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11-05-26 Thirty years after Trainspotting exploded onto cinema screens and reshaped British pop culture, Trainspotting The Musical is heading out on a major UK tour. Following its world premiere in London’s West End, the new stage adaptation by Irvine Welsh will open at Edinburgh Playhouse on 19 October before touring across the UK through to March 2027. Adapted from Welsh’s landmark novel and developed and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, […]
8th May 2026 – Opera House, Manchester by Tiffany Chevis It is one of life's great pleasures to gather with friends in a pub. Whether enjoying a lime and soda or a pint of something golden, it’s the laughter, camaraderie, banter and life shared that draws us together. The carpets may be sticky, the decor questionable, but it’s the company that will see you through the highs and lows of […]
08-05-26 When Emily Garside writes about queer culture, theatre and identity, it is always worth paying attention. Her acclaimed book Seasons of Love: Why Rent Matters became essential reading for many musical theatre fans, unpacking not just Jonathan Larson’s landmark musical, but the wider cultural and political landscape surrounding it. Now, with Rainbow Wales, Garside turns her attention to the queer Welsh figures who have shaped entertainment, activism, sport and […]
06-05-26 Bradford Alhambra by Stuart Clarkson When Miss Saigon first premiered in the late 80s, it quickly established itself as one of musical theatre’s most visually spectacular and emotionally devastating productions. It’s current UK tour, which we saw at the Bradford Alhambra this week, keeps the dream alive. From the opening scene we are swept into war-torn Saigon during the final days of the Vietnam War. For those new to […]
07-05-26 You can now hear Wildflower, the soaring new track from upcoming musical Dark of the Moon, now playing on Matinee Musicals ahead of the show’s world premiere in London this May. Set to open at the Charing Cross Theatre from 18 May, Dark of the Moon blends supernatural folklore, forbidden romance and Appalachian mysticism into what promises to be one of the most distinctive new British musical premieres of […]
3-5-26 London Coliseum by Teresa Brown There are tribute concerts, and then there are nights like Total Eclipse: Symphonic Steinman. Bringing the music of Jim Steinman together with the Orchestra of the ENO was always going to be ambitious, but at the London Coliseum it became something genuinely huge — part rock concert, part theatrical event, part symphonic spectacle. The venue itself felt perfectly matched to Steinman’s music. The grandeur […]
01-05-26 Matinee favourite Hannah Waddingham will host one of the final episodes of Saturday Night Live UK, bringing her musical theatre background to the live comedy format. Waddingham will host the 9 May episode, joined by musical guest Myles Smith. The episode forms part of the final run of the show’s debut UK series. Best known to many for her Emmy-winning role in Ted Lasso, Waddingham has long been a […]
28-04-26 Manchester Opera House by Katy Ratican Let’s get the big confession out of the way early: this reviewer has neither read James M. Cain’s original novella nor watched Billy Wilder’s celebrated 1944 film adaptation. So, for better or worse, this review comes without the weight of those comparisons. Double Indemnity, adapted for the stage by Tom Holloway and directed by Oscar Toeman, arrives with a considerable noir legacy behind […]
20-04-26 A new musical featuring the work of Victoria Wood is set to premiere at the newly renamed The Victoria Wood Theatre this spring. Fourteen Again, with music and lyrics by Wood, will run from 1 May to 6 June 2026, with a press night on 7 May. The production follows the recent renaming of the venue, formerly The Old Laundry Theatre, in honour of Wood and her long-standing connection […]
20-04-26 Kit Green will lead a new stage adaptation of Mrs Dalloway at Storyhouse this Summer. The production will run from Friday 29 May to Saturday 6 June 2026, before embarking on a UK tour, with further venues and dates to be announced. The adaptation has been co-created by Green and director Jen Heyes. Green will perform the role of Clarissa Dalloway alongside a range of additional characters as part […]
