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Internationaal Theater Amsterdam’s new Artistic Director Eline Arbo returns to direct her five-star, sold out  adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel The Years. Check out all new photos here!

54 Below will present Ken Alston Jr. in “Happy Birthday Ms. Streisand” on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Celebrating the iconic music of Barbara Streisand, Alston shares the profound influence of her songs that have shaped his journey as a vocalist.

La directora de orquesta Alondra de la Parra llevará a los Teatros del Canal su espectáculo THE SILENCE OF SOUND, que fusiona música y teatro con la participación de la artista Chula The Clown.

​​​​​​​Ars Nova has announced that Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan will step down from his role as Artistic Director on June 30, 2025, following over two decades of leadership.

Rhiannon Giddens, the Grammy-, Pulitzer Prize- and MacArthur 'genius' grant-winning musical artist and composer, has been appointed as the inaugural University of Michigan Artist-in-Residence.

Gretchen Cryer recently wrote a new musical with her granddaughter, Gracie Hyland, titled House on Fire. We have your exclusive first listen to a song from the show. Listen to “Early Teenage Crisis” here! 

Cirque du Soleil has announced that Geert Chatrou, the performer behind the whistling ringmaster in its acclaimed production Corteo has been granted the privilege of whistling inside London's historic Burlington Arcade.

After an acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, and fresh from supporting Jack Dee on tour, Alex Kealy (The Now Show, Gig Pigs with Ivo Graham) will bring The Fear on a tour between February and July 2025.

With the world première of Howard Brenton's Churchill in Moscow currently in rehearsals, Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for the upcoming revival of April De Angelis' Playhouse Creatures directed by Michael Oakley.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced Drew McOnie's inaugural season, opening with the UK premiere of musical comedy Shucked following its acclaimed run on Broadway and a US tour.

Broadway Backwards will return in March, featuring a lineup of Broadway stars taking on beloved songs in the Broadway canon and transforming them into queer anthems and love ballads.

All new photos have been released from the UK tour of BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL. The tour started at the Edinburgh Playhouse this month. Check out the photos here!

Arcadia Theater, in partnership with ACT1 Theater, will present Shiloh Rules, a comedy by Doris Baizley, running this February. Learn more about the production here!

Pagrav Dance Company will present the latest work of visionary choreographer and performer Urja Desai Thakore: her solo khatak piece ROOH: Within Her comes to Sadler's Wells Lilian Baylis Studio.

The West End production of CABARET at the KIT KAT CLUB will welcome new members to the show's Prologue Company from 3 February 2025. Learn more about the new cast here!

El Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico de Mérida ha sido reconocido como Insignia Cultural de Extremadura, consolidándose como el evento cultural más destacado de la comunidad.

The National School of Drama (NSD) inaugurated the opening ceremony of its flagship Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), the International Theatre Festival of India.

The Roald Dahl Story Company has announced the return of their wickedly funny family musical based on Roald Dahl's THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE. Learn more here!

​​​​​​​South Korean dance icon Eun-Me Ahn brings her multi-media dance spectacular Dragons, presented by Dance Consortium, to Milton Keynes Theatre. Learn more here!

The upcoming West End production of Hadestown will be filmed live at the Lyric Theatre across three performances, next month. The production will star the original Broadway cast!

Full tour dates have been announced for Frantic Assembly's brand-new production Lost Atoms, written by Anna Jordan.

An anonymous package arrives in Colin’s post, sending him into a spiral. Whether it’s a revenge plan gone wrong or a silly prank, what Colin receives in an unassuming cake box disturbs him out of his mind. His sister Lisa and his best friend Brian (also Lisa’s boyfriend) try to help. Our imagination could have a field day as Colin unravels, but we're immediately told it's human excrement.

After four consecutive sold-out runs at Turbine Theatre, London's hit comedy COCKFOSTERS transfers to Southwark Playhouse Borough in April. Learn more here!

Playground Proms, the initiative that brings classical music directly to children via interactive workshops in their school playgrounds has announced its biggest tour yet.

Just Stop Oil interrupted a recent performance of The Tempest on the West End, starring Sigourney Weaver. Now, two people have been charged. Learn more here.