Touring shows

Touring News – August 2019

Sandra Giorgetti looks at the tours that take to the road next month including the classics Two Trains Running and The Entertainer and newer works Toast and Still No Idea.

Touring News – July 2019

Sandra Giorgetti looks at the tours that take to the road next month including Scottish Youth Theatre's political piece about Brexit, technology and capitalism Act Of Repair, and Emma Rice's adaptation of Mallory Towers for her company Wise Children.

Richie “perfect fit” to play Archie Rice in The Entertainer

Shane Richie is the “perfect fit” to play the role of Archie Rice in The Entertainer, according to director Sean O’Connor.

The Stars Look Down revived

NTC is to revive its production of The Stars Look Down, based on the novel by A J Cronin.

World première in Birmingham Royal Ballet autumn season

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s autumn 2019 season will feature a balance of classical and contemporary ballet including a world première and a partnership with Ballet Black.

A gig? In your mother’s living room?

In their second show, Bonnie and the Bonnettes celebrate that tribe of women who have shown us the way.

The non-wedding of the year comes to the North East

Gracefool Collective tours the region with This Is Not a Wedding.

No Man's Land in Oldham

London Classic Theatre opens its 2019 national tour of Harold Pinter’s dark comedy No Man’s Land at Oldham Coliseum Theatre.

Rap gig theatre coming to Washington

A rap retelling of the last Luddite uprising comes to Arts Centre Washington.

Signals for Sale in autumn

After a season at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, from Cosmic Shambles Network in collaboration with Footprint Theatre—the play’s creators—Signals is on a debut UK tour.

ENB tours three ballets for 70th anniversary

Autumn 2019 will see English National Ballet present three ballets, Cinderella, Le Corsaire and Nutcracker, on tour in its 70th anniversary season.

Night at the Musicals tour to start in Northampton

Hits from Broadway shows and films will be on offer when London Musical Theatre Orchestra takes A Night at the Musicals on tour, opening at Northampton’s Royal and Derngate in autumn 2019.

Dance Consortium presents Acosta Evolution tour

Dance Consortium has announced a new spring 2020 tour dates for Evolution across the UK for Carlos Acosta's Cuban company Acosta Danza.

Five Northampton shows get London transfers

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate is celebrating a run of London transfers, with five productions making their way to the capital—three of them in the West End.

A Menace in Manchester

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! comes to the Palace Theatre Manchester.

Rocking You in Manchester again

A new tour of Queen and Ben Elton’s musical We Will Rock You returns to Manchester’s Palace Theatre.

Stars named for 'Jamie' tour to Salford

Layton Williams and Shane Richie star in Everybody's Talking About Jamie at The Lowry in Salford next year.

Schools and theatres to get first encounter with Merchant of Venice

The Royal Shakespeare Company is to tour The Merchant of Venice to schools and theatres in autumn 2019 as part of its First Encounters programme.

It’s sort of Jane Austen and it’s coming to Newcastle

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is coming to Northern Stage in October.

Band of Gold tour to come to the North East

A new touring production of Kay Mellor’s 1995 ITV hit series Band of Gold is coming to the North East.

RSC in NE schools and theatres this autumn

The Royal Shakespeare Company is to bring The Merchant of Venice to some North East schools and theatres in October.

Love Songs on tour

Tom Kelly’s 2018 play Love Songs goes on a regional tour.

Community centred play for tour

A multi-ethnic play set in a Manchester community centre is touring the North West.

A Gym & Tonic for Dukes

John Godber comedy Gym & Tonic visits The Dukes in Lancaster.

Rewritten Sister Act for Manchester

Sister Act returns to the Opera House Manchester starring Brenda Edwards in the specially rewritten role of Deloris Van Cartier.

Under Three Moons for regional tour

Daniel Kanaber’s new play Under Three Moons will start its autumn tour at The Lowry, Salford.

Jamie is coming to Newcastle

West End hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is coming to Newcastle.

A longer Book of Mormon at the Empire

Musical The Book of Mormon at Sunderland Empire extends by a week.

Cast announced for August Wilson’s Two Trains Running tour

Northampton’s Royal and Derngate and English Touring Theatre have revealed the cast for their co-production of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running which will open in Northampton before a short tour.

Cabaret in Manchester next year

Cabaret lands at the Palace Theatre Manchester from February 25–29.

Dreamcoat for St Helens Theatre Royal

The UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat visits St Helens Theatre Royal.

Brenda to play Deloris in Sister Act starting in Leicester

A new production of the musical Sister Act, with Brenda Edwards taking the rewritten role of Deloris Van Cartier, will open at Leicester’s Curve before touring the UK.

Pet Shop Boys write music for My Beautiful Laundrette

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of pop duo Pet Shop Boys have composed original music for the stage adaptation of Hanif Kureishi’s My Beautiful Laundrette.

Leicester and Kingston theatres to stage Giraffes Can’t Dance

Leicester’s Curve and Rose Theatre Kingston are to stage a new production of Giraffes Can’t Dance at Christmas 2019.

Tara Fitzgerald joins Robert Lindsay in Prism tour

Tara Fitzgerald will join Robert Lindsay in the 2019 production of Terry Johnson’s Prism which opens at Birmingham REP at the start of a UK tour.

2019 Rural Touring Awards

Shining a spotlight on the heroes of rural touring, these awards show the calibre of practitioners on the stage and behind the scenes.

Sir Ian McKellen to fund internships at Belfast's Lyric Theatre

Young talent to benefit from theatre star's appearances in Belfast.

Frank Spencer's coming to Newcastle

Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, starring Joe Pasquale, will arrive in Newcastle in 2020.

Composed at Northern Stage

Composed, an investigation into experiences of working in the arts, comes to Northern Stage in September.

Phantom back in Manchester

Phantom Of The Opera is returning to Manchester.

Cabaret is coming to Sunderland

The Bill Kenwright production of Cabaret is heading for Sunderland Empire.

Motown the Musical

Berry Gordy

Annie

Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin

Club Tropicana - The Musical

Michael Gyngell

Educating Rita

Willy Russell

Amélie The Musical

Book by Craig Lucas, music by Daniel Messe, lyrics by Nathan Tyson & Daniel M...

Motown the Musical

Book by Berry Gordy, music and lyrics from 'The Legendary Motown Catalogue'

Saturday Night Fever

Adapted for the stage by Robert Stigwood and Bill Oakes

Grease the Musical

Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey

Kinky Boots

Songs by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein, from an original screen play...

The Mousetrap

Agatha Christie

Malory Towers

Enid Blyton, adapted by Emma Rice

Amélie the Musical

Book by Craig Lucas; music by Daniel Messé; lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Daniel...

Kinky Boots

Music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper; book by Harvey Fierstein based on the film ...

Putting on the Ritz: the Song and Dance Extravaganza

In the Bones

Cody Daigle-Orians

One Night in Miami…

Kemp Powers

Amélie the Musical

Book by Craig Lucas; music by Daniel Messé; lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Daniel...

Everything is Absolutely Fine

Book by Alice Keedwell with music by Harry Blake and lyrics by both

Kinky Boots

Book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper

Little Miss Sunshine

James Lapine and William Finn