Manchester Opera House has announced that John Stahl and Cathy Tyson will join Charles Lawson the cast of Rebus: Long Shadows at Manchester Opera House. Rebus: Long Shadows is a brand new Rebus story written exclusively for the stage by the author of the original novels, Ian Rankin, mand playwright Rona Munro. What is Rebus:…
The first cast members have been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning musical Rock of Ages which will run at Manchester Opera House. The initial cast announcement confirmed the involvement of Kevin Kennedy who will play ‘Dennis’, Zoe Birkett ‘Justice’, Jodie Steele ‘Sherrie’, Luke Walsh ‘Drew’, Lucas Rush ‘Lonny’, Andrew Carthy ‘Franz’,…
Horror maestro John Carpenter returns to the UK this October to perform his infamous soundtracks and original compositions with a show set for Manchester’s Albert Hall. John Carpenter is responsible for much of the horror genres and cult films’ most striking soundtrack work in movies such as Dark Star (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976),…
Home, Manchester, presents the world premiere production of The Fishermen by Nottingham-based theatre company New Perspectives. The production will run for 9 shows in Manchester before travelling to the Edinburgh Festival, followed by a UK tour. What is The Fishermen about? Adapted by Edinburgh Festival Fringe First-winning playwright Gbolahan Obisesan, The Fishermen is a tense…
Hazel O’Connor will appear at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music for a special screening of the digitally re-master uncut version of the film Breaking Glass. The screening will be followed by an intimate Q&A and live performance of some of the film’s best loved songs. Striding into the spotlight and catapulted into fame in…
After five years of touring the Billy Joel Songbook to sold out theatres, Elio Pace brings his new show on Elvis Presley to Waterside Arts in Sale. The new show sees Elio Pace turning his attention to another of his musical heroes before returning to the Billy Joel Songbook in the autum. The 15-date tour…
Kinky Boots comes to Manchester Opera House in November and the cast for the full UK tour has now been announced. The musical, which has won countless awards, will feature Callum Francis as Lola, Paul Lane in the role of Lauren and Joel Harper-Jackson as Charlie. Also joining the Kinky Boots cast will be Demitri…
The smash hit musical Wicked returns to Manchester’s Palace Theatre for a five week run over Christmas 2018. The West End and Broadway musical phenomenon tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz and now it’s time to return home as it comes back to the city where it all began in September 2013…
Lies, greed and corruption fall upon Manchester Opera House as the UK tour of Glengarry Glen Ross comes to the city in March 2019. Set in an office of cut-throat Chicago salesmen. Pitched in a high-stakes competition against each other, four increasingly desperate employees will do anything, legal or otherwise, to sell the most real…
The story of a real-life love affair between two Yorkshire miners comes to Manchester for a run in the Greater Manchester Fringe at 3MT and then Salford Arts Theatre. Once a Year on Blackpool Sands is written by Karlton Parris and presented by Manchester-based theatre company Skint Productions. Set in Blackpool 1953, before homosexuality was…
