Lighthorne Drama Group present Netherthere, written and directed by Steve Farr at The Lighthorne Village Hall, from Wednesday 2 December to Saturday 5 December 2026. Preview by Charles Essex Netherthere, written and directed by Steve Farr, is a tour around the eponymous village, influenced by the style of Under Milk Wood. Many short episodic scenes cascade together to show the humorous dysfunctionalities at the heart of a modern English village. Addictions, divorce, illn

Father Christmas. Photo by Genevieve Girling. The Belgrade Theatre will also be playing host to the stage adaptation of Raymond Briggs’s much-loved classic Father Christmas, between Thursday 3 December and Sunday 27 December in the B2 Theatre. Preview Join Santa as he awakes from a dream of sun, sea and sand only to find it is the busiest day of the year: Christmas Eve. Watch as he prepares for his Christmas deliveries, feeds his reindeer and finally takes flight into the sno

Craig Hollingsworth, Abiola Falokun and Iain Lauchlan. Photo by Joe Bailey. Beauty and the Beast, written and directed by, and also starring the award-winning Iain Lauchlan, at the Belgrade Theatre from Wednesday 18 November until Saturday 2 January 2027. Preview Things are looking bleak for beautiful Belle! Kidnapped by a frightening Beast, she is locked away in a terrifying castle with little hope of escape. But unbeknownst to her, the Beast is actually a handsome prin

Kineton Amateur Dramatic Society (KADS) present Witness For The Prosecution by Agatha Christie. Directed by Lauren Worrall at Kineton Village Hall from 18 – 21 November 2026. Preview by Charles Essex Agatha Christie’s courtroom thriller is an enduring classic of the theatre. Packed with twists, deception and unexpected revelations, this gripping mystery follows the trial of a young man accused of a shocking murder, where nothing is quite as it seems. Enhanced with elements

Julius Caesar Company. Photo by Helen Maybanks. Landmark RSC and KPPL Production of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare arrives at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon after five-week tour of schools around U.K. This Phyllida Lloyd production will also include a series of After Show Talks. Running from 5 November to 28 November. Preview The Royal Shakespeare Company, in partnership with KPPL Productions, will see Phyllida Lloyd’s acclaimed all-female production of Julius C

The Three Musketeers. Photo © RSC. The RSC and Told By An Idiot present The Three Musketeers by Paul Hunter from the novel by Alexandre Dumas. At the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford from 28 November to 9 January 2027. Preview The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Told by an Idiot have announced the full cast for The Three Musketeers, a thrilling new take on Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel, adapted and directed by Told by an Idiot Co-founder and Artistic Director Paul

Box Tale Soup in association with the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham present The Wind in the Willows. At the Collingwood Centre Hall, Rugby CV22 5DZ on Wednesday 28 October at 2pm. Preview Looking for something different to do with the children this October half term? For one afternoon, swap screens and sofas for the riverbank, the Wild Wood and the wonderfully chaotic world of Mr Toad. Kenneth Grahame’s much-loved story comes to life with imaginative theatre, beautifully craft

The hosts Paul Reeve and Katie Merrygold-Wood. Photo courtesy of Stratford Musical Theatre Company. Stratford Musical Theatre Company brings The Great British Bake Off Musical to Rother Street Arts House, from 4-7 November 2026. Directed by Judi Walton, musical direction by David Llewelyn-Jones and choreography by Becky Farrell. Preview The tent is going up in Stratford this November as Stratford Musical Theatre Company brings The Great British Bake Off Musical to Roth

L-R: Dean Sheridan as Jack Manningham, Juliet Swan Seaton as Bella Manningham and Dan Gough as Rough. Photo by Gwyn Davies, Post Production Guy Devine. Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton at The Talisman Theatre, Kenilworth from 2 to 7 November. Directed by Julien Rosa. Preview by Sharon Sully and Guy Devine. Flickering lights, unexplained noises and a growing sense of dread…The Talisman Theatre in Kenilworth invites audiences into a world of deception and suspense as Patrick Hami

Pulp Theatre is thrilled to announce its second production, ‘Tabu’ , written and directed by Zach Lonberg. Part of GrimeFest running from 20-31 October. Tabu runs from 24 – 27 October. The venue is located in the basement of The Curtains Up Pub, 28a Comeragh Road, West Kensington, London W14 9HR. Preview by Emilia Matyja. "Sex always sells – we're just the newest trade in the world's oldest profession. " In the age of AI, Tabu is the start-up of everyone’s nightmares. Letti

Nia Towle and Amanda Root. Photo by Johan Persson. Middlemarch Parts 1 & 2, by George Eliot, at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 28 October to 16 January 2027. Written by Nina Raine (Consent, Tribes, Tiger Country) and co-produced with Second Half Productions. Directed by Jeremy Herrin. Preview The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has released production photography for Middlemarch, George Eliot’s expansive study on provincial life, written by Nina Raine (Consent, T

The cast of Waiting for Anya. Photo by Taylor Redshaw. Waiting for Anya, performed by the Junior Members of the Masqueraders Theatrical Society at St Paul’s Church, Stockingford, Nuneaton, from 5 – 7 November. Preview The Masqueraders’ junior members are looking forward to bringing this Michael Morpurgo book to life and telling the incredible story of children being smuggled across the border to safety during world war 2. Simon Reade’s stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s

Little Shop of Horrors. Photo courtesy of the Belgrade Theatre. From free detective-themed activities and an interactive murder mystery to the deliciously dark musical Little Shop of Horrors, the Belgrade Theatre has plenty to entertain families in Coventry this October half term. Families looking for ways to keep children entertained over the school holidays can enjoy a packed programme of activities and theatre at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre, with something for budding dete

Entertainment at Brick Lane Music Hall. Photo credit Lucy Hayes. Brick Lane Music Hall presents: ‘Christmas Wonderland’. An all-new festive celebration of music, comedy and variety, with Christmas dining at the world’s only permanent Music Hall venue. Running from 19 November to 19 December 2026. Venue: Brick Lane Music Hall, 443 North Woolwich Road, London E16 2DA. Preview This winter, Brick Lane Music Hall will be transformed into a festive wonderland, welcoming audience

At rehearsals for The Snowman. Jake, Felix, Tate and Tristan (The Boy). Photo courtesy of the Birmingham Rep. Here's a sneak peep of rehearsals for the Christmas classic The Snowman™, which premieres at The Birmingham Rep from tonight, Tuesday 20 October – Sunday 1 November 2026. The Snowman™ has its press night in Birmingham on Thursday 29 October 2026 at 6pm, then heads to the Peacock Theatre, Sadler’s Wells’ home in the West End, for winter 2026, running from Saturday 21 N

Hecuba (Hannah Grainger Clemson). Photo by Richard Smith Photography. Women of Troy written and directed by David Fletcher at The Loft Theatre, Leamington Spa from 28 October until 7 November 2026. Preview Women of Troy brings a powerful story of survival to Loft Theatre Leamington SpaWednesday 28 October until Saturday 7 November. Written and directed by David Fletcher, this new version of Euripides' Greek tragedy explores the devastating human cost of war and the experien

When Darkness Falls by James Milton & Paul Morrissey. At The Priory Theatre, Rosemary Hill Kenilworth from Thursday 22 October to Saturday 31 October. Directed by Connor Cunningham Preview On a stormy night on the small island of Guernsey, a young paranormal expert joins a sceptical history teacher to record the first in a series of podcasts based on the island’s incredible folklore and paranormal history. As the expert regales his horrifying stories, the teacher learns th

Calendar Girls. Photo by Abby Lucy Photography. Calendar Girls The Musical at Rugby Theatre from 24-31 October. Directed by Mark Tolchard. Preview by Rosie Fuller. “We are going to need considerably bigger buns!” A heartwarming musical about ordinary women doing something extraordinary is up next at Rugby Theatre. Based on the true story that inspired the hit film, Calendar Girls, The Musical follows members of a Women’s Institute in Yorkshire, who want to raise money for t

Image courtesy of Playbox Theatre. Massacre at Paris presented by Playbox at The Dream Factory, Warwick from 15 - 17 October 2026 at 7pm. Christopher Marlowe's drama depicting events surrounding St Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572. Preview In 1592, just twenty years after the streets of Paris ran with the blood of Protestants on St Bartholomew’s Day, Marlowe wrote a play that was too dangerous to print whole. Only actor’s mangled memories and audience’s varying recollection

Image by Second Thoughts Productions. Ladies Down Under. Second Thoughts Productions at The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, from 21 October 2026–24 October 2026. Preview by Charles Essex Amanda Whittington’s trilogy of plays about four women who work in a fish processing factory in Hull has proved to be enduringly popular. Ladies Down Under is the second of the series, as the four friends splash their winnings from the races, seen in Ladies Day, on the trip of a lif

Jon Kerr and John-Robert Partridge. Photo by FuzFilms. Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls presented by Tread The Boards at The Attic Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 16 October – 7 November. Preview by Charles Essex. The name Sweeney Todd is well known and the fictitious story has been told in many formats. It started as a serialised story in the ‘penny dreadfuls’, 19th Century cheap popular literature, in which the “Demon Barber” murdered customers in his shop on Fleet St