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Due to the overwhelming turn-out at last September's event, the Kings has announced it will hold not one but two Open Days in 2025!

The ever-popular history and tech tours are always over-subscribed, so in a bid to make these fascinating opportunities available to more of the community, the theatre will open its doors in the spring and the autumn.

The event on 16 March will run from 10am to 3.30pm and will be covered once again by Kings' partner Express FM.

There will be opportunity for visitors to watch live rehearsals for up-coming shows Bring It On and Annie take place on the stage. This provides a valuable insight into the rehearsal process and there will be members of the Creative and Kings in-house Production teams on hand to answer questions and provide details of how these shows are taken from auditions, to rehearsals, to stage.

The Kings Choir Resonate will also perform on stage and invite people to join in with a song and maybe even sign up to join!

There will be the opportunity for the younger attendees to take part in a Kings School of Performing Arts workshop, involving acting singing and dancing. Plus, making a welcome return will be Ghost Stories, as well as an interactive Children's area with Mrs Blossom Makes, costume displays (with the chance to try some on), and stage make-up workshops.

The crowd-pleasing Spin-the-Wheel will be back giving people the chance to win tickets to up-coming shows, including next year's Pompey Panto: Aladdin.

There will also be updates on the progress of Elevation 1907 – The Kings Theatre regeneration project.