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John Partridge (Hannibal Lecter) and Mollie Gallagher (Clarice Starling) in The Silence Of The Lambs (Marc Brenner) 05 August 2026 | 19:00 | Curve Theatre, Leicester (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite One thing the UK theatre scene isn't short of is screen-to-stage adaptations, and new to 2026 comes The Silence Of The Lambs. Although the play's narrative follows Thomas Harris' novel, this stage premiere shares an immediate visual identity with Demme's 1991 film, as we are rem

The cast of Trainspotting - The Musical at Theatre Royal Haymarket (Matt Crockett) 23 July 2026 I 19:30 I Theatre Royal Haymarket, London (followed by a UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite First came Irvine Welsh's novel in 1993. Then the film adaptation, directed by Danny Boyle in 1996. It was an era-defining story that gave a voice to working-class youth, with a gritty honesty and de-romanticism of heroin addiction. Now in 2026, we have Trainspotting - The Musical, debuting a

Luke Baker as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys (UK Tour) (Mark Senior) 21 July 2026 I 19:30 I Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Oh, What A Night it is when Jersey Boys rolls into town. There have been a number of touring jukebox musicals this year, many of which have been lacking in innovation. But for Jersey Boys, audiences are always guaranteed a show with fashion and clarity, as we step inside the life stories of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. T

The company of The Jonathan Larson Project at Southwark Playhouse Borough (Danny Kaan) 14 July 2026 I 14:30 I Southwark Playhouse Borough, London ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite You've heard the music of Rent. You've heard the music of tick, tick... BOOM!. And this summer, The Jonathan Larson Project premieres in London, thirty years since the composer's passing. Having originally debuted off-Broadway, it memorializes the previously unheard songs from Larson's archives. But what exac

Noah Galvin and Josh Radnor in Hit Machine at Soho Theatre (Bautista Araya) 14 July 2026 I 19:00 I Soho Theatre (Dean St), London ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Pain is often a powerful catalyst in creating art. Whether it's Picasso's infamous blue period or the catalogue of Sarah Kane's stage plays, a heavy mind can often spark the most crucial of conversations. And this is explored through the lens of music in Hit Machine, as estranged brothers Wes and Alex turn their bruised ch

Morgan Gregory (Humanity) and Danielle Steers (Earth) in Hot Mess at The Other Palace (Pamela Raith) 11 July 2026 I 19:30 I The Other Palace, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite On another sweltering day in July, it felt rather fitting to head to Hot Mess: A New Musical. Not only does the title reflect how many of us are feeling in this heat, but it also hints at the show's central premise: a heartfelt personification of the relationship between Earth and Humanity. Written by Jac

Geoffrey Beevers in The Market Deeping Model Railway Club at Nottingham Playhouse (Marc Brenner) 10 July 2026 I 19:00 I Nottingham Playhouse ⭐⭐ I PR - Invite If you live beyond the East Midlands, this true-to-life story may be less familiar. However, I invite you to cast your mind back to 2019, when a Lincolnshire group of model railway enthusiasts had their exhibition destroyed by vandals, worth thousands of pounds. This is brought to the Nottingham Playhouse stage in

Charlotte Hanna-Williams, Jamie-Rose Monk, Seán Carey, Holly Sumpton and Christian Andrews in Operation Mincemeat (UK Tour) (Matt Crockett) 06 July 2026 I 19:30 I Hull New Theatre (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite The true story of Operation Mincemeat is one of extraordinary proportions. In 1943, a team of MI5 agents are tasked by Winston Churchill to carry out an impossible mission: hide the British allied invasion of Sicily. And the hero of the story? A deceased homeless m