre has announced plans for its REP Company’s first national tour which will feature two new shows co-produced by Northampton’s Royal and Derngate.

New dates as Grease revs up for 2021 tour

8 April 2021

Producers of a new tour of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's musical Grease have rescheduled its 2021 dates which will start at Leicester’s Curve in July.

Blackpool counts down to SIX

25 March 2021

SIX the musical is set to head to the Opera House Blackpool.

“Mystery” play as fringe theatre returns to Coventry

23 March 2021

London-based fringe theatre company Proforca is to return to the Albany Theatre Studio, Coventry with AAAAA (FiveA), a new piece performed for one day only.

Shepherd, Grose and Murphy leave Kneehigh

17 March 2021

After forty years, Kneehigh founder Mike Shepherd is to step down as Artistic Director, as are Deputy Artistic Director Carl Grose and artist and writer Anna Maria Murphy.

Forrester period drama tour to resume in autumn

5 March 2021

Rob Fennah’s adaptation of Helen Forrester’s book By the Waters of Liverpool is to continue its UK tour after an 18-month break due to the pandemic, visiting 17 venues in autumn 2021.