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OVO has announced that new play ‘FOREVERLAND’ by upcoming playwright Emma Hemingford will premiere at Southwark Playhouse Borough (The Little) for a three-week run, from 2nd - 19th October 2024.

Birmingham Hippodrome has announced a free opportunity for young people to be part of a Birmingham Royal Ballet curtain raiser.

Disney’s ALADDIN is launching its first ever ‘Music Play Day’ on 20 August, during the highly anticipated run of the show at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre (14 August – 1 September 2024).  

Come to Playhouse on Park for Open Mic Night! The event will take place on Saturday, August 3rd after the 8pm performance of THE PROM (approximately 10:45pm - 1:00am). Open Mic Night is free and open to the public, and is BYOB.

Adelaide’s iconic Her Majesty’s Theatre has delivered another stellar performance – being inducted into South Australia’s Music Hall of Fame! The stunning redeveloped theatre took out South Australia’s Music Hall of Fame 2024 Venue, awarded to different venues each year, recognising its rich musical heritage.

The Collingwood Music Festival will present its 5th annual summer series, bringing over 120 outstanding musicians to the town this year.

The Cape Town G & S Society will present ‘The Yeomen of the Guard’,  a Gilbert and Sullivan Opera. Performances run from Saturday 10th August to Saturday 17th August 2024 at Artscape Opera House.

The Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) has announced that Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski will become the Orchestra’s next Music Director, beginning in the 2026/27 season, succeeding Jaap van Zweden.

Arcola Theatre has announced the London premiere of The Band Back Together on the day that its playwright and director Barney Norris faces the polls as the Green Party candidate for Salisbury.

This August will see the premiere of Mr Punch at The Opera at the Arcola Theatre. From The Opera Makers, this delightful and preposterous show is an interactive, pantomime-style adaptation of Pergolesi’s Renaissance opera La Serva Padrona, and is a fun (and short) way for children and families to access classical opera this summer.  

18 drama school students from across the UK have been awarded Laurence Olivier bursaries, administered by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), to help them complete their training. 

The National Ballet of Canada will present the UK premiere of Frontiers: Choreographers   of Canada at Sadler’s Wells on Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 October 2024.

Celebrating five years at The O2, Björn Ulvaeus’ Mamma Mia! The Party, has announced a new cast of 2024/25 alongside the extension of British popstar Antony Costa in the role of Nikos.

Drag Artiste and Cabaret Performer Gracie Lou is set to bring her one woman cabaret showICONS to The Other Palace Studio on Sunday 14th July for one performance only with musical direction by Michael England. 

Get a first look at Peregrine Theatre Ensemble’s production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch playing July 5th - August 31st in Provincetown, MA. Check out the photos here!

After enduring what he thought was sciatica during the last Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Matt Forde (Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) was diagnosed with cancer. A few weeks later he was having the base of his spine removed.

Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea will present Tovah Feldshuh: Aging Is Optional ('Cause G*d I Hope it is!), Saturday, July 13, 7:00PM at LTV Studios.

The Central Florida premiere of the critically acclaimed play SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS by Bess Wohl will be presented from July 19 to July 27 at a new pop-up theater space in Orlando’s Fashion Square Mall.

The Assembly of Phantasms will present Grimms' Fairytales, a breathtaking production that promises to enchant audiences with a dark twist on classic tales.

CONSTELLATIONS, a new play by Nick Payne, will run July 20 - 28 at the American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York City.