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13-02-26 After KPop Demon Hunters landed in Matinee's Top 5 of 2025, the film’s breakout music is now heading to one of the biggest stages in British music. EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, the vocal forces behind HUNTR/X in Netflix’s global phenomenon, have confirmed a special performance as part of The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard. The trio are nominated for International Group and International Song of the Year […]
12-02-26 - Sale Waterside Arts Centre by Jamie Griffiths There is something very special about seeing Barbara Dickson in a stripped-back setting. At Sale Waterside Arts Centre last night, she appeared with her long-time pianist Nick Holland for a beautifully intimate acoustic set, part of an ongoing run of dates across this year and next. This was not a greatest hits show in the obvious sense. Instead, Dickson and Holland […]
12-02-26 Production images have been released from the brand-new Made at Curve staging of Legally Blonde The Musical, now playing at Curve. The show opened in Leicester on 7 February 2026 and continues its UK and Ireland journey through to 2 January 2027. The newly released images, credited to Marc Brenner, offer a vibrant first look at the production’s bold palette, slick choreography and high-gloss staging. From courtroom showdowns to […]
11-02-26 One of Britain’s most celebrated modern musicals is coming home. Billy Elliot the Musical will embark on a major UK tour in 2026 before returning to the West End for the first time in over a decade, it has been announced today by Universal Theatrical Group and Working Title Films. The original award-winning production will open at Sunderland Empire from 4–28 November 2026, before heading to Palace Theatre Manchester […]
11-02-26 Sydnie Christmas and Madalena Alberto will complete the line-up for To Maury, With Love, a glittering celebration of the works of Maury Yeston, marking his 80th birthday at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Sunday February 22, 2026. They join an already stellar roster: Ramin Karimloo, Graham Bickley, Rob Houchen and Kelly Mathieson. If you love a soaring Yeston melody, this is the concert of the year. Christmas, […]
10-02-26 Palace Theatre, Manchester by Tiffany Chevis The story of entrepreneur and imagineer PT Barnum is seen as an inspirational tale of what happens when you follow your dreams, push beyond naysayers, and shoot for the stars. This narrative may have become extremely well known in the last nine years thanks to a certain movie sensation, but Barnum the Circus Musical is arguably the original, with its own approach and […]
09-02-26 Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner (and Matinee favourite) Ben Platt will make his Menier Chocolate Factory stage debut this summer, starring in the UK premiere of Midnight at The Never Get. The production marks Platt’s first full London theatre run and opens at the Menier Chocolate Factory for a strictly limited season. Written and composed by Golden Globe and Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Mark Sonnenblick, […]
28-01-26 The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced a striking new collaboration for its 2026 season, with Placebo composing original music for a new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. The production will star Mark Gatiss, a double Olivier Award-winner, in the title role and will premiere at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from Saturday 11 April to Saturday 30 May 2026, with a press night on […]
27-01-26 British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) will bring its youth music theatre auditions to Manchester next month, offering young performers aged 11 to 21 the chance to take part in its 2026 season of original new musicals. The in-person auditions will take place on Sunday 8 February at Hope Mill Theatre, with two sessions available to book: 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm. Places must be booked in advance […]
