Louise Redknapp and Amber Davies to star in 9 to 5 The Musical
Louise Redknapp and Amber Davies have been confirmed to star in 9 to 5 The Musical, which comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in September.
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Where the actor doesn’t know the play …
Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour brings his theatrical experiment of a play being performed by an actor who doesn’t know it to HOME Manchester. Soleimanpour’s work requires no rehearsals and no preparation – just a sealed envelope and a different actor each...
The Haunting of Blaine Manor to take in haunted theatres
Joe O’Byrne’s award winning play The Haunting of Blaine Manor is set to begin a 2019 theatre tour taking in some of the most beautiful, and haunted, theatres in England. The Bolton writer/director will bring the production to a series of theatres across the region...
Previewed: dressed. at Home Manchester
ThisEgg bring their Edinburgh Festival Fringe-First winner dressed. to HOME Manchester looking at trauma, and celebrating the healing power of clothes and friendship. They will deliver five performances of the production with each one caption subtitled. After being...
Rip It Up The 70s featuring Louis Smith, Rachel Stevens and Melody Thornton coming to Manchester
Rachel Stevens, Louis Smith and Melody Thornton will bring Rip It Up The 70s to Manchester Opera House in October. The show is put together by the producers of Rip It Up The 50s and Rip It Up The 60s which sold more than 100,000 tickets and enjoyed a four month run in...
Previewed: Miss Julie at Hope Mill Theatre
Elysium Theatre Company and Queen’s Hall Arts Centre are bringing August Strindberg’s Miss Julie to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre. Following sold out shows at Home Manchester, where they presented Jesus Hopped The A Train, Elysium Theatre Company are returning to...
Palace Theatre offering discounted preview performance of The Book Of Mormon
Manchester's Palace Theatre will host an additional preview for the upcoming Manchester season of The Book of Mormon. The show will be the first chance for fans to see the much-anticipated Broadway smash hit at the venue. Producers are offering 1500 tickets for the...
‘Binge’ on boxsets at HOME Manchester
BINGE, a performance installation featuring a collection of one-to-one and intimate drop-in performances comes to HOME Manchester. The installation is based around a series of favourite box-sets. Artist Brian Lobel, is on a mission to use the very 21st century...
Back To The Future The Musical to open at Manchester Opera House
After six years in the making, Manchester will be the first to see Back To The Future The Musical when it opens at Manchester Opera House in February 2020. Olly Dobson will play the lead role of Marty McFly. His previous West End credits include the original cast of...
Hofesh Shechter Company returning to Home Manchester with Grande Finale
The Hofesh Shechter Company is returning to Home Manchester for a second run of Grand Finale, the ambitious piece which ran at the venue in January 2018. The Hofesh Shechter Company’s production of Grand Finale features 10 dancers and six musicians in a bold and...
Previewed: Club Tropicana at Manchester Opera House
Big hair. Shoulder pads. Mobile phones which looked (and weighed) like bricks. .. and smash hit pop classics. Club Tropicana The Musical is set to take Manchester Opera House back to the 80’s. The ultimate 80’s summer adventure of love in the sun to a soundtrack...
Diana Vickers and Sara Crowe join the UK tour of The Entertainer
Diana Vickers and Sara Crowe have joined the UK tour of The Entertainer with Shane Richie, which comes to Manchester Opera House in October. The funny and heartbreaking John Osborne play will feature Sara Crowe as Phoebe Rice and Diana Vickers as Jean Rice. Shane...
The Book of Mormon extends Manchester Palace Theatre run
Due to incredible demand, ahead of opening its run at Manchester's Palace Theatre, The Book of Mormon is extending its season at the venue. The Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award winning show opens at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on 6 June. It will now run until Saturday...
Previewed: One at Home Manchester
Bertrand Lesca and Nasi Voutsas return to HOME Manchester with One, the third production in their trilogy of shows on contemporary political questions. The production of One follows their shows Eurohouse and Palmyra at Home Manchester’s 2017 Orbit Festival. One looks...
14 Manchester singers chosen to perform in Jerry Springer – The Opera
A group of 14 singers from across Manchester have won roles in the Jerry Choir in a new production of Jerry Springer – The Opera. Jerry Spring – The Opera comes to Manchester in August 2019, almost 15 years since the last show was performed in the UK. The production...