The Play’s the Thing

Haunting du Maurier story comes to Salisbury

DAPHNE du Maurier’s Don’t Look Now, a haunting story of loss and mystery, mainly set in Venice, was memorably filmed with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland. Now a stage adaptation, by West Country writer Nell Leyshon, comes to Salisbury Playhouse from 29th October to 15th November. This co-production with the New Wolsey Theatre at Ipswich…

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Poirot on the Nile

ONE of Agatha Christie’s most exotic murder mysteries – Death on the Nile – comes to Bath Theatre Royal from Tuesday 21st to Saturday 25th October in a lavish new Fiery Angel production, starring Mark Hadfield as Hercule Poirot. On board a luxurious cruise under the heat of the Egyptian sun, a couple’s idyllic honeymoon…

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Go Wild with touring theatre

WHAT does the word “wild” mean to you? Is it standing at the edge of a raging sea or being lifted up and spat out of a whirling tornado, running for your life through the streets or coming face to face with a wolf; the animal within that can’t always be tamed or the wilderness…

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From the Barn to the West End

CIRENCESTER’s exciting little theatre, the Barn, is making a name for its adventurous programming, with new plays that go on to tour the region or nationally. Now the Barn’s hilarious production of I’m Sorry, Prime Minister is headed for the West End, and will be at the Apollo Theatre from 30th January to 9th May…

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The greatest show gets a new staging at Bristol

A NEW stage adaptation of the hugely popular film The Greatest Showman comes to Bristol Hippodrome next year, from 15th March 2026 to 10th May, with a cast led by Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks. Based on the 20th Century Studios motion picture with story by Jenny Bicks, songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul…

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An Old English epic retold in dance

THE great Old English epic poem of Beowulf gets a remarkable new look when the award-winning circus company Nikki & JD and dance-theatre company Lost Dog strip the story back to its physical essentials in Fireside, an open air circus, dance and theatre performance with fire and live music, on the Pavilion field at Gillingham…

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The executioner’s story

GALLOWS humour is a curious aspect of the human psyche – laughter is the best antidote to fear, probably. The laughs are dark and the subject matter even darker when Ha Hum Ah Theatre brings its new play, Making A Killing, on tour locally and coming to Dorset with Artsreach on 11th and 14th November….

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Tangled up in Rome

TANGLE Theatre brings its unique African-Caribbean style to a new Shakespearean production on tour this autumn, continuing this exciting company’s commitment to presenting classic dramas in new and surprising ways. This year’s tour bring Julius Caesar, to theatres across the region until 25th October. With a cast of five, this fast-moving production drives through the…

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