NW Productions

Published: 13 September 2015
Reporter: David Upton

Handbagged at The Lowry Credit: Tristram Kenton
Chris Jack - By Far The Greatest Team Credit: Monkeywood

An Evening of Dirty Dancing, at Preston Charter Theatre on Thursday night, is billed as a high energy rollercoaster show, with all the film’s classic songs.

An award-winning show comes to The Dukes in Lancaster next Friday night. Kate O'Donnell will be making a song and dance about her transgender life in Big Girl's Blouse, telling the story of the transgender performer's life, growing up in the 1970s.

The Full Monty is at Blackpool Grand Theatre until next Saturday. The show opened to rave reviews in Sheffield, and has won the UK Theatre Award for Best Touring Production.

X-Factor winner turned musical theatre star, Joe McElderry headlines in Blackpool for Tommy, the UK première staging of a new production of The Who’s classic rock opera.

The Queen and Margaret Thatcher go head to head in Salford next week for a Royal showdown in Cheshire-born Moria Buffini’s Olivier award-winning Handbagged.

The 2015 tour of international touring company Kneehigh’s hit production of Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) comes to Manchester’s new HOME venue to September 26.

Annie the musical comes to Manchester Opera House for two weeks from Tuesday, starring Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood and Lesley Joseph as Miss Hannigan. She will play the role at performances on September 25/26 because of his TV commitments that weekend.

Manchester’s award-winning Monkeywood Theatre, in association with The Lowry, stage the world première next week of By Far The Greatest Team, four new Manchester stories by four writers exploring and celebrating what it means to be a football fan in the city.

A new musical, The Tree of War—set in Manchester and the trenches of World War One—receives its première in Burnage, next Tuesday to Saturday.

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