Strictly Come Dancing professionals Aljaž Škorjanec, Giovanni Pernice and Gorka Marquez will star in Here Come The Boys at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. The three professional dancers will perform a 38-date UK tour throughout June and July, bringing their new show to Manchester. Here Come The Boys will be like no other Strictly show; in a…
Just weeks after Motown celebrates its 60th anniversary, Motown The Musical comes to Manchester Opera House as part of its major UK tour. The UK tour of Motown The Musical opened in Birmingham in September 2018 and runs through until October 2019, spending four weeks at Manchester Opera House. Berry Gordy founded the Motown label…
Contact has announced the full line up for its Queer Contact Weekender in February, marking LGBT History Month 2019. 2019 sees Contact break from the tradition of a week-long festival, with this year’s event celebrating LGBTQ+ Arts and Culture over a compact weekend Friday 8-Saturday 9 February. Queer Contact Festival Weekender will take place a…
Award winning theatre company 1927 brings The Animals and Children Took to the Streets to Home Manchester in February. The production follows eight years of international touring for the company. The Animals and Children Took to the Streets is written and directed by Suzanne Andrade. The production merges live music, performance and storytelling with film…
Beauty and the Beast is coming to Stockport Plaza for Easter 2019, starring Channel 5 Milkshake’s Kiera-Nicole Brennan as Belle. Beauty and the Beast sees Belle (Kiera-Nicole Brennan) fall in love with the most unexpected of princes, with Andrew Geater as the Beast. Also trying to win Belle’s heart is Philip McGuinness as the brutish…
The critically-acclaimed Broadway smash hit The King And I will embark on a major UK tour, opening at Manchester Opera House. The multiple Tony Award winning production will see Jose Llana reprise his role as The King. Annalene Beechey will perform as Anna, fresh from her West End success. The King And I opens at…
Neil Bell presents his original theatre piece The Cocktail Hour at Levenshulme’s The Talleyrand this week. The production comes after his major role in Mike Leigh’s Peterloo. The Cocktail Hour has been written by Neil Bell who also directs during its three day run. Bell is a Manchester theatre dynamo, having directed the Joy Division play…
DJ, actor, broadcaster and host Craig Charles takes over The Lowry’s Lyric Theatre for two entirely different back to back nights. The two night residency in the 1,700 seat theatre at Salford Quays opens with a special gig celebrating his 10 year anniversary of his Funk and Soul Club. The Funk and Soul Club sees…
The national tour of a reimagined version of Queen and Ben Elton’s musical We Will Rock You will come to Manchester’s Palace Theatre. The brand new tour will launch in September 2019, stopping in Manchester from 27 January until 8 February 2020. With 24 of Queen’s biggest hits and Ben Elton’s hilarious futuristic comedy writing…
The Bodyguard will return to Manchester’s Palace Theatre next year, with producers Michael Harrison and David Ian announcing that Alexandra Burke will play the role of Rachel Marron. The Bodyguard enjoyed a sell out run at the venue in 2015. It will run in Manchester again from 10 December 2019 until 4 January 2020. The…
