Theatre

Death of a Salesman is on a UK tour

Review Death of a Salesman UK tour at Birmingham Rep left me staggered

From Pride and Prejudice to Hamilton and Sleeping Beauty, here's 25 theatre shows coming to the North West you can't afford to miss in 2025.

Theatre Highlights of 2025: 25 shows coming to the North West

Kerry Katona teams up with Katie Price for a "tell-all tour" across UK theatres

Kerry Katona and Katie Price in "tell-all tour" across UK theatres

Actress Kang Myung Joo has died of cancer aged 54. She is pictured with her daughter. Photo by X.

Beloved actress dies age 54 after battle with cancer

Midsomer Murders is heading to the stage with a new theatre adaptation

Midsomer Murders adapted into stage play premiering this autumn

“Trailblazing” actress, Annie Joe Edwards, has died at the age of 76

“Trailblazing” actress Annie Joe Edwards dies age 76

Driftwood is touring UK theatres

Driftwood: Tsunami of family emotions in a show not to be missed

Veteran actor Bruce French passed away in Los Angeles due to complications from Alzheimer’s. Photo: Getty Images

Soap star Bruce French has died at the age of 79

TikTok star Charli D’Amelio was 'knocked out' when part of the set fell on her while she was performing in the Broadway show & Juliet. Photo by Getty Images.

Star 'knocked out' after part of set falls on her on Broadway stage

Wale Ojo and Theo Ogundipe in Death and the King’s Horseman.

Review: Death and the King’s Horseman at Crucible, Sheffield

Beloved Korean actress Jang Mi Ja has died aged 84 after a long-term illness. Photo by Korean Broadcast Performers’ Union.

Beloved actress who starred in 'iconic dramas' dies after long illness

Beloved Israeli actor and comedian Ze’ev Revach has died at aged 84. Photo by X.

Beloved actor and comedian dies at 84 - tributes to 'popular' star

Actress Joan Plowright after being made a dame by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace in London in 2004

Award-winning actress Joan Plowright dies

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is one of a number of family friendly shows that ATG Tickets have slashed ticket prices for as part of their January 2025 sale.

The brilliant family-friendly shows offering huge January savings

Alan Cumming is back to front season two of the American version of The Traitors.

The Traitors US: Profile of host Alan Cumming - including net worth

The Natural History Museum’s Dinosaurs Live! is among the shows with January sale discounts

Full list of every theatre in the UK with huge January sale savings

The Vivienne found dead by dad and stepmum days before planned move and holiday

The Vivienne found dead days before planned holiday
The Vivienne, winner of the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, was reportedly found dead by their father and stepmother, just days before they were set to move into a new £400,000 home and go on a holiday.
Rahmah Ghazali

Sir David Jason visited the cast of Only Fools and Horses: The Musical during its three-week run in London.

Only Fools and Horses musical stars hit with racist abuse on stage

Samuel West as Malvolio in Twelfth Night (photo: Helen Murray)

Doctor Who and All Creatures stars shine in bittersweet RSC comedy

Musical star Kyle Birch has died at 26. Photo: kbirch27/Instagram

Musical theatre star Kyle Birch has died at 26

Timothy West with wife Prunella Scales

Timothy West died at exact time theatre actors take "half-hour call"

Tony Award winning actress and soap star Helen Gallagher has died aged 98

Award winning soap actress Helen Gallagher dies aged 98

Yvonne McGuinness and Cillian Murphy attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy buys cinema in Ireland

Bent Mejding’s actress wife Susse Wold paid tribute to him on Facebook and revealed his cause of death. Photo: Bent Mejding/Facebook

Danish actor and stage director Bent Mejding has died at 87

The news of Antonio Miguel’s passing was announced on social media by the National Association of Interpreters (ANDI).

90s soap star Miguel Antonio González Sánchez has died

Jack Holden in the incredible KENREX.

Kenrex: Gripping true-crime performance puts dramatic genius on show

Peaky Blinders costume designer Stephanie Collie has died at 60

Peaky Blinders costume designer Stephanie Collie has died at 60

With The Telegraph publishing their 48 UK counties list, what areas of the UK came out on top in the fields of history and culture in 2024?

The 9 most desirable English counties for history and culture
Let the arguments regarding whose county is better begin, as The Telegraph release its annual ranking
Benjamin Jackson

Will Keen, left as Iago, and John Douglas Thompson as Othello in the RSC's new production of Othello

Review RSC Othello 'frustrating despite moments of brilliance'

Our Little Hour: the musical based on the life of Walter Tull

Loz Samuels pictured outside the world's smallest theatre - a former public loo in Malvern, UK.

We're revamping the world’s smallest theatre...a former public loo

Star of stage and screen, Myra McFayden, has died at the age of 68

Mamma Mia! actress Myra McFayden has died at the age of 68

After its celebrated run in 2023, Stranger Things: The First Shadow returns to the Phoenix Theatre in London this month before heading to Broadway in 2025.

What is the storyline behind Stranger Things: The First Shadow?

Singaporean actor Shahid Nasheer has died at 28

Singaporean actor Shahid Nasheer has died at 28

Veteran Bollywood actor Atul Parchure, a beloved figure in both Marathi and Hindi industry, has died aged 57.

Veteran Bollywood actor dies

& Juliet is on its first UK Tour

I saw hit show ahead of city visit and now know why fans go crazy

Actorand director Polly March has died at the age of 77. March is photographed performing as Madam Arcati, as well as director, in Malta Amateur Dramatic Club's (MADC) Blithe Spirit at The MADC Playhouse in 2015. Photo by Facebook/MADC.

Renowned actor and director dies two weeks before start of latest show

Like it or not, pantomime season has arrived - but what is the history of the polarising artform we've come to love and/or loathe this time of year?

Explainer The complete history of pantomimes and their origins

Broadway star Gavin Creel has died at the age of 48, just two months after being diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma.

Broadway star Gavin Creel dies two months after rare cancer diagnosis

The FUREYS

The FUREYS: Legends of Irish Music & Song go on tour

Katie Price is set to appear in a pantomime this season, but who are some of the other familiar faces appearing on stage this year?

What familiar faces from TV are appearing in Pantomimes this season?

Looking for something that's not pantomime to end 2024 with? What about some of our theatre suggestions across Yorkshire before the end of 2024?

19 exciting events happening in Yorkshire before the end of 2024

Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds spoke to Benjamin Jackson as he continues rehearsals before Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds begins it's nationwide tour in 2025.

Enter Shikari star on his hopes ahead of War of the Worlds tour

NOW That's What I Call A Musical

NOW That's What I Call A Musical: 80s icons send true friends wild

Newsreader Jane Deane has died at the age of 70

Newsreader Jane Deane has died at the age of 70

Sam Tutty and Dujonna Gift star in Two Strangers(Carry a cake across New York) at Criterion Theatre

I saw cheapest musical and this is why everyone's rushing to see it

Back to the Future The Musical at London's Adelphi Theatre has been named among the best value tickets on sale in the capital

Cheapest 10 London theatre shows to see this Summer from £17.90

Steve Sweeney, known as plank in Guy Ritchie’s 1998 film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, has died aged 74. Picture: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels actor dies aged 74

Sir Ian McKellen has said he is “looking forward to returning to work” after he fell from a West End stage earlier this week. Picture: Dave Benett/Getty Images for The

Sir Ian McKellen health update

Sir Ian McKellen was rushed to hospital on Monday evening after falling off of a West End stage. (Credit: Getty Images)

Acting legend hospitalised

The big winners of the Tony Awards 2024 included musical 'Merrily We Go Along', starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff. (Credit: Getty Images)

Tony Awards 2024: full list of winners

Six the Musical

Six The Musical: Smart, sassy and incredibly fun

Actor Ron Simons, who was a four time Tony-Award winning producer, has died at 63. Picture: Getty

Actor dies 'unexpectedly'

The Three Inch Fools perform Comedy of Errors outdoors

Perfect riot of Englishness as Shakespeare finds its ideal setting

Just Stop Oil protesters rushed the stage of the Sondheim Theatre in London while a performance of Les Miserable was ongoing. (Credit: Just Stop Oil/PA Wire)

Les Miserables protesters sentenced

The Cabot Theatre has apologised after Jaws actor Richard Dreyfuss was accused of making offensive remarks during a question-and-answer session. Picture: Getty Images for TCM

Star in 'racist & homophobic rant'

Shooting stars: see Bonnie And Clyde The Musical when it comes to Nottingham's Theatre Royal. (Photo by Richard Davenport)©Richard Davenport

Huge UK tour cancelled