Theatre news: Cats purrs along on new UK and Ireland tour

The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats is to go on a major UK and Ireland tour.

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Theatre news: Belfast’s Lyric to mark its 75th anniversary with celebratory concert

Lyric Theatre partners with the Ulster Orchestra in its 60th year for We Do It For Love.

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Theatre feature: The Grand Old Lady of Leven Street reopens her doors

The King's Theatre Edinburgh held its grand re-opening on 31 July 2026, in a gala ceremony

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Theatre news: Nana Funk announces her intimate Belfast debut

Angie Waller’s outrageous granny promises to get “up close and personal”.

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Theatre review: Abigail's Party from Theatre Royal Bath and Stratford East Theatre at The Arts Theatre Cambridge

Theatre review of Abigail's Party (Mike Leigh) from Theatre Royal Bath and Stratford East Theatre at The Arts Theatre Cambridge - reviewer: John Johnson

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Theatre review: The Merry Wives of Windsor from Shakespeare Unstaged at Abbey Ruins, Reading

Theatre review of The Merry Wives of Windsor (William Shakespeare) from Shakespeare Unstaged at Abbey Ruins, Reading - reviewer: David Woodward

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Theatre news: Cast revealed for New Vic’s reimagining of Romeo and Juliet

Further casting has been announced for Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre and Not Too Tame’s reimagining of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

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Theatre news: First outings for shows at Northampton festival

Productions having their first outings and work-in-progress performances can be seen at GenFest 2026 from Northampton's Royal and Derngate.

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Theatre news: New musical gets Birmingham première

British Youth Music Theatre is returning to Birmingham Hippodrome to present the world première of Sea Change by Will Jackson and Elinor Peregrin.

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Theatre review: The Importance of Being Oscar from Original Theatre & Reading Rep Theatre in association with Park Theatre at Park Theatre, London

Theatre review of The Importance of Being Oscar (Micheál Mac Liammóir) from Original Theatre & Reading Rep Theatre in association with Park Theatre at Park Theatre, London - reviewer: Keith Mckenna

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Theatre review: Cleansed from Almeida Theatre at Almeida Theatre, London

Theatre review of Cleansed (Sarah Kane) from Almeida Theatre at Almeida Theatre, London - reviewer: Keith Mckenna

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Theatre news: Towle to play heroine in RSC’s Middlemarch

Nia Towle will return to the Royal Shakespeare Company to play the heroine Dorothea Brooke in George Eliot’s Middlemarch.

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Theatre review: Tao of Glass from Factory International, Improbable and Nica Burns at @sohoplace theatre

Theatre review of Tao of Glass (Philip Glass and Phelim McDermott) from Factory International, Improbable and Nica Burns at @sohoplace theatre - reviewer: Vera Liber

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Theatre news: Canuso swaps Costa Blanca for Chesterfield

Jake Canuso, best known for his long-running role as Mateo Castellanos in the ITV comedy Benidorm, is joining the cast of Chesterfield’s 2026 panto Beauty and the Beast.

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Theatre feature: Courageous political theatre

One of the autumn season's new plays could send shockwaves across the Atlantic.

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Theatre review: Out of The Blue from Coed Celyn Productions at The Empty Space, Salford

Theatre review of Out of The Blue (F R Maher) from Coed Celyn Productions at The Empty Space, Salford - reviewer: David Cunningham

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Theatre review: Love's Labour's Lost from Shakespeare's Globe at Shakespeare's Globe

Theatre review of Love's Labour's Lost (William Shakespeare) from Shakespeare's Globe at Shakespeare's Globe - reviewer: Anita-Marguerite Butler

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Theatre news: Penguin steps in for a polar bear in Birmingham festive musical

Birmingham Hippodrome’s new musical theatre department has announced the cast for its festive family musical One Tiny Penguin.

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Theatre news: Beth Steel’s play finally comes home

Nottingham Playhouse is to present the regional première of Mansfield writer Beth Steel’s Olivier-nominated play Till the Stars Come Down.

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Theatre review: The Birds of Grave River from The Halcyon Room at The Kings Arms Theatre, Salford

Theatre review of The Birds of Grave River (Scott Cameron) from The Halcyon Room at The Kings Arms Theatre, Salford - reviewer: David Cunningham

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Theatre news: Sokoto period drama cast for UK tour

Casting has been announced for the world première of Once Upon a Time in Sokoto by Inua Ellams which will open in the autumn.

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Theatre review: Oh Zeus! from Le Navet Bete at The Lowry, Salford

Theatre review of Oh Zeus! (John Nicholson with Le Navet Bete) from Le Navet Bete at The Lowry, Salford - reviewer: David Cunningham

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Theatre news: Blackpool launches new creative investment fund

The Creative Blackpool Seed Fund has made awards to five local creative artists and businesses from 50 applicants.

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Theatre news: Beckett festival returns to Liverpool

Actor and director Adrian Dunbar and musician Nick Roth will bring Beckett: Lieben 2026, an international festival celebrating the works of Samuel Beckett, to Liverpool.

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Theatre news: 53two is ten

Manchester fringe venue 53two celebrates its tenth birthday this month with a £10,000 fundraiser.

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Theatre news: Free festival returns to Birmingham

Free festival Birmingham Weekender is to return in 2026, offering a “packed programme of family-friendly events”.

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Theatre news: First female leads in Curious Incident tour

The role of Chris is to be played for the first time by female leads in Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep’s new production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

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Theatre review: After 4am from After 4am Productions at The Kings Arms Theatre, Salford

Theatre review of After 4am (Meg Ronoastro) from After 4am Productions at The Kings Arms Theatre, Salford - reviewer: David Cunningham

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