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Tutto Bene, Mamma?
- Directed by: Ewan Marshall
- Written by: Gloria Mina
Gloria Mina's one-act drama, based on the true story of a mother and her young boy, is adapted by April de Angelis. An immersive production where both cast and audience will be in a world of complete darkness, the play features Laura Donnelly and Georgia Groome. Director is Ewan Marshall.
The Print Room, London W2
Wed 19 Jun
£20 (£15) / 020 7221 6036
- 19:30
Thu 20 Jun
£20 (£15) / 020 7221 6036
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£20 (£15) / 020 7221 6036
- 19:30
Derren Brown: Infamous
- Directed by: Polly Findlay
- Written by: Iain Sharkey
The master of mentalism takes his brand new show (we hope he's actually written it by the time it gets here) on the road, melding mind games, illusion, showmanship and masses of charm. Not suitable for children under 12 years.
Bristol Hippodrome
Mon 21 Apr
£36–£45 / 0844 847 2325
Tue 22 Apr
£36–£45 / 0844 847 2325
Wed 23 Apr
£36–£45 / 0844 847 2325
Hull New Theatre
Wed 19 Jun
£35–£40 / 01482 226655
- 20:00
Thu 20 Jun
£35–£40 / 01482 226655
- 20:00
Fri 21 Jun
£35–£40 / 01482 226655
- 20:00
Sat 22 Jun
£35–£40 / 01482 226655
- 20:00
Milton Keynes Theatre
Mon 14 Apr
£36–£45 / 0870 060 6652
Tue 15 Apr
£36–£45 / 0870 060 6652
Wed 16 Apr
£36–£45 / 0870 060 6652
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Ladies Day
Comedy about a group of female factory workers who all want different things and life and decide to visit Royal Ascot. Starring Roxanne Pallett and Angela Simms.
Royal Court Liverpool
Wed 19 Jun
£11 / 0151 709 4321
- 20:00
Thu 20 Jun
£11 / 0151 709 4321
- 20:00
Fri 21 Jun
£11 / 0151 709 4321
- 20:00
Brush
Synesthetic Theatre. In a small artist's studio, best friends Matt and Swanny live, laugh, take drugs and create artwork side-by-side. Tensions arise as Swanny is confronted with the prospect of Matt leaving him behind. Dark secrets and hidden desires begin to rise to the surface, threatening to destroy their…
C nova, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
studio 2
£7.50 (£5.50; Seniors £5.50; Students £5.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Thu 1 Aug
studio 2
£7.50 (£5.50; Seniors £5.50; Students £5.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Fri 2 Aug
studio 2
£7.50 (£5.50; Seniors £5.50; Students £5.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Confessions of a Justified Sinner Reconstructed
Untitled Projects and actor George Anton present an archive of Paul Bright's 1987 Scotland-spanning adaptation of the James Hogg novel.
Tramway, Glasgow
Wed 19 Jun
£14 (£10) / 0845 330 3501
Thu 20 Jun
£14 (£10) / 0845 330 3501
Fri 21 Jun
£14 (£10) / 0845 330 3501
Agatha Christie's Go Back for Murder
Agatha Christie Theatre Company present the Queen of Mystery's classic thriller, packed with red herrings and suspense til the very end.
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Tue 2 Jul
£10.50–£25.50 (£8.50–£23.50) / 01274 432000
- 19:30
Wed 3 Jul
£10.50–£25.50 (£8.50–£23.50) / 01274 432000
- 14:00
- 19:30
Thu 4 Jul
£10.50–£25.50 (£8.50–£23.50) / 01274 432000
- 19:30
Harrogate Theatre
Wed 19 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 14:30
- 19:30
Thu 20 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 14:30
- 19:30
Milton Keynes Theatre
Mon 8 Jul
£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6652
Tue 9 Jul
£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6652
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See How They Run!
- Directed by: Abigail Anderson
- Written by: Philip King
Philip King's farce set in wartime 1944, where in sleepy Merton-cum-Middlewick the most urgent conflict seems to be over who is decorating the church pulpit for the Harvest Festival, until an escaped German POW enters the scene.
Theatre By The Lake, Keswick
Wed 26 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 01768 774411
- 20:00
Thu 27 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 01768 774411
- 20:00
Fri 28 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 01768 774411
- 20:00
Our Glass House
A site-specific performance about domestic abuse staged in a residential house. Our Glass House involves moments of fantasy, choreography and song, and is a promenade piece, encouraging audience to make their own journeys. The performance text is based on interviews we have carried out with men and women who have…
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Tue 13 Aug
Offsite - Secret
Free / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Wed 14 Aug
Offsite - Secret
Free / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Thu 15 Aug
Offsite - Secret
Free / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Singin' I'm No a Billy He's a Tim
Goldfish Theatre presents its take on Des Dillon's classic anti-sectarian play, which has a Rangers and a Celtic fan locked up together in a cell for the duration of an Old Firm match.
Grangemouth Town Hall
Fri 26 Jul
£15 (£13) / 01324 506850
Part of Funny in Falkirk.
- 20:00
Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre
Thu 10 Oct
£15 (£13.50) / 01698 403120
- 19:30 – 22:00
Fri 11 Oct
£15 (£13.50) / 01698 403120
- 19:30 – 22:00
Little Bit of Theatre
Monthly evening featuring live performance art, theatre, comedy, music, burlesque and spoken word.
The 13th Note Café/Bar, Glasgow
Wed 19 Jun
£5 (Students £3) / 0141 553 1638
- 19:00 – 22:30
Othello
Bard in the Botanics returns for its 12th annual season with this most heart-breaking and beautiful story.
Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Wed 19 Jun
Thu 20 Jun
Fri 21 Jun
Ulysses
‘I am a fool perhaps. Boylan gets the plums and I get the plum stones. My youth. Never again. Gibraltar. Evenings like this looking out over the sea, she told me, but clear, no clouds. Said she always thought she'd marry a lord or a gentleman with a private yacht. Why me?’ While his wife Molly waits in bed for the…
Paterson's Land, Edinburgh
Fri 9 Aug
Sat 10 Aug
Sun 11 Aug
A Passionate Woman
To escape her man troubles – revolving around her husband, her son and a lost love – Betty goes up, up and away (to the attic, that is). A comedy by writer and director Kay Mellor.
King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Mon 7 Oct
£14–£27.50 (premium seats £29.50) / 0131 529 6000
Tue 8 Oct
£14–£27.50 (premium seats £29.50) / 0131 529 6000
Rock Challenge 2013
Young people present five to eight-minute dance-drama performances.
The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Wed 19 Jun
£12 / 023 9282 4355
- 18:00
Thu 20 Jun
£12 / 023 9282 4355
- 18:00
Fri 21 Jun
£12 / 023 9282 4355
- 18:00
Blind Date
A fast and funny fusion of improvisation, theatre, and social experiment in which you'll experience all the exhilaration and excitement of new love as Mimi goes on a blind date with a different man every night.
Charing Cross Theatre, London WC2N
Wed 19 Jun
£29.50 / 08444 930650
Thu 20 Jun
£29.50 / 08444 930650
Cannibal Women of Mars
Featuring songs by Belle and Sebastian's Mick Cooke, this romantic musical sees star-crossed lovers thrown together by fate.
Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Fri 5 Jul
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Sat 6 Jul
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Tue 9 Jul
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 'For Two'
Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts attempt to recreate one of the most influential albums of the 20th century, live on stage, with just four hands and four feet. Those crazy cats.
Grand Opera House, York
Wed 19 Jun
£19–£21 / 0844 871 3024
Princess Theatre, Torquay
Wed 3 Jul
£21 / 0870 847 2315
Royal Festival Hall, London SE1
Tue 25 Jun
£22.50–£17.50 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£16) / 0844 875 0073
- 21:30
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Murder, Marple and Me
Margaret Rutherford, the screen's Miss Marple, nearly missed out on taking up her iconic role due to a behind the scenes feud. Learn the story behind the story of Miss Marple from Rutherford herself, who we first meet as she's about to embark on her first role as the lively detective.
Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2H
Wed 19 Jun
£20; £25 / 0844 811 2334
- 19:30
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
Thu 20 Jun
£14; £10 under 21s (£13; £12) / 01344 484123
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£14; £10 under 21s (£13; £12) / 01344 484123
- 19:30
42nd Street: St Annes On Sea Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society
A performance of the Broadway smash hit musical.
Lowther Pavillion, Lytham St. Annes
Wed 19 Jun
£12 (£11; Children £11) / 01253 658666
- 19:30
Thu 20 Jun
£12 (£11; Children £11) / 01253 658666
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£12 (£11; Children £11) / 01253 658666
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£12 (£11; Children £11) / 01253 658666
- 15:00
- 19:30
The Dice House: Birmingham School Of Acting
The company presents a black comedy by Paul Lucas which explores the limitations of free will.
The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham
Wed 19 Jun
£2.50–£7 / 0121 245 4455
- 19:30
Thu 20 Jun
£2.50–£7 / 0121 245 4455
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£2.50–£7 / 0121 245 4455
- 14:30
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£2.50–£7 / 0121 245 4455
- 19:30
An Evening Of Dirty Dancing
Stage Acts Productions presents a musical show with a party atmosphere, paying tribute to the 1987 film. Numbers include Do You Love Me, She's Like The Wind, Big Girls Don't Cry, Hey Baby, Wipeout, Be My Baby, Hungry Eyes and The Time of My Life.
Croydon Fairfield Halls
Fri 21 Jun
Ashcroft Theatre
£18 / 020 8688 9291
- 19:45
Grand Theatre, Blackpool
Sun 28 Jul
£19 (£17) / 01253 290190
- 19:30
Lichfield Garrick
Sat 26 Oct
£18.50 / 01543 412121
- 19:30
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For The Love Of Mrs Brown
- Written by: Brendan O'Carroll
The story of Agnes Brown finding a date over the internet for Valentine's Day.
Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Tue 2 Jul
£21.50–£39.50 / 0844 412 4624
- 19:30
Wed 3 Jul
£21.50–£39.50 / 0844 412 4624
- 19:30
Thu 4 Jul
£21.50–£39.50 / 0844 412 4624
- 19:30
Liverpool Echo Arena & Convention Centre
Tue 26 Nov
£21.50–£39.50 / 0844 800 0400
- 18:30
Wed 27 Nov
£21.50–£39.50 / 0844 800 0400
- 18:30
Thu 28 Nov
£21.50–£39.50 / 0844 800 0400
- 18:30
Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
Tue 3 Dec
£21.50–£39.50 / 0114 256 5656
- 19:30
Wed 4 Dec
£21.50–£39.50 / 0114 256 5656
- 19:30
Thu 5 Dec
£21.50–£39.50 / 0114 256 5656
- 19:30
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Lucky Sods
- Directed by: Colin Woods
- Written by: John Godber
John Godber's play about a couple who win the lottery jackpot and the cracks which start to appear in their marriage.
Rotherham Civic Theatre
Wed 19 Jun
£7.50 / 01709 823621
- 19:15
Thu 20 Jun
£7.50 / 01709 823621
- 19:15
Fri 21 Jun
£7.50 / 01709 823621
- 19:15
Sat 22 Jun
£7.50 / 01709 823621
- 19:15
Milkshake! Live: Channel 5 And Premier Stage Productions
Children's show starring presenters from the TV channel, plus familiar characters including Little Princess, Scruff, Noddy, Tessie Bear, Roary, Big Chris, FiFi and Bumble.
Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
Mon 22 Jul
£12 (Children £10; £40) / 0844 854 2776
- 13:00
- 15:30
Beck Theatre, Hayes
Fri 2 Aug
£13 (Children £11; £44) / 020 8561 8371
- 13:00
- 15:30
G Live, Guildford
Sat 29 Jun
£14 (Children £12; £48) / 0844 770 1797
- 13:00
- 15:30
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Moby Dick! The Musical
- Directed by: Matthew Prince
- Written by: Hereward Kaye
St Godley's School for Young Ladies is facing bankruptcy and decide to stage their own musical version of Melville's novel, Moby Dick. After casting herself as Captain Ahab, the headmistress leads her anarchic, St Trinian-esque pupils on a romp through one of America's literary classics.
Bridewell Theatre, London EC4Y
Wed 19 Jun
£15 (£12.50) / 020 7353 3331
- 19:30
Thu 20 Jun
£15 (£12.50) / 020 7353 3331
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£15 (£12.50) / 020 7353 3331
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£15 (£12.50) / 020 7353 3331
- 14:30
- 19:30




