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The 2020 UK Tour of Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em begins at Churchill Theatre, Bromley on Wednesday 26 February 2020, before playing at Theatre Royal Windsor (24 – 28 March), The Beck Theatre Hayes (31 March – 4 April), Stoke Regent Theatre (14 – 18 April), Aylesbury Waterside Theatre (28 April – 2 May), The Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage (5 – 9 May), Swansea Grand Theatre (9 – 13 June), Leeds Grand Theatre (23 – 27 June) and Kings Theatre Portsmouth (30 June – 4 July).

Full cast includes: Moray Treadwell, David Shaw-Parker, Ben Watson, Joe Pasquale, Sarah Earnshaw, Susie Blake, Peter F Gardiner and Jayne Ashley. 

Brian Cox is set to direct the UK premiere of Joshua Sobol's Sinners - The English Professor. Running from the 25th February-14th March 2020 at The Playground Theatre, the piece will star Nicole Ansari (as Layla) and Adam Sina (Nur).

On the 5th of April, Jason Manford will be hosting the 2020 Olivier Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall. Public tickets are now on sale for Mastercard cardholders via Priceless.com.

Further announcements to be made soon. 

THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY will be closing early on Sunday 3rd May 2020.

The full cast has now been announced for Jonathan Maitland's The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson, which is set to embark on a national tour from 22nd January-14th March 2020.

Cast list as follows: Will Barton returns to lead the cast as Boris Johnson, with Bill Champion as Michael Gove / Winston Churchill, Emma Davies as Margaret Thatcher / Sarah Vine / Chief Whip, Claire Lichie as Marina Wheeler / Boris’s Girlfriend, along with Tim Wallers, who returns to the roles of Evgeny Lebedev / Tony Blair / Huw Edwards.

Direct from its run on the West End in 2018, James Graham's hit comedy Quiz is set to embark on a 20-week tour of the UK and Ireland from August 2020.

Tour venues and dates to be announced. 

Today, it is announced that Samuel Bailey's Shook will transfer to London's West End. Following a record-breaking run at the Southwark Playhouse and a national tour in 2019, the production will play at the Trafalgar Studios from 14th April-9th May. 

Following a sold-out run at the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival, New Voices Theatre will be perfroming Cirque: Voila for one night only at Jackson's Lane, on the 15th of February 2020 at 7:30pm. 

Adapted for the stage by Joseph O'Connor, Theatre Royal Bath's production of Daphne du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel is to continue its tour of the UK.

Currently playing at the Sheffield Lyceum until the 5th of January, the play will run at the Chichester Festival Theatre from the 28th of January-1st of February, before opening at London's Richmond Theatre on the 4th of February 2020. 

From the makers of Thor and Loki and We Can Make You Happy, comes a brand-new musical about anxiety. Everything is Absolutley Fine will play at the Camden People's Theatre from the 7th-11th of April, before embarking on a UK Tour until the 18th.

Tour Venues as follows: Cast, Doncaster (14th April), EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge (16th April), Theatre Clwyd, Mold (17th-18th April). 

Nick Afoa is set to join the touring production of The Lion King as the character of Simba from the 30th of April. Afoa is currently starring in London’s West End production, where he has performed as Simba for three years.

Comedian, actor and singer Jason Manford has been announced as the host of the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard. It will be Manford's third time hosting this most prestigious of ceremonies, celebrating the best of London’s world-leading theatre.

The event will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 5 April.

The UK's leading showcase for new British musical theatre writing, BEAM2020, will run from the 26th-27th March 2020 at the Royal & Derngate, Northhampton. 

BEAM2020 is the largest marketplace of its kind - bringing together key industry figures and talent. Alongside presentations of 41 new musicals in development, BEAM will include masterclasses, networking opportunities, panel discussions and an evening, public-facing showcase in association with ALP’s Signal on Thursday 26th March.

Full information on this years line-up can be found on the theatre's website. 

Olivier award-winning musical Come From Away enters its second year in the West End, welcoming new cast members from the 10th of Febuary 2020. 

These include: Tarinn Callender, James Doherty, Alice Fearn, Kate Graham, and Alasdair Harvey, with Ricardo Castro, Stuart Hickey, Sorelle Marsh, Micha Richardson and Matthew Whennell-Clark.

Kevin Elyot's Coming Clean - a meditation on gay relationships, revived at the Kings Head Theatre in 2017 - begins its West End transfer this month at the Trafalgar Studios, running until the 1st of February 2020.

Starring Lee Knight as Tony, Elliot Hadley as William/Jurgen, Stanton Plummer-Cambridge as Greg and Jonah Rzeskiewicz as Robert. 

Ali Milles' The Croft opens at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on the 22nd of January, before touring the UK until the 18th of April, 2020. 

Directed by the award-winning director Philip Franks and produced by The Original Theatre Company, The Croft will star Gwen Taylor, Caroline Harker, Drew Cain, Lucy Doyle and Simon Roberts.

From the 2nd-11th of April 2020, Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre will play host to The Birthday Party - a new adaptation starring Michelle Collins, Tristan Gemmill and Paul Hickey - ahead of a UK Tour. 

Full tour dates as follows: The Lowry Quays (14-18 April), Oxford Playhouse (21- 25 April), Guildford Yvonne Arnaud (28 April – 2 May), Edinburgh Kings (5-9 May), Norwich Theatre Royal (12-16 May), Cardiff New (26–30 May), Richmond Theatre (2-6 June) and Milton Keynes Theatre (9- 13 June).

New dates have been added to the run of THE BOOK OF MORMON at the Prince of Wales Theatre.: 6th April – 2nd May are now on sale.

MARY POPPINS at The Prince Edward Theatre has been extended. The extension dates are: Monday 8 June 2020 to Sunday 26 July 2020.

The East Midlands touring company New Perspectives announce Co-founder of Ambassador’s Theatre Group, Dame Rosemary Squire, as their first patron.

Nottingham-born Squire, most notable perhaps for co-founding ATG along with her husband, Howard Panter, is largely considered to be one of the most influential people in British theatre. 

Accompanied by the 22-piece London Musical Theatre Orchestra, musical theatre sensation Lucie Jones, star of hit musical Waitress, will perform her first West End solo concert: Lucie Jones Live at the Adelphi at the Adelphi Theatre on Sunday 16 February 2020 at 7pm. 

Tickets on sale from Wednesday the 18th of December. 

Darren Day is set to star alongside Tracie Bennett and Harriet Thorpe in the first UK revival of Jerry Herman's musical, MAME. The production opened to rave reviews at the Hope Mill in Manchester earlier this year, and will play at the Royal & Derngate from the 7th-11th of January 2020 and the Salisbury Playhouse from the 21st-25th January 2020.

Immersive production, The Wolf Of Wall Street, will be hosting an a celebratory New Years Eve after-show party, with plans to see in 2020 in true Jordan Belfort style. 

It will take place from 10:30pm-2:30am, with tickets available to book individually, or as a show and party package. 

The Book Of Mormon has extended its run at the Prince of Wales theatre due to popular demand. The production will now be running until Saturday 19th September, 2020. 

Based on the film of the same name, My Best Friend's Wedding - The Musical is set to premiere at Plymouth Theatre Royal from the 16th-26th of September 2020 ahead of a UK and Ireland tour.

The show will star Alexandra Burke in the title role of Julianne Potter, with further cast announcements expected soon. Rachel Kavanaugh directs; book by Ronald Bass and Jonathan Harvey.

Award-winning Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, will be returning to tour the UK, with performances beginning at Manchester Opera House from 10–26 September 2020. Other tour dates include The Alexandra Birmingham from 29 September–10 October, New Wimbledon Theatre from 13–24 October, New Theatre Oxford from 27 October–7 November, Glasgow King’s Theatre from 10–21 November and Liverpool Empire from 8 December–2 January 2021. Further dates and casting to be announced.

Tickets go on sale Monday 9th December. 

Running from the 29th of November to the 11th of January 2020 at the Kings Head Theatre, Charles Court Opera's The Nativity Panto - A Not-So Silent Night will star Emily Cairns, Meriel Cunningham, Jennie Jacobs, Matthew Kellett and Catrine Kirkman.

The Nativity Panto is written and directed by John Savournin with original music and lyrics by David Eaton, choreography by Damian Czarnecki, and set design by Rachel Szmukler, with lighting design by Ben Pickersgill, and costume design by Mia Wallden and Catrin Short Thyrsson.

Two extra performances of CINDERELLA at Trafalgar Studios have been added on Sunday 5th January – 16:30 & 20:30.

Performances of WAITRESS at the Adelphi Theatre have been extended until 4th July 2020.

The West End Production of Dear Evan Hansen which officially opened last week at the Noël Coward Theatre, today announces a further release of tickets, now booking to 30 May 2020.

THE DRIFTERS GIRL, an new musical about The Drifters, one of the world’s greatest vocal groups, will open in October 2020 at the Garrick Theatre with Beverley Knight starring as Faye Treadwell, the manager of the group.

The producers of the 2017 smash-hit La bohème, present a Puccini double-bill, Opera Undone: Tosca & La bohème, in brand new English versions by David Eaton and Adam Spreadbury-Maher. The production will run at Trafalgar Studios 2 from 5 February to 7 March 2020. Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Artistic Director of the King’s Head Theatre, will also direct the production, with musical direction from David Eaton. Opera Undone: Tosca & La bohème will have national press nights on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 February 2020 for the two casts.

Public booking opens tomorrow, Tuesday 17 September at 8.30am for The Jamie Lloyd Company’s production of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, freely adapted by Martin Crimp, directed by Jamie Lloyd and starring the Golden Globe and Olivier Award nominated James McAvoy.

Disney’s The Lion King is now on sale for performances Tuesday 18 February – Saturday 30 May 2020.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF today announces a final extension until 2 November at the Playhouse Theatre.

BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical will open at the Manchester Opera House on 20 February 2020 for a strictly limited 12-week season, finishing on 17 May, prior to transferring to the West End.

THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13¾ - THE MUSICAL will open at the Ambassadors Theatre for a limited season from 15 June until 12 October 2019, with a Gala Night on Tuesday 2 July. Tickets go on sale from 5 April.

THRILLER LIVE has been extended with additional dates from October 1st 2019 to April 5th 2020. The period from Tuesday December, 17th – Sunday January, 5th is not on sale yet.

The Phantom of the Opera extends to Saturday 4^th April 2020. The period from Monday 23^rd to Saturday 4^th January 2020 is not on sale yet.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is now booking until 28 September.

Due to an injury this week, Louise Redknapp has had to temporarily withdraw from performing the role of Violet in 9 to 5 The Musical. Louise is no longer able to properly rehearse the show in the remaining time left before opening. Louise will start performances sometime towards the end of March/early April 2019. The name of the actress stepping in to play the role in Louise’s absence will be announced shortly. Please contact us if you would like to exchange your tickets to a performance when Louise has returned to the show.

The show will be returning to The Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith for a third year running from 11 to 29 December 2019 with an extra week of performances.

The Comedy About A Bank Robbery has extended its booking period at the Criterion Theatre, playing until 3rd November 2019, as well as announcing a new cast for its run.

Those joining the cast are Julia Frith (Caprice Freeboys), Liam Jeavons (Mitch Ruscitti), Jack Whittle (Sam Monaghan) and Jean-Luke Worrell (Warren Slax). On 15th January 2019, Gareth Tempest (Mitch Ruscitti) and Emily Stott (Caprice Freeboys) join the cast. The cast continuing in their roles include Samson Ajewole (Cooper), Jenna Augen (Ruth Monaghan), Jack Baldwin (Officer Randal Shuck), Leonard Cook (Robin Freeboys) and Chris Leask (Everyone Else).

Wicked the Musical has been extended from to Saturday 30th November. Tickets are nwo on sale.

Cameron Mackintosh announced today further dates for the UK and Ireland tour of LES MISÉRABLES. In addition to the previously announced dates, the musical will also play Plymouth Theatre Royal (11 June – 6 July 2019), Bradford Alhambra (9 July – 10 August 2019), Liverpool Empire (9 – 26 October 2019) and Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff (26 November 2019 – 4 January 2020).

Tonight, Wednesday (14 November) Delfont Mackintosh Theatres will be undertaking some significant work on their system. The work will commence at 8.15pm. This means the following shows and venues will be affected during this time:

• Aladdin, Prince Edward Theatre
• All About Eve, Noel Coward Theatre
• Bill Bailey - Larks In Transit, Wyndham's Theatre
• The Book Of Mormon, Prince of Wales Theatre
• The Catherine Tate Show Live, Wyndham's Theatre
• Company, Gielgud Theatre
• The Height Of The Storm, Wyndham's Theatre
• The Inheritance Part 1 & 2, Noel Coward Theatre
• Les Miserables, Queen's Theatre
• The Price, Wyndham's Theatre

The work will be completed in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The Book of Mormon has been extended and is now running until 2nd March 2019.

The Simon and Garfunkel Story have added further performances to their run at the Lyric theatre and will now be performing into 2019.

This show is now booking until 24th June 2019.

Europe’s largest immersive survival experience, Variant 31 arrives at a secret Central London location from 13 April 2019.This brand new, adrenaline-fuelled immersive show allows audiences to answer the question - ‘What would you do inside a horror movie?’ Putting you dead-centre in the action, this one-of-a-kind experience requires immense bravery and rewards survival skills while testing friendships and teamwork, like never before. In a vast interactive environment completely under your control, your choices will have consequences, and not all players will succeed. Packed with cutting edge technology and a host of hair-raising theatrical surprises, this game is not for the faint-hearted!

The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre has been extended until Saturday 1st June 2019.