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Princess Mononoke: Whole Hog Theatre
The first theatrical staging of Hayao Miyazaki's renowned animated film, using giant puppets made from recycled materials, visceral, physical storytelling and original live music. Young warrior Ashitaka is a marked man. Cursed by a demon god whilst defending his village, he must leave his home forever to seek a cure.
The New Diorama Theatre, London NW1
Wed 19 Jun
£13.50; £15 (£11; £12.50) / 0844 209 0344
- 19:30
Thu 20 Jun
£13.50; £15 (£11; £12.50) / 0844 209 0344
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£13.50; £15 (£11; £12.50) / 0844 209 0344
- 19:30
Soul Sister
Musical telling the life stories of Ike and Tina Turner, with all the classic hits, from 'River Deep Mountain High' to 'Simply the Best'.
Bristol Hippodrome
Mon 1 Jul
£10–£35 / 0844 847 2325
Tue 2 Jul
£10–£35 / 0844 847 2325
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Mon 26 Aug
£10–£35 / 0870 060 6620
Tue 27 Aug
£10–£35 / 0870 060 6620
Wed 28 Aug
£10–£35 / 0870 060 6620
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Mon 5 Aug
£10–£35 / 0870 606 3536
Tue 6 Aug
£10–£35 / 0870 606 3536
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Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales
Brand new show from award-winning Scamp Theatre (Stick Man). Adapted from the bestselling books written by Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler (creators of The Gruffalo). A magical collection of Julia Donaldson’s most popular titles including Tiddler, The Smartest Giant in Town and A…
Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Traf Takeover: Pinter Shorts (Family Voices & Victoria Station)
- Directed by: Edward Stambollouian
- Written by: Harold Pinter
Director Edward Stambollouian directs a cast including Joanna Lumley and Andrew Scott, in two of Harold Pinter's short plays.
Trafalgar Studios, London SW1A
Thu 27 Jun
Studio 1
£5 With any ticket to The Hothouse, but not Mon 15 ticket / 0844 871 7627
- 18:00
Sat 29 Jun
Studio 1
£5 With any ticket to The Hothouse, but not Mon 15 ticket / 0844 871 7627
- 18:00
Zippos Circus: Carnaval
The newest show from the well-travelled circus, featuring horse rider Nicky de Neumann, a bunch of motorbikes in a giant ball known as the 'Globe of Death' and the flying acrobats of Havana Troupe, among many other circus favourites.
Baird Park, Stonehaven
Sun 28 Jul
Prices vary
The Falkirk Stadium
…and 3 more dates until 7 JulGorden Park, Ellon
Thu 11 Jul
Prices vary
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- North Links, Fraserburgh
- Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh
- The Show Field, Nairn
- West Links, Banff
- West Links, Peterhead
The All New Gaiety Whirl
The Gaiety's summer variety extravaganza is brought back to life by Michael Courtney and guests such as award-winning magic act Safire and acclaimed soprano Elizabeth Atkinson.
Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
Mon 24 Jun
£16.50 (£15.50 ; £2 off tickets bought before May 13) / 01292 288235
- 19:30
Tue 25 Jun
£16.50 (£15.50 ; £2 off tickets bought before May 13) / 01292 288235
- 19:30
Wed 26 Jun
£16.50 (£15.50 ; £2 off tickets bought before May 13) / 01292 288235
- 19:30
The Comedy Of Errors
- Written by: Shakespeare
A production of Shakespeare's famous comedy about mistaken identity.
Rutland Open Air Theatre, Stamford
Wed 19 Jun
Tolethorpe Hall
£10 preview; £13; £15; £18; £18 (£12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; Children £7.50) / 01780 756133
- 19:45
Thu 20 Jun
Tolethorpe Hall
£10 preview; £13; £15; £18; £18 (£12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; Children £7.50) / 01780 756133
- 19:45
Fri 21 Jun
Tolethorpe Hall
£10 preview; £13; £15; £18; £18 (£12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; Children £7.50) / 01780 756133
- 19:45
Dora the Explorer Live
A live musical adventure with Dora as she sets off in search of the City of Lost Toys with help from Map, Backpack, Boots, Diego and, of course, the audience!
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Tue 25 Jun
£16–£18 (Children £14–£16) / 01274 432000
- 16:00
Wed 26 Jun
£16–£18 (Children £14–£16) / 01274 432000
- 10:00
- 13:00
- 16:00
Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
Wed 19 Jun
£16 (Children £14; £55–£65) / 01892 530613
- 10:00
- 13:00
- 16:00
Thu 20 Jun
£16 (Children £14; £55–£65) / 01892 530613
- 10:00
- 13:00
Beck Theatre, Hayes
Tue 16 Jul
£17–£19 (Children £15–£17; £59–£69) / 020 8561 8371
- 16:00
Wed 17 Jul
£17–£19 (Children £15–£17; £59–£69) / 020 8561 8371
- 10:00
- 13:00
- 16:00
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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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Magic Of The Musicals
Peterborough Male Voice Choir, Peterborough Voices and Peterborough Youth Choir team up with a live band and special guest soloists for an evening of show tunes including classics from South Pacific, Oliver, Les Miserables, Beauty And The Beast and The Sound of Music.
Voyager Academy, Peterborough
Sat 20 Jul
£18 (£15.50; £15.50; Children £9) / 01733 383888
- 19:30 – 21:30
Phantom of the Opera
Fife Youth Music Theatre present Andrew Lloyd Webber's classical musical about the mysterious man in the mask.
Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Thu 25 Jul
£15 (£12.50) / 01592 583302
- 19:15
Fri 26 Jul
£15 (£12.50) / 01592 583302
- 19:15
Sat 27 Jul
£15 (£12.50) / 01592 583302
- 14:15
Room on the Broom
Songs, laughs and scary fun for children with stories of witches, cats, dogs, birds and frogs. Ages 3+.
Buxton Opera House
Sun 25 Aug
£12 (Family £33–£44) / 0845 127 2190
The Forum Theatre, Billingham
G Live, Guildford
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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
Three Phantoms
Three men who have taken on the role of the Phantom – Earl Carpenter, Matt Cammelle and Stephen John Davis – along with Rebecca Caine, perform songs from the musical.
Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
Wed 6 Nov
£29.50 (£27.50) / 01892 530613
- 19:30
Thu 7 Nov
£29.50 (£27.50) / 01892 530613
- 19:30
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Fri 20 Sep
£22–£33 / 0844 871 7607
Sat 21 Sep
£22–£33 / 0844 871 7607
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Wed 16 Oct
£22–£33 / 0870 060 6620
Thu 17 Oct
£22–£33 / 0870 060 6620
Also on at:
- Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
- Darlington Civic Theatre
- Edinburgh Festival Theatre
- His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
- Hull New Theatre
- Lighthouse: Poole's Centre for the Arts
- New Victoria Theatre, Woking
- New Wimbledon Theatre, London SW19
- Opera House, Manchester
- Princess Theatre, Torquay
- Richmond Theatre
- Sands Centre, Carlisle
Being Tommy Cooper
- Directed by: Cecily Boys
- Written by: Tom Green
In a small Las Vegas hotel room, the up-and-coming comedian Tommy Cooper faces his first failure. A warring relationship with his manager, plus the prospect of his show's early closure, Cooper lashes out. Comedy-drama written by Tom Green.
Palace Theatre, Newark
Thu 20 Jun
£14 (Children £13; £13; £12.50) / 01636 655755
- 19:30
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
Wed 19 Jun
£10–£25 / 0844 871 7649
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Mon 24 Jun
£14–£19.50 / 0131 248 4848
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back to topThe Comedy Of Errors
- Written by: William Shakespeare
A version of Shakespeare's shortest and best loved farcical comedy set to the magical music of Motown.
Capel Manor Gardens, London EN1
Sat 22 Jun
£13 (£10; Children £10; £40) / 0845 612 2122
- 19:30 – 22:00
The Crucible: Woodlands Drama Group
- Written by: Arthur Miller
The Crucible is Arthur Miller's powerful dramatisation of the Salem Witch Trials. Children of a Puritan village in Massachusetts are suspected of witchcraft. To protect themselves from burning at the stake they accuse others. Events spiral out of control and many innocent villagers are tried, found guilty and perish.
Harrogate Theatre
Wed 19 Jun
Studio
£8 / 01423 502116
- 19:30
Thu 20 Jun
Studio
£8 / 01423 502116
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
Studio
£8 / 01423 502116
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
Studio
£8 / 01423 502116
- 14:30
- 19:30
Dad's Army (The Lost Episodes)
A staged performance of some episodes of the famous TV sitcom.
Rutland Open Air Theatre, Stamford
Tue 9 Jul
Tolethorpe Hall
£10 preview; £13; £13; £15; £18 (£12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50) / 01780 756133
- 19:45
Wed 10 Jul
Tolethorpe Hall
£10 preview; £13; £13; £15; £18 (£12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50) / 01780 756133
- 19:45
Thu 11 Jul
Tolethorpe Hall
£10 preview; £13; £13; £15; £18 (£12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; £12–£14; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50; Children £7.50) / 01780 756133
- 19:45
The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable
- Directed by: Felix Barrett
Temple Pictures studios are where dreamers exist on the edge of the film industry, where fantasy desperately clings onto realism yet disappears into a hallucinatory place. Punchdrunk's latest promenade work is inspired by Buchner's Woyzeck. Directed by Felix Barrett and Maxine Doyle. Comfortable footwear required, not…
Punchdrunk At Temple Studios, London W2
Thu 20 Jun
£29.50 preview; £39.50; £47.50 / 020 7452 3000
- 19:00
Fri 21 Jun
£29.50 preview; £39.50; £47.50 / 020 7452 3000
- 18:00
Sat 22 Jun
£29.50 preview; £39.50; £47.50 / 020 7452 3000
- 17:00
Hairy MacLary & Friends
Meet the doggy crew and their feline antagonists in a musical for those aged 3+ based on the enormously popular books.
macrobert, Stirling
Wed 3 Jul
£8.50 (£7.50) / 01786 466666
The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Glamorous Amorous
The Lady Boys present their world-famous show with renditions of J-Lo, Whitney, Kylie et al.
Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Tue 27 Aug
£25 (£23) / 01246 345222
- 19:30
Wed 28 Aug
£25 (£23) / 01246 345222
- 19:30
Thu 29 Aug
£25 (£23) / 01246 345222
- 19:30
The Citadel, Ayr
Fri 30 Aug
£22.50 (£21) / 01246 345222
- 19:30
macrobert, Stirling
Mon 29 Jul
£22.50 (Seniors £20.50; Students £20.50) / 01246 345222
- 20:00
Tue 30 Jul
£22.50 (Seniors £20.50; Students £20.50) / 01246 345222
- 20:00
Wed 31 Jul
£22.50 (Seniors £20.50; Students £20.50) / 01246 345222
- 20:00
The Lady Boys of Bangkok - Glamorous Amorous Tour
Join the festivities as the cast take you on a parade through comedy, cabaret and carnival beat with 16 of the world's most entrancing beauties, perfect makeup, stunning costumes, iconic numbers and fabulous choreography.
Albert Halls, Bolton
Wed 9 Oct
£21.50 (£20) / 01204 334400
- 19:30
Grand Opera House, York
Tue 29 Oct
£21.50–£23.50 / 0844 871 3024
Grimsby Auditorium
Wed 30 Oct
£23.50 / 0870 607 7461
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Little Women: The Broadway Musical: Appeal Theatre
- Written by: Allan Knee (book)
Based on Louisa May Alcott's own family experiences and novel, Little Women follows the adventures of Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March as they grow up in Civil War America.
New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Wed 19 Jun
£8.50–£15; £10 / 01473 295900
- 19:45
Thu 20 Jun
£8.50–£15; £10 / 01473 295900
- 19:45
Fri 21 Jun
£8.50–£15; £10 / 01473 295900
- 19:45
Sat 22 Jun
£8.50–£15; £10 / 01473 295900
- 14:30
- 19:45
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
National Theatre Connections Festival
Youth theatre groups from across the UK team up with the National Theatre to present a series of public performances, with a different double bill each night.
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
£8 (£5; Members £3) / 0131 248 4848
- 19:30
Thu 20 Jun
£8 (£5; Members £3) / 0131 248 4848
- 19:30
Fri 21 Jun
£8 (£5; Members £3) / 0131 248 4848
- 19:30
Sat 22 Jun
£8 (£5; Members £3) / 0131 248 4848
- 19:30
