Astonishing theatrical artistry An adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway by Kit Green Jen Hayes has received its world premiere at Storyhouse in Chester (29 May to 6 June 2026). It is an evening of theatre at its absolute best with gripping high drama softened by moments of great humour, music and even a dance routine. The stagecraft needed t...

The finest of young orchestras Fantasia Orchestra has a reputation for pioneering cross-genre programming and collaborations with musical stars. The orchestra was founded by Tom Fetherstonhaugh, one of the UK's leading young conductors, and is home to some of the best of young British classical music talent. Together they offer an orchestra centred...

Laugh out loud and very proud It is a joyously carefree production of irrepressible exuberance, improvisation, song and dance and with audience rapport and participation at its very heart. Achieving something that appears almost haphazardly staged can only be achieved by a consummate cast of performers possessing genuine comedic skills and great co...

Victorian thriller opens the open-air season The first major production of the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's 2026 season is Sherlock Holmes, which runs until 6 June 2026. In a thrilling new mystery by Joel Horwood, we are in the London of 1890 and, with Holmes having solved his very first case. But with nothing on the horizon to test his unique ...

Matilda The Musical, is inspired by the Matilda a 1988 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It was adapted for the stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company, with a book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin and saw its world premiere at the RSC's home in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2010. Since then, the production has garnered well o...

Outstanding natural beauty The stretch of the Llangollen Canal, from the Welsh town of the same name to the English country town of Ellesmere is one of the most attractive of the UK's inland waterways network. It takes in areas of outstanding natural beauty along with the Chirk and Pontcysyllte Aqueducts. These genuine features of construction form...