Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking 2015 Olivier award nominated musical Cats returns to Manchester Opera House direct from its sell-out seasons at the London Palladium, for 2 weeks only from 30 January to 13 February. Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Cats first returned to the West End in December 2014…
Mary Poppins is set to glide in to Manchester for a run of the multi award-winning musical which will be performed at Manchester’s Palace Theatre from 20 January until 5 March. Joining Zizi Strallen as Mary Poppins and Matt Lee as Bert will be Milo Twomey as George Banks; Rebecca Lock as Winifred Banks; Penelope…
Guys and Dolls has proved to be one of the most popular musicals of all time, regularly featuring in lists of the top and favourite productions. It’s easy to see why, with its winning combination of humour, romance, dance and catchy songs. The latest tour of Guys and Dolls, directed by Gordon Greenberg and choreographed…
The Last Tango is the third and final stage show from world Argentine Tango Champions and Strictly stars, Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace. Following the sell-out success of their hit shows, Midnight Tango and Dance ’Til Dawn, their final production sees them telling the tale of a couple from their first meeting until their last…
I suspect it is fair to say that when the original John Waters Hairspray movie was released in 1988 to only moderate success, many people didn’t expect it to spawn a musical (admittedly 14 years later), a movie remake and still be performed around the world almost thirty years after the cult movie hit the…
A trip to the French Riviera is quite something. The glitz, the glamour, the fashion … the cash. And Dirty Rotten Scoundrels has all of these in abundance. And on top of this it’s absolutely hilarious, truly a five star show. Based on the film of the same name starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine,…
Best New Musical winner (Whatsonstage Awards) The Bodyguard has been announced to run at Manchester’s Palace Theatre in December 2015. The romantic thriller, which was also nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards (including Best New Musical and Best Set Design) will star former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke, who has recently completed a sell-out run…
The iconic Saturday Night Fever is set to come to Manchester’s Opera House this November (25th-29th) in a new production which will star Danny Bayne (winner of ITV’s Grease is the Word). The new production of the smash hit 1977 film Saturday Night Fever which starred John Travolta tells the story of Tony Manero, a…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music is set to perform its first musical theatre piece in 14 years with Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy, Company. The last musical theatre piece presented by the RNCM was also a Sondheim work – Into the Woods. The production is set to run from Wednesday 25th June until Friday 4th July…
