We take a look at some of the studio shows and special events coming up over the next few months: The Lady’s Not For Walking Like An Egyptian Thursday 9th April – Saturday 11th April Commissioned by Ovalhouse and presented by innovative theatre makers Mar.tarrab this joyful romp of a show Written and performed by…
Billed as a sumptuous selection of showtunes and dance including excerpts from Sweet Charity, The Wiz, Godspell and Cats, Musical Bites by Jazzgalore (the production company of the Northern Ballet School) had quite the billing to live up to. And bearing in mind the quality of previous productions such last year’s Evolution of Dance and…
The Moscow City Ballet has built itself a sterling reputation through strong performances of some of the world’s most popular ballets and is currently in the UK presenting four of the most popular – Swan Lake, Giselle, The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet. On the second of a three night residence at Manchester’s Opera House…
Taking on a production such as Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago is a brave decision. It’s a work which can easily go wrong –the chemistry between the characters is essential, there’s a danger that it could come across as crass and will the audience take away from it the humour which it contains? Having already…
It looks set to be a sensational few days for dance fans as a series of stunning events are due to take place in Manchester, which will leave dance fans pirouetting in delight. So what’s on? First off is the Northern Ballet School’s Musical Bites. Taking place at The Dancehouse Theatre from Thursday 26th March…
Two days of dance at Manchester’s Contact Theatre. Manchester’s Contact Theatre is set to host Turn for the fourth year. The two-day micro-festival of new dance will take place on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th May from 7.30pm featuring fifteen new works, which will take over the whole building. Turn 2015, presented by Word of…
It was the opera ‘they tried to ban’. Verdi’s work, based upon the play Le roi s’amue by Victor Hugo and with an Italian libretto written by Fransesco Maria Piave, caused no short amount of outrage when it originally premiered. Thankfully, it has survived to become regarded as the first of Verdi’s operatic masterpieces. Rigoletto…
As the 1956 Theatre gets ready to launch it’s latest production, Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago at Salford Arts Theatre, we speak to Amy-Jane Ollies, Artistic Director of Manchester’s 1956 Theatre about their latest work and the company itself. You launch your new production Sexual Perversity in Chicago at Salford Arts Theatre next week, can you…
Renowned producer Ellen Kent brings the Iconic operas Rigoletto and Madama Butterfly to the Opera House, Manchester with international soloists, a highly praised chorus and full orchestra. Theatregoers will have the opportunity to see stunning productions of Verdi’s Rigoletto on Saturday 21 March then the Puccini masterpiece Madama Butterfly the following day Sunday 22 March…
The equal rights amendment is hot news. Bernie, Deborah, Danny and Joan are dictated by sex, manipulated by one another and grappling with what it is they’re actually searching for… is it the same thing? Mamet’s witty, heated dialogue between his four many-layered players is what makes Sexual Perversity in Chicago so mouth-wateringly moreish. Though…
