Diversity have announced a new tour, their seventh, for April 2017. The Genesis tour will see the group, who have sold over 300,000 tickets and made countless television appearances perform at Manchester Arena on Sunday 16 April 2017. The new tour Genesis is the concluding part of their super hero fantasy epic and follows ‘Limitless:…
Michael Buffong and Don Warrington arrive at the Royal Exchange Theatre with an epic new version of King Lear from 1 April to 7 May. Returning to the stage where they collaborated on the ground-breaking All My Sons, this critically acclaimed team take on Shakespeare’s classic drama in which families tear each other apart. Warrington…
Four time Olivier Award nominee Michael Pennington has been named to take the title role in Shakespeare’s King Lear at the Opera House Manchester, in a new production. The run will mark the first time the renowned Shakespearean actor has play the iconic role in the UK. In Shakespeare’s epic tragedy, an ageing tyrant’s decision…
After phenomenal demand for the Adam Buxton Bug: David Bowie special at Manchester’s Albert Hall, a second date has now been added on Sunday 17 April. A must-see for fans of the Thin White Duke, this BUG Special is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy some key moments from David Bowie’s life and career on the…
Independent Centre for Actor Training bring Sarah Wooley’s play to The Lowry This year’s graduating students of the Independent Centre for Actor Training (ICAT) bring Sarah Wooley’s play Under The Concrete Waiting to production. Retelling the events in the Mexican town of Ciudad Juarez, Wooley’s brutal play is set in a forgotten housing estate where…
Z-arts, Manchester’s venue for children and families is set to open an exciting new interactive experience. Step into the world of Michael Rosen’s Bear Hunt, Chocolate Cake and Bad Things and explore the fantastic stories and poems of former Children’s Laureate and bestselling writer Michael Rosen. Children and families can discover immersive environments inspired by…
As the new season of theatre, visual art and film is set to launch at Home, we take a look at some of the highlights coming up over the next six months Highlights include the latest edition of ¡Viva!, Spanish and Latin American Festival, with a cross-art programme bigger, bolder and more vibrant than ever…
Some of the world’s greatest illusionists will be united in Impossible – a fast-paced stage spectacular featuring death-defying stunts, technological trickery, grand stage illusions and close-up magic that coming to the Palace Theatre in March. Fresh from its hit run in London’s West End, Impossible reinvents the biggest illusions in history and audiences should prepare…
Manchester’s newest theatre, Hope Mill Theatre, situated inside the Grade II listed Hope Mill in the heart of the city of Manchester is set to host a production of Andrea Dunbar’s Shirley. Shirley, written by schoolgirl playwright, Andrea Dunbar (Rita, Sue and Bob Too, The Arbor) is a snapshot of life in the working class…
A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin. It’s the classic hit musical Chicago and it’s set to hit Manchester with an all-star cast. Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander and Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning show includes classics…
