A physically daring contemporary dance show comes to Lancaster University’s Nuffield Theatre on Tuesday. The Northern School of Contemporary Dance’s postgraduate dance company Verve presents four new dance works.
A new play about a woman's journey across the world to fulfil her dream of becoming a mother will be performed at The Dukes in Lancaster next week. Made In India is set in a surrogacy clinic in Gujurat—motherhood's last chance saloon for Londoner, Eva.
The Dukes in Lancaster is the first stop this week on a tour by Celia Johnson's daughter, telling of her actress mother's wartime experiences, some of which cover her time filming Brief Encounter at Carnforth Station.
A restaging of the dramatic Tour de France race between Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani will be performed at the Nuffield Theatre at Lancaster University on Thursday—using two road bikes, real race commentary and stunning film footage. 2Magpies Theatre recreates the 60-minute conflict with the benefit of hindsight.
The Royal Shakespeare Company continues its commitment to creating live theatre for young audiences when it brings its First Encounters with Shakespeare production of The Tempest to the Grand in Blackpool.
Cinderella goes to the ball in Salford next week, for Birmingham Royal Ballet’s performances from Wednesday to Saturday.
After receiving more than 800 submissions, the Octagon in Bolton has chosen the plays for 2017’s Top 5 Season. The event will run from next Wednesday to March 9 alongside the Octagon’s Reveal Festival which takes place from February 28 to March 18.
Skint Productions presents Beautiful Monster, a daring new play by Karlton Parris at Salford Arts Theatre, Manchester on February 28 and March 2 to 4.
Multi-sensory theatre for audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities heads to The Lowry in Salford; as part of 59-date tour, Frozen Light theatre company brings Home, its latest production, for four shows on March 3 and 4.
Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical returns to the Palace Theatre, Manchester next week.
English Touring Theatre open their UK Tour of Jessica Swale’s Nell Gwynn, starring Laura Pitt-Pulford in the title role, at The Lowry in Salford.
Polly Lister takes her play I Was a Wife—seen in Lancaster last week—to Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake to Saturday.
Words By The Water, the annual festival of words and ideas, returns to Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake from March 3 to 12.