The Importance of Being Oscar ★★★★
Micheál Mac Liammóir’s witty and heart-rending biographical drama ‘The Importance of Being Oscar’ comes to London’s Park Theatre this summer.
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The Cherry Orchard at the RSC ★★★
‘The Cherry Orchard’ is a timeless tale of the human reluctance to change.
Hit Machine ★★★
Music may be the hook, but Jonathan Caren’s ‘Hit Machine’ is really an exploration of the messy harmony and discord of brotherhood.
The Oresteia – Bridge Theatre ★★★★
Simon Stone’s full-length, full-bodied gore-fest ‘The Oresteia’ arrives at the Bridge Theatre on this long, hot summer.
Shear Madness – The Mill at Sonning ★★★★
Sally Hughes brings Pörtner’s hair-brained criminal sitcom ‘Shear Madness’ to The Mill at Sonning’s dinner theatre this summer.
Calendar Girls the Musical – Stephen Joseph Theatre ★★★★★
The true story of a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute became a global sensation and now comes home to Scarborough as an award-winning musical, ‘Calendar Girls The Musical’
Brassed Off – Leeds Playhouse ★★★★★
Featuring live music from local brass bands, Leeds Playhouse revives ‘Brassed Off’ on stage thirty years after the film won people’s hearts
BBC Big Band – Birmingham Rep ★★★★
Anything Goes in the BBC Big Band’s tribute to two pioneers of the Great American Songbook
The Corinthian – A Play, A Pie and A Pint ★★★★
Joe McCann’s ‘The Corinthian’ reveals the story of the world’s first Black international footballer
Dracula (touring) ★★★★
Bram Stoker’s iconic character is transformed into the ballet ‘ Dracula’ to the music of Bach, Rachmaninov, Saint-Saëns, and Debussy