Three-time Olivier award-winning Alex Jennings will lead the cast in the world premiere of The Southbury Child, the new play by BAFTA winner Stephen Beresford

Chichester Festival Theatre production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific will open at Manchester Opera House before transferring to Sadler’s Wells and then embarking on a UK and Ireland Tour

New plays by Kate Mosse and Alecky Blythe will open Festival 2022, Chichester’s 60th Anniversary season, plus South Pacific transfers to London ahead of tour

Interview: Niamh Cusack stars in the world premiere of Colin Teevan’s The Seven Pomegranate Seeds, the second Rose Original production in Christopher Haydon’s inaugural season

Final casting and rehearsal images are released for the premiere of brand-new life affirming musical The Rhythmics