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REHEARSAL IMAGES RELEASED FOR WHO LET THE GODS OUT RUNNING IN POLKA’S Y C CHAN THEATRE FROM SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY UNTIL SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2026
Polka Theatre’s Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive Helen Matravers , Executive Director and Joint Chief Executive Lynette Shanbury , and the whole team are pleased to share rehearsal images for Who Let The Gods Out – a hilarious brand-new stage musical based on the first adventure in the brilliant ‘Who Let The Gods Out’ series, with book and lyrics by the series’ bestselling author Maz Evans. The show will run in Polka’s Adventure Theatre from Saturday 4 October un


FIRST LOOK! PRODUCTION IMAGES RELEASED FOR 'BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL' STARRING DAVID HUNTER, LAUREN WARD AND HANNAH CORNEAU - PLAYING NOW AT SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE BOROUGH UNTIL SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY
Producers today release new production images from Beautiful Little Fool, the brand new musical which opened at Southwark Playhouse Borough last week and holds its national press night this Thursday 22 January.


SIR TREVOR NUNN RETURNS TO THE ARTS THEATRE CAMBRIDGE – THE STAGE THAT LAUNCHED HIS CAREER OVER SIX DECADES AGO – TO DIRECT NOËL COWARD’S EASY VIRTUE
Co-Chief Executives Rachel Tackley and Victoria Beechey, and the whole team at The Arts Theatre Cambridge are thrilled to announce casting for their first in-house production, since their reopening after Phase One of their transformational redevelopment project.


FINAL GUEST STARS ALEX NEWELL, JOEL MONTAGUE AND CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER, PLUS FURTHER TRACK LIST INFORMATION ANNOUNCED FOR LOVE LIFE: WEST END UNITES AGAINST CANCER
The One For The Boys team are delighted to announce the final cast members joining their star-studded concert in London, alongside additional information on the setlists for the night.


WORLD PREMIERE OF VICTORIA: A QUEEN UNBOUND ANNOUNCED OPENING AT THE WATERMILL
Fresh from being named Theatre of the Year at The Stage Awards 2026, the Watermill Theatre is delighted to announce the world premiere of Victoria: A Queen Unbound, a new play by Daisy Goodwin, creator of ITV’s Victoria. The production will run from Friday 27 March to Saturday 9 May, with a national press night on Tuesday 31 March at 7pm.


SIX THE MUSICAL - NEW QUEENS ASCEND THE THRONE! AS SIX CONTINUES TO REIGN SUPREME AT THE VAUDEVILLE
The producers of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss's award-winning global smash hit SIX are delighted to reveal the new Queens who will take up their crowns in the West End from Tuesday 24 February, as the home-grown musical sensation continues its run at the Vaudeville Theatre, now booking until January 2027.


CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED TOUR OF THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY RETURNS THIS JANUARY AND CONTINUES THROUGH 2026 FOLLOWING SOLD-OUT 2025 DATES
Following rave reviews and sold-out performances across the UK in 2025, the critically acclaimed first-ever UK and international tour of THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY returns this month, continuing into 2026 ahead of a planned West End transfer.


FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE TOUR OF WEST END AND INTERNATIONAL SMASH HIT MUSICAL THE CHOIR OF MAN – OPENING AT THE NEW THEATRE WIMBLEDON SATURDAY 14 MARCH
The producers of the Olivier Award-nominated international smash hit musical THE CHOIR OF MAN today announce full casting for the show’s first ever UK & Ireland Tour, opening at New Wimbledon Theatre on Saturday 14 March 2026. Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award-nominated worldwide smash hit will take The Jungle to audiences across the country and Ireland with tickets on sale now for dates through to December 2026.


THEATRE ROYAL WINDSOR ANNOUNCES THEATRE ROYAL WINSOR SEASON ON TOUR
Theatre Royal Windsor, one of the only unsubsidised producing theatres to operate all year round in Britain, today announces the Theatre Royal Windsor Season on Tour, comprising three productions originating at the theatre and touring the UK in 2026.


REHEARSAL IMAGES RELEASED FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL
With music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour, directed by Michael Greif, Beautiful Little Fool tells the story of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald through the eyes of their daughter Scottie, as she rediscovers the lives and writings of her brilliant and tempestuous parents.


CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR MEN BEHAVING BADLY THE PLAY AT BARN THEATRE, CIRENCESTER
CEO and Artistic Director Iwan Lewis, Executive Director Liam McMullan, and the whole team at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, are delighted to announce the cast and creative team for Built By Barn World Premiere of Men Behaving Badly: The Play, (Friday 30 January – Saturday 7 March).


NICOLE SCHERZINGER JOINS THE STAR-STUDDED CAST OF THE LOVE LIFE CONCERT IN AID OF ONE FOR THE BOYS CHARITY
The One For The Boys team are delighted to announce the addition of Nicole Scherzinger to the cast of their star-studded Love Life concert in London. On 1 February, the West End theatre community will come together for Love Life: West End Unites Against Cancer, a major one-night-only concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in support of One For The Boys, the men’s health charity working to break the silence around male cancer.
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