Theatre and Comedy

Joe McElderry, Neil McDermott, Kate Robbins, Emily Tierney and Amelle Berrabah are to star in the world premiere of new 80s musical Club Tropicana.

Get ready to do the time warp with Joanne Clifton, Ben Adams and Stephen Webb in a new tour of The Rocky Horror Show.

Comedian Rhod Gilbert’s latest tour The Book of John will be coming to Derby Arena on May 19.

Stand-up comedian and podcast maestro Simon Caine will be performing his latest live show at Nottingham Comedy Festival next month.

The time-travelling magicians Morgan & West are back on the road with their brand new magic show for kids (and of course any childish grown-ups who happen to be there).

Good Companions Stage Society will return to the stage for a production of the sparkling musical Guy And Dolls next month.

He’s won an Olivier Award for his performance on stage in After the Dance, appeared in countless TV shows and Oscar-winning films, but the East Midlands-local Adrian Scarborough is probably most recognised for his hilarious appearance as Pete in James Corden and Ruth Jones’s Gavin and Stacey.

Marde Hen Productions will be performing their latest show, Donor, from November 8-10, at Belper’s Strutts Centre.

A powerful production of Kinderstranport can be seen at Nottingham Playhouse from October 5-20.

If you haven’t seen the Shrek movies — and there can’t be many of you — then you must have been living in some abandoned, far-flung swamp like the unlikely and grumpy hero of these wonderful animated stories.

League of Gentlemen star Mark Gatiss is offering to take a fan in the area out for afternoon tea as part of a charity auction.

Academy Award nominee and TONY and Olivier award winner Ian McKellen stars in King Lear which will be beamed live to Derbyshire cinemas from London’s West End.

Simon Lipkin and Charlie Brooks are to star in Nativity! The Musical when it comes to the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, from November 21-25.

Former Manchester City, Wrexham and Northern Ireland midfielder Jim Whitley has exchanged his football boots for tap shoes in comedy musical Crooners.

Theatre fans have a triple treat in store as Chesterfield Pomegranate Theatre hosts its Summer Play Season.

A summer festival of fresh and thrilling theatre returns to Derbyshire this month.

Production chiefs have been inundated with requests from young people wishing to audition for this year’s festive offering at Derby Theatre.

Breath-taking and death-defying are just two of the ways to describe the incredible Cirque Berserk, which is currently running at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham.