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KayCee Stroh as Ms Darbus, with the full company of Hope Mill Theatre's production of Disney's High School Musical at Salford's Lowry. All pics: Matt Crockett

KayCee Stroh as Ms Darbus, with the full company of Hope Mill Theatre's production of Disney's High School Musical at Salford's Lowry. All pics: Matt Crockett

Disney's High School Musical

West End star Joel Montague - who will play the title character in Leeds Playhouse's Christmas show 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' - with Playhouse artistic director Tom Wright (right). Pic: Mike Pinches

West End star Joel Montague - who will play the title character in Leeds Playhouse's Christmas show 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' - with Playhouse artistic director Tom Wright (right). Pic: Mike Pinches

Joel Montague to star as the Grinch at Leeds Playhouse

Rose Shalloo as Nell in Grosvenor Park's open air production of Nell Gwynn. All pics: Pamela Raith

Rose Shalloo as Nell in Grosvenor Park's open air production of Nell Gwynn. All pics: Pamela Raith

Nell Gwynn

Poster for Ensemble 84's production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Poster for Ensemble 84's production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists never went away

Already in Pendon: Bill Champion, Georgia Burnell, Eileen Battye and Terence Booth

Already in Pendon: Bill Champion, Georgia Burnell, Eileen Battye and Terence Booth

Welcome to Pendon for Scarborough fund raiser

Poster for Not Now Bernard, on tour this autumn and aimed at small children and families

Poster for Not Now Bernard, on tour this autumn and aimed at small children and families

Fairly soon, Bernard

Poster for Liverpool's 2026 Physical Fest - physical theatre festival

Poster for Liverpool's 2026 Physical Fest - physical theatre festival

Liverpool physical theatre festival

Poster for touring show By Royal Appointment

Poster for touring show By Royal Appointment

York Theatre Royal Appointment

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KayCee Stroh as Ms Darbus, with the full company of Hope Mill Theatre's production of Disney's High School Musical at Salford's Lowry. All pics: Matt Crockett

KayCee Stroh as Ms Darbus, with the full company of Hope Mill Theatre's production of Disney's High School Musical at Salford's Lowry. All pics: Matt Crockett

Disney's High School Musical

37 minutes ago

Rose Shalloo as Nell in Grosvenor Park's open air production of Nell Gwynn. All pics: Pamela Raith

Rose Shalloo as Nell in Grosvenor Park's open air production of Nell Gwynn. All pics: Pamela Raith

Nell Gwynn

2 days ago

The Mikado

The Mikado

The Mikado

Aug 6

David Webb as Ralph Rackstraw, Paul Sheehan as Bill Bobstay and men's chorus in the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company's HMS Pinafore 2026 at Buxton Opera House. All pics: Charles Smith (International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival)

David Webb as Ralph Rackstraw, Paul Sheehan as Bill Bobstay and men's chorus in the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company's HMS Pinafore 2026 at Buxton Opera House. All pics: Charles Smith (International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival)

HMS Pinafore

Aug 5

Joel Montague to star as the Grinch at Leeds Playhouse

1 day ago

West End star Joel Montague - who will play the title character in Leeds Playhouse's Christmas show 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' - with Playhouse artistic director Tom Wright (right). Pic: Mike Pinches

West End star Joel Montague - who will play the title character in Leeds Playhouse's Christmas show 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' - with Playhouse artistic director Tom Wright (right). Pic: Mike Pinches

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists never went away

3 days ago

Poster for Ensemble 84's production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Poster for Ensemble 84's production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Welcome to Pendon for Scarborough fund raiser

4 days ago

Already in Pendon: Bill Champion, Georgia Burnell, Eileen Battye and Terence Booth

Already in Pendon: Bill Champion, Georgia Burnell, Eileen Battye and Terence Booth

Fairly soon, Bernard

5 days ago

Poster for Not Now Bernard, on tour this autumn and aimed at small children and families

Poster for Not Now Bernard, on tour this autumn and aimed at small children and families

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