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Photography Credit: Von Fox Promotions 15 January 2026 I 19:00 I Aldwych Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Gerry & Sewell are back in toon (well, the West End's Aldwych Theatre) following sell-out runs across the North East. From opening scenes, the play transports you straight to Gateshead, carrying with it the swaggering, unmistakable energy of Newcastle. Based on Jonathan Tulloch's The Season Ticket and inspired by cult film Purely Belter , this stage adaptation by

Photography Credit: Andrew AB Photography 11 December 2025 I 19:00 I Leicester Square Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Back for their sixth Christmas, the Sh!t-faced Showtime crew once again stumble gloriously into London's Leicester Square. Known for tackling Shakespeare, they reunite for their version of Dickens' timeless A Christmas Carol. We follow festive killjoy Scrooge who is dragged into festive cheer by three determined spirits... helped tonight by a generous

Photography Credit: Pamela Raith 09 December 2025 I 19:00 I Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite As pantomime season descends on the Steel City, these annual events are often an introduction to theatre for young people. As an all-frills, rhinestone shimmering spectacle, Aladdin endeavours to create the ultimate feel-good show to chase the winter blues away. Paul Hendy (assoc. Emily Wood) directs a production that blends the safety of traditional panto while find

Photography Credit: Nick Brooker 07 December 2025 I 16:00 I Emerald Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Following a premiere earlier this year, Adam Garcia's Irish dance, cabaret and singing concept Emerald Storm returns for a limited engagement at the aptly named Emerald Theatre. The experience begins the moment you enter the art-deco inspired venue, tucked quaintly beneath Waterloo Bridge. The auditorium is breathtaking; cabaret-style seating with cosy sofas and tables

Photography Credit: Johan Persson 04 December 2025 I 19:00 I Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite It's the most wonderful time of the year, as audiences don their winter coats and escape the cold with a hearty retelling of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, of which there is an abundance across the UK. So what makes this revival so enchanting? Localised by adaptor Aisha Khan, this production is defined by its use of the Sheffield Carols , a centuries-old repertoire

Photography Credit: Varvara Burtseva 03 December 2025 I 19:00 I Cockpit Theatre, London ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite After a successful premiere at the Omnibus Theatre, Boogie On The Bones transfers to London's Cockpit Theatre this December, raw and unafraid to expose the harsh realities of post-war Russia. Inspired by real life events, Slavic theatre collective WithinTheatre theatricalise the 1950s youth subculture of the Stilyagi, rebelling against totalitarianism and embracing

Photography Credit: Graeme Braidwood 02 December 2025 I 19:15 I Derby Theatre ⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite A Victorian realist drama that features an orphaned workhouse boy groomed into the criminal underworld... Dickens' social protest novel Oliver Twist isn't your average Christmas show! Diverting from Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! , Derby Theatre reimagines the novel combining carols, folk song and original music with an actor-muso company of performers. We might question the r

Photography Credit: Marc Brenner 27 November 2025 I 19:00 I Curve Theatre, Leicester ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I PR - Invite Succeeding last year's Christmas spectacular My Fair Lady , the Curve Theatre's '25/26 winter warmer comes in the form of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound Of Music. Nikolai Foster's direction is earnest and warm in its musical familiarity while acknowledging the impending unease of the Nazi regime. A bleak overcast may not suit a merry family outing, yet the product