August 3, 2026 ‘I want it to be normal for people to go to the opera’ ROBIN NORTON-HALE, Artistic Director & CEO of English Touring Opera, speaks to Northern Soul about why live performance should be for everyone and the company’s move to Sheffield
August 3, 2026 With the release of Nolan’s The Odyssey, now is the perfect time to revisit THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS by Hugh Lupton & Daniel Morden, spectacularly illustrated by CHRISTINA BALIT, published by Barefoot Books (ages 7-11)
August 3, 2026 JAMES McDERMOTT’s play IT COMES IN WAVES ‘a fantastic balance of comedy, heartbreak, and tender, deeply personal moments’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ transfers to Finborough Theatre next year. Directed by Jake Smith, produced by Eastern Angles
July 1, 2026 MISSING PRESUMED DROWNED a new audio Drama on 4 by NICHOLAS McINERNY based on Stefano Paolini’s book
July 1, 2026 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for JANE UPTON’s SCENES FROM A FRIENDSHIP at Nottingham Playhouse. ‘Luminous, heart-exploding play’ (The Guardian)
June 1, 2026 JAMES McDERMOTT’s DOCTOR WHO two-part audio drama ‘OIL & WATER’, starring Sylvester McCoy and Sara Griffiths, due for release in July by Big Finish Productions
June 1, 2026 👏👏 MARK ROBERTSON whose first episode ‘ONE-MAN BAND’ of the new CBeebies BALAMORY reached 1.5M viewers
May 7, 2026 A contemporary promenade adaptation of WIND IN THE WILLOWS by JAMES McDERMOTT at Sheringham Hall (May 16 – 17)
March 23, 2026 ROBIN NORTON-HALE adapts and directs her Olivier award-winning production of LA BOHÈME for the screen, transporting Puccini’s most-loved opera to modern day East London ‘a classic reborn’. In cinemas now.