�HOW TO ADD A PRESS RELEASE TO WHATSONSTAGE.COM�

Try as we might, our small in-house editorial team can't phyically cover everything we'd like to. But now you can make sure our audience still hears all about your news by submitting your press releases directly onto Whatsonstage.com. It's quick, easy and cheap - and it guarantees you coverage on the UK’s most popular theatre website. If you already know what you're doing, click here to post your release. If you're new to this, then please read the instructions below.

Step 1: Find your show
We list every professional theatrical venue in the country and as many of the shows performed in those venues as possible.

Click here and search to find your show or theatre within our normal listings. (FOR EDINBURGH LISTINGS - WHICH ARE HANDLED VIA A SEPARATE DATABASE - SEE BELOW.)
On the appropriate page, you'll see that we have published up to three Listings Codes (pictured right). There's an L code for this specific production at this venue, a T code if the production is part of a tour and a V code for the venue. These can be found towards the bottom of the content on the page.

IMPORTANT: When posting your press release for a show that is in our listings database, you will need your listings codes. These codes ensure your release is seen in the maximum number of appropriate places on the website.

What if your show is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival?

If your show is at the Edinburgh Fringe, this is served via a separate database - licensed to us via the Festival Labs (which means, if it's on EdFringe.com, we've got it too) - with a slightly different listings code format. To find your Edinburgh show listings code, please search the listings on our dedicated festival microsite at www.whatsonstage.com/edinburgh.

What if you can’t find your show in either listings database?

We try to be as comprehensive as possible, but we aren't able to list everything and cannot commit to listing your show if it is not already in our database and/or at a theatre in our year-round register. You can, however, still post your releases into the main Press Release section and also onto the relevant regional and genre sections, such as Off-West End and Dance, by adding your release to the appropriate section.

If your show is in a venue we do list (look out for the VCODE) but we haven't added your production yet then DON'T PANIC, you have probably just beaten us to it. Using the VCODE will ensure that your press release appears on the venue page and will alert our listings people to add your show onto the database. You can then check back in a couple of days to see if we have updated the show listing information for that theatre. If we have, you can then edit your release posting to include the LCODE.

If your production is on at a theatre which regularly hosts professional performances but is not on our database, then please inform us using the form on this page.

Step 2: Post your release

Click here to post your release.

Find your category from the list and click on it.
Fill in the form, including your listings codes (if you have them) and copy and paste the content.
Enter your show dates, times and prices.
Add up to three images.
Give us the web address and phone number where people can buy tickets.

All press releases submitted to Whatsonstage.com are subject to the same terms and conditions as advertising placed on the site. Further, we reserve the right to reject and remove press releases we deem to be offensive, inappropriate or competitive to our own commercial interests. We also reserve the right to move a press release that has been inappropriately marked as being relevant to a show, genre or region.

Step 3: Preview your release
We’ll show you what your press release looks like and give you a chance to edit it.

Step 4: Pay
Your release will not appear on the website until you have paid. You can pay by credit card or PayPal. Each release costs £5.00 (INTRODUCTORY OFFER)

Step 5: Finish
You are finished. Your release will be added to the press release section immediately and will appear in other appropriate sections of the website (eg Off-West End, Dance etc) within 24 hours. It could take up to 48 hours to appear on show listings, for website performance reasons.

Step 6: Edit
Did you make a mistake? Don't worry. You know that you may forget or want to change something. So we've made it possible for to edit your press release - at any time and at no extra charge - by simply clicking the edit button and entering your password.

CLICK HERE TO POST A PRESS RELEASE ONTO WHATSONSTAGE.COM