Until recently, a visit to the theatre was an activity rarely enjoyed by the UK’s nine million deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people. But all that is changing with the introduction of captioning through a company called Stagetext, and their growing success means that more and more theatres across the UK are throwing open their doors to anyone with hearing difficulties - at no extra cost.

Bill Kenwright’s touring production of Evita came to Bristol this week, with a stunning new production of one of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s most complex musicals.

On Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th February 2008, there will be open auditions for children aged between 8 and 18 years for parts including Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera in an amateur charity performance (GWR Kids) of Rudyard Kipling's, The Jungle Book . The show will be performed at The Bristol Hippodrome on Sunday 6th April 2008 at 7.30 pm.

The Bristol Hippodrome is thrilled to announce that the ever popular pantomime returns to the theatre this Christmas with the most magical fairytale of them all - 'Cinderella'

International opera star Sir Thomas Allen is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Richmondshire Subscription Concerts with local music-lovers at the Georgian Theatre Royal Richmond on Sunday 10th February at 7.30pm. 

A drama project called 'Acting Up' in London is trying to open up lines of communication between generations. It involves schoolchildren as young as 12 and older residents aged up to 86 and is attempting to bring insights and greater understanding about behaviour - as well as overcoming misconceptions and stereotypes about crime.

Continuously touring since it’s sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival in 2004, touring duo The Black Sheep are bringing their quirky character comedy show, "The Joy of Wine" to the Courtyard on Tuesday 29 May.