Following the announcement of their upcoming book, When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between, set for release on 9th October via Bantam, Transworld Publishers, the duo has also announced a special event When Gavin Met Stacey An Evening with Ruth Jones and James Corden at The London Palladium on Monday, 6th October. Tickets go on general sale Friday 1st August at 10am via LiveNation.co.uk, with every ticket purchase, customers will receive a copy of the book.

Full of revelations and never-before-heard stories, this is a one-of-a-kind event about a show that’s already gone down in history.

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Birmingham Rep, Royal & Derngate and Shakespeare North Playhouse have been named as finalists for the 2025 UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre Award. The winner will be revealed at this year’s UK Theatre Awards, which return to 8 Northumberland Avenue on Sunday 12 October, supported by headline sponsor Encore. For over 30 years, this annual event has celebrated the creative excellence and outstanding achievements seen on and off stage throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

UK Theatre member venues were invited to apply for the coveted award, and the three finalists were selected based on how welcoming the venues are across multiple factors, from accessibility and inclusion practices, to programming, outreach, workforce and audience development.

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Today, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp announces her biggest headline European tour to date, performing two headline shows in the UK, including major arena plays at Manchester’s AO Arena and London OVO Arena, Wembely beginning March 2026. The dates are in support of Rapp’s forthcoming sophomore album BITE ME (out August 1 via Polydor Records).

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Following the exciting news of their upcoming album Futique, Biffy Clyro today announce a massive UK and Ireland headline arena tour for January 2026.

Kicking off at Belfast’s SSE Arena on 9 January, the tour will see the band bring their explosive live show to cities across the UK and Ireland, including Dublin, London, Birmingham, and Manchester, before concluding with a triumphant hometown performance at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro. Joining them on the run will be special guests Soft Play and The Armed.

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Forced to flee the place you call home is a devastating reality for millions, separated from those you love the most, and faced with the prospect of survival a traumatic circumstance daily shaping how the world moves. Marking their HollyShorts Festival debut this August, writer-director duo Salvatore Scarpa and Max Burgoyne-Moore present live action short Largo, the story of a young Syrian refugee seeking reconnection with family. Set to take to the Oscar Qualifying film circuit, Salvatore and Max tell us more about the film’s pertinent topic, crafting the film and developing an outreach program with displaced refugees 

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Today, Pete Davidson has announced he will be bringing his stand-up comedy tour to The London Palladium in London, United Kingdom on 8 October 2025.

Tickets will be available starting this Wednesday 23 July during pre-sales at 10AM local time, before the general on sale this Friday 25 July, at 10AM local time. Tickets and all tour information can be found at livenation.co.uk.

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The National Theatre today announces casting news for its highly anticipated national tour of Dear England.  Leading the cast in ‘the decade’s biggest theatrical triumph’ (★★★★ Daily Telegraph) will be David Sturzaker as England manager Gareth Southgate, with East Enders and Mount Pleasant actress Samantha Womack playing the role of team psychologist Pippa Grange.  Football and non-football fans alike will be brought to their feet for this inspiring, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting story of Gareth Southgate’s revolutionary tenure as England manager.

The Olivier Award-winning Best New Play, which broke box office records during its West End run in 2023, will tour to 16 venues across England from 15 September 2025 until 14 March 2026 in a co-production with Josh Andrews and Stuart Galbraith for JAS Theatricals.

Dear England is written by the multi-award-winning stage and screen writer, James Graham (Punch, West End; Sherwood, BBC One), directed by the Almeida Theatre’s Artistic Director Rupert Goold (Patriots, Ink; Almeida Theatre/West End/Broadway) with set design by Es Devlin (Beyonce’s Renaissance, World Tour; The Lehman Trilogy, National Theatre).

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Following a hugely successful first year, the Surrey Musical Theatre Development Programme is back – and applications are now open for 2025.

Last year’s programme saw original songs performed for HRH Prince Edward during his Royal Visit to Woking, featured in Janie Dee’s Beautiful World cabaret, and culminated in Sing a Song of Surrey, a dazzling showcase at the Rhoda McGaw Theatre – starring a stellar West End cast and hosted by Woking native and renowned lexicographer Susie Dent.

This unique, producer-led initiative is designed to support the development of new musical theatre writing talent in Surrey. Run in partnership between The Ambassadors Woking and Write Me A Song Ltd, and supported by ATG Entertainment, the programme is free to participate in and provides an exciting platform for Surrey-based composers, lyricists, songwriters, and playwrights.

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HollyShorts Film Festival Celebrates 21 Years With Star Studded Lineup Including Stephen Fry, the Late Michael Madsen, Lena Waithe, Stormzy, Idris Elba, Slick Rick, Kit Harington, Chris Pine, Letitia Wright, Snoop Dog, Viola Davis and Chloe Sevigny 

The HollyShorts Film Festival returns this summer for its 21st edition, continuing its legacy as one of the world’s premier showcases for short-form cinema. Taking place from August 7–17, 2025, at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatres in Los Angeles—and streaming globally via Bitpix—this milestone year will feature a star-powered and diverse lineup, chosen from a record 7000 submissions worldwide.

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