UK Regional Theatre Newsroom

Bristol Old Vic has announced the full casting for the new production of The Beautiful Future Is Coming, a bold new play set to begin in May. Learn more about the show here!

Bristol Old Vic has announced the full casting for the new production of The Beautiful Future Is Coming, a bold new play set to begin in May. Learn more about the show here!

The Royal Ballet and Opera launches its 2025/26 Season, unveiling an unforgettable programme of new commissions, world premieres and much-loved revivals alongside the first annual festival connecting the worlds of opera and technology. 

The Royal Ballet and Opera launches its 2025/26 Season, unveiling an unforgettable programme of new commissions, world premieres and much-loved revivals alongside the first annual festival connecting the worlds of opera and technology. 

CAROLINE FORD will bring a workshop of Water Party, written and directed by MIMI COLLINS back to London following a triumphant staged reading in Los Angeles. The workshop explores an extended rewrite and new ending - if you think you've seen Water Party, think again.

Curve will stage a new production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? in its Studio Theatre this autumn, with performances beginning in October. Learn more here!

Birmingham Hippodrome's New Musical Theatre department have  announced their Edinburgh Fringe debut with original climate crisis musical, Hot Mess. The new production will arrive at the Fringe this summer for its world premiere.  

Re-imagining the last two days of Admiral John Byng before his death by firing squad after losing the Battle of Minorca in 1756, Swing! Swing! Admiral Byng! looks at a man coming to terms with the end of his life, knowing to the second when he will die.

Blackeyed Theatre will bring its touring production of Bram Stoker's classic gothic thriller, Dracula, to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. Learn more here!

Blackeyed Theatre will bring its touring production of Bram Stoker's classic gothic thriller, Dracula, to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. Learn more here!

The state of live comedy will be the focus of the opening session of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee's work aimed at spotlighting previously unheard issues and challenges.

Seven Dials Playhouse is launching its inaugural Pride Season which will open this June; a programme of new work and returning hits, led by LGBTQIA+ artists. See full programming and learn more!

Remythed reimagines and retells the stories of famous and forgotten LGBTQIA+ figures from the past, reshaping what queer history could look like and putting queer joy in the front and centre of the narrative.

Remythed reimagines and retells the stories of famous and forgotten LGBTQIA+ figures from the past, reshaping what queer history could look like and putting queer joy in the front and centre of the narrative.

ESEA Encounters will showcase a selection of some of the most exciting contemporary art and culture of East and Southeast Asia in an incredible lineup of performances, music, poetry, literature and art alongside a pop-up market.

ESEA Encounters will showcase a selection of some of the most exciting contemporary art and culture of East and Southeast Asia in an incredible lineup of performances, music, poetry, literature and art alongside a pop-up market.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the appointment of Spanish-born Jesús Herrera to the role of Artistic Director from June 2025. Learn more here!

Royal & Derngate, Northampton will present the world premiere of Top G's Like Me, a brand new play by Samson Hawkins (Village Idiot) directed by Artistic Director Jesse Jones (Education, Education, Education).

Showdown opens at the Albany, where Vicki Dela is Creative Director, before touring for three months, including 14 performances at Norfolk and Norwich Festival in the Adnams Spiegeltent.

Nottingham-based theatre company Chronic Insanity has announced the launch of their new interactive digital theatre platform FableMosh, with their first show, Descension.

Lichfield Garrick will present Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy at the Corn Exchange Newbury to round off their Easter holiday offerings. Learn more about the show here!

Birmingham Hippodrome's New Musical Theatre department has  announced their next festive production, No Such Thing as Wolves, a fun-filled musical adventure from two of the writers behind Horrible Histories, Gerard Foster and Richie Webb.  

Birmingham Hippodrome's New Musical Theatre department has  announced their next festive production, No Such Thing as Wolves, a fun-filled musical adventure from two of the writers behind Horrible Histories, Gerard Foster and Richie Webb.  

Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton will star in supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story on an extensive UK-wide tour, opening at Manchester Opera House in August.

Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton will star in supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story on an extensive UK-wide tour, opening at Manchester Opera House in August.