Bristol-based company Sleepdogs is set to present its latest touring work The Bullet and the Brass Trombone at the Royal Exchange Theatre on 1 and 2 May. The Bullet and the Bass Trombone sees the arrival of a symphony orchestra in the capital city of a tropical country, expecting to perform a new piece of…
Thirty-eight hits of the sixties, woven together by a plot designed to fit in with the music, sung gloriously by a young energetic cast. Dreamboats and Miniskirts, the sequel to the 1950s set Dreamboats and Petticoats, doesn’t exactly have the most complex of plots, but what it lacks in depth it certainly makes up for…
We take a look at some of the studio shows and special events coming up over the next few months: The Lady’s Not For Walking Like An Egyptian Thursday 9th April – Saturday 11th April Commissioned by Ovalhouse and presented by innovative theatre makers Mar.tarrab this joyful romp of a show Written and performed by…
Taking on a production such as Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago is a brave decision. It’s a work which can easily go wrong –the chemistry between the characters is essential, there’s a danger that it could come across as crass and will the audience take away from it the humour which it contains? Having already…
It was the opera ‘they tried to ban’. Verdi’s work, based upon the play Le roi s’amue by Victor Hugo and with an Italian libretto written by Fransesco Maria Piave, caused no short amount of outrage when it originally premiered. Thankfully, it has survived to become regarded as the first of Verdi’s operatic masterpieces. Rigoletto…
As the 1956 Theatre gets ready to launch it’s latest production, Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago at Salford Arts Theatre, we speak to Amy-Jane Ollies, Artistic Director of Manchester’s 1956 Theatre about their latest work and the company itself. You launch your new production Sexual Perversity in Chicago at Salford Arts Theatre next week, can you…
Renowned producer Ellen Kent brings the Iconic operas Rigoletto and Madama Butterfly to the Opera House, Manchester with international soloists, a highly praised chorus and full orchestra. Theatregoers will have the opportunity to see stunning productions of Verdi’s Rigoletto on Saturday 21 March then the Puccini masterpiece Madama Butterfly the following day Sunday 22 March…
Tony and Olivier Award winning musical comes to Manchester Record-breaking musical comedy The Producers is set start its Manchester run on Monday 16th March. Based on Mel Brooks’ beloved Academy Award winning movie, The Producers is a hilarious musical comedy that has taken Broadway and the West End by storm, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony…
Bringing their Even More Drunk, High and Unemployed Tour to Manchester Canadian cult-icons Trailer Park Boys announce their return to the UK with the EVEN MORE Drunk, High and Unemployed Tour: Featuring Ricky, Julian and Bubbles in Manchester, Cambridge and London, including an appearance live on stage at Manchester Academy on Wednesday 16th September. See…
Grimm Up North have announced two evenings at Manchester’s Central Library which will feature classic movies with a lecture about the film itself and its literary roots. Showcasing films based on the texts of cutting edge contemporary authors, Grimm Up North is set to feature Fight Club on Thursday 26th March and American Psycho on…
