As well as longer runs of shows at the Palace Theatre and Opera House, they are both set to host some fantastic one-off productions over the next few months. So what’s on offer? We take a quick look at some of the blink and you’ll miss them shows coming up. Mercury – the Ultimate Queen…
Caterpillars, moles, trolls and cutting edge artists at Z-arts The first quarter of 2015 is off to a flyer in Manchester and Z-arts is no exception, with something for the whole family and animals everywhere – caterpillars, moles and trolls are all getting in on the act – as well as challenging plays and cutting…
The Dancehouse Theatre presents a range of comedy, film and cabaret this month including classic movies such as Carrie, local favourites Terry Christian, Badly Drawn Boy and Aziz Ibrahim in a Mad Manc Cabaret and an alternative Valentines! As Water Reflects the Face – Wednesday 4th February Brought to you by The Osonó Theatre from Saint George,…
Pamela DeMenthe awaits you It’s not often you get invited to an evening of filth and despair (well, not often enough anyway), but that’s what Erotica author Pamela DeMenthe has invited you to share in this new one-woman comedy show written and performed by Jenny May Morgan. It the best traditions of British comedy, Jenny…
Award winning play to be performed at Home’s Re:play 2015 Festival “Spur of the Moment is an award winning, Royal Court play that, in its own savage and comedic way, allows us to question the most provocative taboo of our age.” Written by award winning playwright Anya Reiss, when she was only 17, it’s quite…
This year’s Re:play 2015 Festival is set to launch today at Home. Brought on by the merger of the Library Theatre Company and the Cornerhouse, Home is destined to be the UK’s largest arts centre outside of London when it is finished this spring. For now, the festival will take place in the pop-up venue…
Latest Monty Python Spamalot tour launches in Manchester Monty Python’s Spamalot is returning to Manchester’s Opera House for the launch of an all new UK tour, featuring Joe Pasquale as the legendary King Arthur, Bonnie Langford as The Lady of The Lake and Todd Carty as Patsy. Producer by Howard Panter, the show is lovingly…
Liverpool’s Tmesis Theatre’s latest production That’s Amore has been announced for a debut run, which will see a performance of the love filled show taking place at Bury’s The Met on Thursday 12th February. Billed as a hilarious, fast paced, passionate and emotional piece of physical theatre which explores the vast world of culture and…
Grimm Up North and Trof present classic episodes of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Stingray on the big screen As part of BFI’s Sci fi Season, Grimm Up North and Trof are presenting a marathon run of classics from legendary Gerry and Sylvia Anderson at Manchester’s Gorilla on 11th January, featuring over four hours of classic…
The story of Manchester’s original gangs Award-winning playwright Rona Munro’s new play Scuttlers is set to receive its world premiere at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. Inspired by the Manchester riots of 2011 and stores of all the Manchester gangs from the nineteenth century through to modern times, Scuttlers is set in 1885, but pitched against…
