Fresh from winning a Silver Medal at the Rio Olympic Games, gymnast and Strictly Come Dancing champ Louis Smith is to guest star in Keep Dancing at the Palace Theatre, Manchester – a new show celebrating the world of Ballroom and Latin dance. Louis won the 2012 series of Strictly Come Dancing, and guest stars…
As the Contact Theatre’s Autumn season is set to launch, we take a look at a few of the events taking place. The season will include theatre, dance, comedy and spoken work as well as an activity-packed open day for families and the return of Black Gold Arts Festival. Listings Fun Palaces Saturday 1 October,…
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…
Sheridan Smith is set to reprise her performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl The Musical during its run at Manchester’s Palace Theatre.
Eleven of the most exciting and critically acclaimed productions from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and beyond come to Manchester’s Home Theatre over the next few weeks as apart of their Orbit Festival (29 September to 15 October 2016). From the humorous to the tragic, topical to the absurd, ORBIT celebrates and features a broad flavour of…
Children’s author Michael Rosen’s writings inspire family experience like no other at Z-Arts. Manchester’s Z-Arts is to host the premier of an exciting new interactive exhibition this September, inspired by the much-loved children’s author Michael Rosen’s writings. Manchester families will be able to explore the fantastic stories and poems of former Children’s Laureate and bestselling…
Manchester’s Palace Theatre will host the world premiere of the English National Ballet’s new production of Giselle. Co-producted by Manchester Inational Festival and Sadler’s Wells, the new production will run from 27 September until 1 October before a national tour taking in Bristol, Southampton and Sadler’s Wells, London. One of the greatest romantic ballets of all…
Ever considered how low a person can go as they plunge in to depression? That’s exactly what Without Theatre are doing as they present a new production, Hollow Can You Go? A Journey into the Perpetual Limbo of Depression. It is an interactive performance, funded by Arts Council England and supported by Manchester Mind, in…
Ben Batt to join Maxine Peake on stage The full cast has now been confirmed for the Royal Exchange Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire, designed by Fly Davis, running from 8 September to 15 October. Maxine Peake takes on the role of Williams’ fragile heroine Blanche DuBois, who, battling a gripping addiction, looks…
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…
