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Three new, female-led shows by emerging Midlands writers will be unveiled at Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Seasons: Summer event. Frenemies, a double bill of work in progress, will start the event. It will comprise Spare Goose by Danica Corns of Smashed Avocado Productions, created as part of the Nottingham Playhouse writers’ group in 2024, and F*ck… Continue reading Three new shows amplified in Nottingham

A new adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic The Great Gatsby will start Derby Theatre’s 50th anniversary season. Produced in partnership with Scotland’s Pitlochry Festival Theatre, the production will feature live music and will be set against the glamorous backdrop of the jazz age in 1922. The Great Gatsby will be on stage from Friday 3 until Saturday… Continue reading Derby Theatre to celebrate 50th anniversary

A fter a two-year hiatus, Vault Festival returns with 500 shows over the next two months in venues dotted around Waterloo. Here are the 12 shows you must see. All Falls Down Audiences get involved in this interactive, improvised show about a group of friends trying to get back to civilisation, and survive in the… Continue reading Vault Festival 2023 – Our pick of the top shows to book from Bloody Mary: Live to Good Grief

“One of the leading dance organisations in the East Midlands” has revealed its spring and summer 2023 season which includes “circus, dance and fairy tales like you’ve never seen them before”. Manya Beneson, creative producer of Déda, said, “the programme has a selection of the best of international theatre and dance. There’s something for everyone,… Continue reading Derby dance centre unveils new season

The Bodyguard will arrive at Winter Gardens Blackpool November 6–11 as part of the UK and Ireland tour. Casting to be announced soon. Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard Frank Farmer is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. The romantic thriller features a host of classics including “Queen of the Night”, “So… Continue reading Bodyguard for Blackpool

Craig Revel Horwood will star as Miss Hannigan in the tour of Annie arriving at Winter Gardens Blackpool September 6–9. Best known as a judge on all 20 series of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, he returns to the part having played the role in both the West End and on tour. Set in 1930s New York during The… Continue reading Craig is strictly Miss Hannigan

The International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival is to return to its “spiritual home” in Derbyshire, the 2023 event being staged at Buxton Opera House where it all began in 1994. It had been held in Harrogate but in October 2022, because of increased costs, the festival announced it was moving back to Buxton. Festival director… Continue reading Gilbert and Sullivan Festival returns to Buxton

Willy Hudson’s story is a familiar one for many gay people. In fact, I myself had a similar experience to a lesser degree as a younger man. Coming to terms with your own sexuality against the backdrop of a religious society that disagrees with everything you feel can leave some lasting damage. That feeling of… Continue reading Welcome Home

Birmingham Royal Ballet has set up a new company, BRB2, which will seek out ”some of the best young ballet graduates from around the world” to join a two-year performance programme. BRB director Carlos Acosta said, “since arriving at BRB, I’ve wanted to develop a young company with its own artistic identity in which some of… Continue reading BRB develops young ballet company