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  • Sarah Harding and Andy Moss in Ghost the Musical
    theatre, stage and film

    Previewed: Ghost the Musical at the Palace Theatre

    ByEditorial Team

    A new production of the timeless story of love, despair and hope, Ghost The Musical, is set to open at Manchester’s Palace Theatre, running from 25 to 29 October. The new, reimagined production, which takes inspiration from the classic movie, featuring an expanded book, new music and original staging, is presented by Bill Kenwright.  The…

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  • Rocky Horror Show logo
    theatre, stage and film

    Rocky Horror Show returning to Manchester in October

    ByEditorial Team

    Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show returns to Manchester this October, running at the Opera House from 24 to 29 October. Rocky Horror Show was first performed on 19 June 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre and has become the world’s favourite Rock N’ Roll musical, having been performed worldwide for over 40 years in over…

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  • Sunny Afternoon poster
    theatre, stage and film

    Casting announced for Sunny Afternoon

    ByEditorial Team

    As the West End multi Olivier award-winning musical Sunny Afternoon based on the early life of Day Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kinks prepares to be seen for the first time outside of London on its debut UK tour, the full cast has now been announced. The musical, a recipient of four…

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  • Sister Act poster
    theatre, stage and film

    Full cast revealed for Sister Act

    ByEditorial Team

    Coming to Manchester’s Palace Theatre The full cast has now been revealed for the new production of the Broadway and West End smash hit Sister Act, directed by Craig Revel Horwood and starring Alexandra Burke who last appeared at The Palace in the recent production of The Bodyguard. Based on the smash hit movie starring…

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  • Funny Girl The Musical poster
    theatre, stage and film

    Funny Girl coming to Manchester Palace Theatre

    ByEditorial Team

    Following its record breaking West End run, the new production of Funny Girl is heading out on tour in 2017 and will open at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on 20 February before traveling around the UK. The musical tells the story of Fanny Brice, whose vocal talents and comedic ability see her rise from Brooklyn music…

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  • Bat Out Of Hell The Musical logo
    theatre, stage and film

    Bat Out of Hell – The Musical – comes to Manchester Opera House

    ByEditorial Team

    Bat Out Of Hell, a new musical will be revealed in Manchester in its first UK performances on 17 February 2017, directed by award-winning theatre and opera director Jay Scheib. The genesis of the Bat Out Of Hell album came during Jim Steinman’s time at Amherst college, where he wrote his first rock ‘n’ roll…

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  • image of The Wedding Singer cast
    theatre, stage and film

    Casting announced for The Wedding Singer at the Opera House

    ByEditorial Team

    Casting has been announced for a new production of The Wedding Singer at Manchester Opera House, running 15-20 May 2017. Set in 1985, hair is huge, greed is good and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favourite wedding singer. When his own fiancée dumps him at the altar a seriously bummed out Robbie makes every…

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  • image from performance of The Commitments
    theatre, stage and film

    Kevin Kennedy to return to Manchester in The Commitments

    ByEditorial Team

    Coronation Street legend, Kevin Kennedy, is set to return to Manchester to star as Jimmy’s Da in the UK tour of the hit musical The Commitments which will be performed at Manchester’s Palace Theatre 27 March to 8 April 2016. The UK tour will also feature many of the cast from the record breaking show’s…

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  • image of Jodie Prenger - Tell Me On A Sunday
    theatre, stage and film

    Previewed: Tell Me On A Sunday at the Palace Theatre

    ByEditorial Team

    Jodie Prenger is set to star in Watermill Theatre’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s West End and Broadway hit musical Tell Me On A Sunday, charting the romantic adventures (and misadventures) of a young English girl in 1980’s New York. Brimming with optimism, she seeks success and love. But as she weaves…

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  • Let It Be
    theatre, stage and film

    Previewed: Let It Be at the Opera House

    ByEditorial Team

    Let It Be, the smash West End show that celebrates the iconic music of the world’s most successful rock ‘n’ roll band – The Beatles – twists and shouts its way to the Opera House, Manchester in February, as part of a major new tour. This spectacular concert charts The Beatles’ meteoric rise from their…

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