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Gracie O'Brien (Ali) and the company of Burlesque The Musical - UK Tour (Rosie Moore for The Social Sort) 23 September 2026 | 19:30 | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite If you have followed theatre news over the past year, you will know that Burlesque The Musical has hit the headlines for a medley of reasons, from its cancelled London run, delayed tour opening and creative team clashes. Yet through it all, its UK Tour has finally arrived, as Burlesq

Madeline Appiah (Rose Maxson) and Ray Fearon (Troy Maxson) in Headlong's Fences at Leeds Playhouse (Tyler Fayose) 16 September 2026 | 19:15 | Leeds Playhouse - Courtyard (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite As one of the 20th-century American greats in literature, we see surprisingly few major productions of August Wilson's work. So it is a privilege to see Fences return, presented by Headlong and opening tonight in Leeds Playhouse's Courtyard space. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, t

The 2026-27 company of Matilda - The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre, London (Manuel Harlan) 15 September 2026 | 19:00 | Cambridge Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite First staged in 2010 by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, Matilda - The Musical has charmed audiences all across the world. Having welcomed millions of children (and grown up children!) through the doors of the Cambridge Theatre, this year marks the show's 15th anniversary in the West E

Ty Fanning (James) in the West End production of Paranormal Activity - Ambassadors Theatre (Matt Crockett) 15 September 2026 | 19:30 | Milton Keynes Theatre (UK Tour) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite Written by Levi Holloway and directed by Punchdrunk's Felix Barrett, Paranormal Activity opens as a modern ghost story. The audience are plunged into darkness, and greeted by a podcast voice-over (Jo Castleton, who later plays Etheline) asking us to settle in. To breathe in and out, and

The company of The Seven Deadly Sins / The Human Voice at the Charing Cross Theatre, London (credit unprovided) 12 September 2026 | 19:30 | Charing Cross Theatre, London ⭐⭐ | PR - Invite Last night's press night for The Seven Deadly Sins / The Human Voice was certainly met with intrigue, as this operatic double bill comes to London's Charing Cross Theatre, directed by Alejandro Bonatto. The production's strengths lie in its vocal performance and commitment to the materi

Amelia Yates, Emma Pallant, AK Golding, Ivan Ivashkin and Leah Brotherhead in Till The Stars Come Down at Nottingham Playhouse (Sam Taylor) 10 September 2026 | 19:00 | Nottingham Playhouse ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite In 2024, Beth Steel's comedy-drama Till The Stars Come Down debuted at the National Theatre (Dorfman), subsequent to a 2025 West End transfer at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. This previous run included immersive onstage seating, in which we were treated like real we

The cast and creatives of Doncaster People Theatre's Waiting In The Wings at Cast, Doncaster (self-photographed) 05 September 2026 | 19:00 | Cast, Doncaster PR - Invite To mark a whopping two and a half centuries of live entertainment in Doncaster, the city's flagship venue Cast have staged Waiting In The Wings, a run of just two performances on Saturday 5th September. The production is co-created by Doncaster People's Theatre (DPT), and performed by over 50 of its commun

Ian McDiarmid (King Lear) in King Lear at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (Johan Persson) 04 September 2026 | 19:00 | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ⭐⭐⭐ | PR - Invite The last time we saw Shakespeare on the Crucible Theatre stage was during Robert Hastie's 2022 season, with Much Ado About Nothing (a co-production with Ramps On The Moon). So it feels appropriate to switch from comedy, bringing the mighty tragedy King Lear to Sheffield. Titas Halder directs this earthy and v