Musicians in the Welsh National Opera (WNO) orchestra have voted to accept a new deal from management by an overwhelming majority of 97% (of the 97% who responded to the ballot).

It follows a year of negotiations to stave off the prospect of part-time employment and reach an agreement that benefits both the orchestra and the company.

MU General Secretary Naomi Pohl said:“WNO’s new leadership in Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree is more collaborative and positive than the MU have ever known it. The MU is reassured that they are fighting to retain a full-time performing company.

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Arcade Fire, one of the most influential bands of the past two decades, have today announced a special headline show atLondon’s Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, 14 May 2025.

The only UK date in a run of intimate Don’t Think About Pink Elephant gigs in select cities around the world to mark the release of new album Pink Elephant on 9 May, this one-off Royal Albert Hall show will see the band perform the new record in its entirety.

Today’s news follows the recent announcement that the band is back with brand new music, nearly three years after the release of their acclaimed album WE (2022). Composed of 10 new tracks, Pink Elephant is Arcade Fire’s seventh studio album, with the first single ‘Year of the Snake’ a joyous instant classic buoyed by the enveloping warmth of Régine Chassagne’s vocals, delivering the unique trademark sound of Arcade Fire. The song’s title refers to 2025 being the Lunar Year of the Snake, which represents a time for renewal, positive transformation, and new beginnings.

Ticket presales for Arcade Fire’s show at the Royal Albert Hall begin Wednesday, 23 April, with general sales starting Friday, 25 April at 10 AM local time. Tickets will be available at livenation.co.uk.

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Ebony Clarke, winner of the ‘Best Choreography’ category.

On Sunday 13 April, the winners of The Pantomime Awards 2025, staged in partnership with Trafalgar Entertainment and ATG Entertainment, were announced by the UK Pantomime Association at a ceremony full of song and laughter at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking.

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Producers Playful Productions, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Elizabeth Williams today announce the West End premiere of Born With Teeth featuring Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, The Importance of Being Earnest) as Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel (Killing Eve, Sex Education) as William Shakespeare.

This thrilling new play by Liz Duffy Adams imagines the relationship between two literary icons at odds with their time.

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Catfish and the Bottlemen have announced additional dates for their highly anticipated summer 2025 tour across the UK and Ireland. The newly added performances include major outdoor venues, promising unforgettable nights for fans.

Newly Announced Dates:

• June 15 – Ormeau Park, Belfast
• June 16 – Fairview Park, Dublin
• July 9 – Glasgow Green, Glasgow (with special guests The Wombats and The Fratellis)

These new dates join the band’s previously announced stadium concerts.

• June 13 – Heaton Park, Manchester (Sold Out)
• August 1 – Principality Stadium, Cardiff (Tickets on Sale Now)
• August 3 – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London(Tickets on Sale Now)

Having sold out major venues globally—including a record-breaking performance at Liverpool’s Sefton Park, two sold-out nights at Cardiff Castle, and headlining appearances at Reading and Leeds Festival—Catfish and the Bottlemen continue to solidify their position as one of the UK’s leading live acts.

Tickets for all newly announced dates go on general sale at 10 AM BST, Friday, April 11, 2025, available via Ticketmaster.

Get ready for the ultimate action-packed experience, as Gladiators Live Tour makes its global debut in arenas across the UK for the very first time in 2025. Featuring the new stars of the UK TV series Gladiators, the live show will be a spectacular, high-octane two-hour show with all the fan-favourite events and the ultimate Eliminator. Gladiators Live will kick off its nationwide tour in Liverpool, Manchester and London this November, before heading to Birmingham in December for a celebration of the series’ enduring cultural legacy. Tickets will be available from Thursday 17 April via livenation.co.uk.
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David Ian for Crossroads Live in association with Barry and Fran Weissler are delighted to announce that West End leading man Dan Burton and West End and TV star Darren Day will return to share the role of Billy Flynn, alongside international recording artist and pop star Sinitta as Mama Morton, in the UK and Ireland tour of Chicago.

Dan Burton will play Billy Flynn in Bournemouth, Nottingham, Birmingham, Truro and Llandudno. Darren Day will play Billy Flynn in Wimbledon, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Hull, Eastbourne, Norwich, Blackpool, Woking, Sunderland, Crawley, Glasgow and Salford.

Kevin Clifton continues to perform as Billy Flynn in Canterbury and Bristol.

Sinitta will play Mama Morton in Bournemouth, Canterbury, Norwich, Woking, Crawley and Glasgow.

Brenda Edwards will continue to perform as Mama Morton in Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Wimbledon, Leicester and Salford.

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Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and Jamie Lloyd for The Jamie Lloyd Company today announce Diego Andres Rodriguez as Che in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita. He joins the previously announced Rachel Zegler (Eva Perón), with full cast and creatives to be announced. The production, directed by Jamie Lloyd, opens at The London Palladium on Tuesday 1 July, with previews from 14 June, and runs until 6 September 2025.

Jamie Lloyd said today, “Before he even graduated, Diego made his professional debut as Artie in our production of Sunset Blvd. on Broadway, in which he also understudied and played the leading role, Joe Gillis. He is an incredible young actor and a fantastic vocalist. We’re so thrilled he will be making his West End debut in Tim and Andrew’s iconic musical.”

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Producers Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions and Playful Productions are delighted to announce that Bryan Cranston will star as ‘Joe Keller’, Marianne Jean-Baptiste as ‘Kate Keller’ and Paapa Essiedu as ‘Chris Keller’ in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. Directed by Ivo Van Hove, the production will run at Wyndham’s Theatre, a Delfont Mackintosh Theatre, in London’s West End for a strictly limited season between Friday 14 November 2025and Saturday 7 February 2026. Further casting to be announced soon. Tickets are now on sale here.

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