Jul 15, 2026
The King’s Theatre in Edinburgh, originally built in 1906, closed after the 2022 Edinburgh festivals for a major refurbishment project, and is to reopen in time for the 2026 festival season.
BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Fiona Gibson, CEO of Capital Theatres, the company that owns the King’s as well as...
Jun 21, 2026
Tim Jackson is a British director, choreographer, musical director, music arranger and performer who recently received his first Tony nomination for directing the musical Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York).
Tim has directed and choreographed a revival of the musical Something Rotten, with music and lyrics by...
May 16, 2026
Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland, is about to open its 75th anniversary season, its first since star of stage and screen Alan Cumming took over as Artistic Director.
BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Sam Hardie, Associate Director at the theatre, who is directing a revival of Iain Heggie’s Wiping My...
May 10, 2026
Liverpool’s Unity Theatre is the last surviving member of the Unity Theatre movement formed from left-wing workers’ drama groups in the 1930s.
The theatre is to present a series of events under the name A Radical Reimagining to celebrate a century of radical theatre in Liverpool, a project conceived by Artistic...
Apr 28, 2026
Birmingham Rep is to present its first Shakespeare play for ten years. Joe Murphy who became artistic director 12 months ago is directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream along with deputy artistic director Madeleine Kludje.
BTG Midlands editor Steve Orme spoke to Joe and Madeleine about their take on the play before...