Sienna Miller and Jack O’Connell will lead the cast as Maggie and Brick in Benedict Andrews’ Young Vic production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof which will begin previews in the West End at the Apollo Theatre on 13 July 2017, booking to 7 October 2017. Cat On A...

Multi-award-winning storyteller Danyah Miller’s Perfectly Imperfect Women, part of Ovalhouse’s imaginative and innovative Spring Season 2017, has been created to celebrate International Women’s Day 2017 on Wednesday 8th March. This universal tale tells the story of five generations of women in one family, as it explores what drives us to...

After five UK tours the original British musical, Miss Nightingale by Matthew Bugg, finally enjoys an extended London run six years after a small-scale production of the show was first seen in the capital. Miss Nightingale the musical transfers to The Vaults for an eight-week residency from 30 March to...

Producers of Shrek The Musical have announced that, following the unprecedented success of the first ever UK and Ireland Tour, the larger-than-life production will again embark on a UK Tour. Opening at the Edinburgh Playhouse for the Christmas 2017/18 season from 12 December 2017 to 7 January 2018, the production...

Hampstead Theatre presents the world premiere of Ryan Craig’s fiery family drama Filthy Business. Directed by Artistic Director Edward Hall, this new production takes a closer look at the entrepreneurial outsiders who became part of the beating heart of modern Britain. Critically acclaimed actor Sara Kestelman takes on the lead...

The Fall is a breathtaking one hour visual spectacle which blends theatre with original animations, live music and projection to unfold a story about one man’s struggle with depression and his unusual path to hope. This play is a new adaptation by EmpathEyes, inspired by Tarsem Singh’s 2006 film, also...

Shortlists for the third annual Also Recognised Awards have been announced by MyTheatreMates, founded by Mark Shenton and Terri Paddock. These audience-voted industry accolades celebrate talent in fields often overlooked by other award bodies. The Also Recognised Awards were launched online in 2015 and include the UK’s first-ever prize for...

What happened in the woods? Door Ajar Theatre’s inaugural production, Thisbe, picks up the story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream characters Demetrius and Helena, fourteen years later through their daughter, the titular character.  The production, directed, by Roberta Zuric, premiered at The Vault Festival in 2016, and is now being...

Oliver Coopersmith, Netflix’s I-Boy and the lead in forthcoming Sky Atlantic series Tin Star opposite Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks, and Jay Taylor, Donkey Punch, Nell Gwynn and Wolf Hall/Bring up the Bodies, will star in the West End debut of 46 Beacon, playing the roles of Alan and Robert...

A new season of live performance including award-winning Edinburgh fringe successes, new musicals, home-grown talent, music and dance are touring village halls and community spaces across the UK this spring. Hosted by the touring schemes and member organisations of the National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF), the ongoing programme is focused...