Steve Orme

Derby Theatre and Hull Truck Theatre have cast their co-production of the Hitchcock-inspired hit The 39 Steps which will take to the two stages in autumn 2026.

Northampton's Royal and Derngate has started a major campaign to raise money to refurbish the theatre's Derngate auditorium.

Beverley Knight will reprise her role as Emmeline Pankhurst in Sylvia which will go on a UK tour in autumn 2026.

Dame Judi Dench has thrown her support behind a summer repertory season in Stratford, encouraging audiences to discover the works of George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde alongside the town's Shakespeare productions.

Artists from across the globe will present works never before performed in the UK when Fierce Festival 2026 takes over venues and unconventional spaces across Birmingham.

Drama, sci-fi horror and a ghost story are among the attractions in the autumn and winter season in Birmingham Rep's two smaller performance spaces The Door and The Studio.

The role of Chris is to be played for the first time by female leads in Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep’s new production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Free festival Birmingham Weekender is to return in 2026, offering a “packed programme of family-friendly events”.

Nottingham Playhouse is to present the regional première of Mansfield writer Beth Steel’s Olivier-nominated play Till the Stars Come Down.

Birmingham Hippodrome’s new musical theatre department has announced the cast for its festive family musical One Tiny Penguin.