Manchester dance company, Company Chameleon, has announced that Dame Darcey Bussell is joining the company’s board as their first-ever Patron. The development comes after the world-renowned ballerina and Strictly Come Dancing judge worked with Company Chameleon’s Kevin Edward Turner on last year’s Dancing to Happiness documentary. The one-off documentary was filmed for BBC Two and…
The Full Monty lands at Manchester Opera House for a one-week run on 18 February 2019 as the story of six out-of-work, impoverished steelworkers from Sheffield comes to life. The Full Monty has become a hugely popular theatrical productions. The play about six out-of-work, impoverished steelworkers from Sheffield with nothing to lose took the world…
Manchester-based theatre company Box of Tricks return with their new production SparkPlug at Home Manchester. Box of Tricks is written by and stars David Judge. Joint Artistic Director of Box of Tricks, Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder, directs the production. SparkPlug will open at Home Manchester, running for 10 days before going out on an extensive 18-venue tour,…
What if Juliet actually got over Romeo and the famous ending was just her beginning? That’s the question new West End musical & Juliet will ask when it comes to Manchester Opera House. & Juliet comes to Manchester Opera House in September, starring Miriam-Teak Lee (The Stage Debut Awards winner of Best Actress in a…
Wonderhouse Theatre will present an Anti-Valentines production of Mydidae at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre starring David Gregan-Jones and Hollie-Jay Bowes. Led by Stockport based David Gregan-Jones the theatre company is promising a ‘more authentic’ Valentine’s Day experience as they bring BAFTA winner Jack Thorne’s play to life. Mydidae is directed by Laura Woodward. Mydidae will…
Strictly Come Dancing professionals Aljaž Škorjanec, Giovanni Pernice and Gorka Marquez will star in Here Come The Boys at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. The three professional dancers will perform a 38-date UK tour throughout June and July, bringing their new show to Manchester. Here Come The Boys will be like no other Strictly show; in a…
Just weeks after Motown celebrates its 60th anniversary, Motown The Musical comes to Manchester Opera House as part of its major UK tour. The UK tour of Motown The Musical opened in Birmingham in September 2018 and runs through until October 2019, spending four weeks at Manchester Opera House. Berry Gordy founded the Motown label…
Contact has announced the full line up for its Queer Contact Weekender in February, marking LGBT History Month 2019. 2019 sees Contact break from the tradition of a week-long festival, with this year’s event celebrating LGBTQ+ Arts and Culture over a compact weekend Friday 8-Saturday 9 February. Queer Contact Festival Weekender will take place a…
Award winning theatre company 1927 brings The Animals and Children Took to the Streets to Home Manchester in February. The production follows eight years of international touring for the company. The Animals and Children Took to the Streets is written and directed by Suzanne Andrade. The production merges live music, performance and storytelling with film…
Beauty and the Beast is coming to Stockport Plaza for Easter 2019, starring Channel 5 Milkshake’s Kiera-Nicole Brennan as Belle. Beauty and the Beast sees Belle (Kiera-Nicole Brennan) fall in love with the most unexpected of princes, with Andrew Geater as the Beast. Also trying to win Belle’s heart is Philip McGuinness as the brutish…
