NW Productions

Published: 18 June 2017
Reporter: David Upton

Jodie Prenger as Shirley Valentine at The Lowry Credit: Manuel Harlan

Mindgame at Preston Charter Theatre from Monday to Wednesday is a mind-bending psychological thriller from the pen of Anthony Horowitz, writer of Foyle’s War, Midsomer Murders and Poirot.

Jeffrey Holland stars as Tom Ballard in the stage production of the BAFTA-nominated Waiting For God which comes to the Grand in Blackpool next week.

The winning monologues of the Octagon Theatre Bolton’s first National Prize, Blue, Being Amazing and Nobody Can Never Get Us Back, will be performed by three actors from June 21 to July 8 alongside the Octagon’s main auditorium production of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads.

Pauline Mayers’s new show What If I Told You mixes theatre and dance to create an uplifting look at gender and racial identity at Manchester Royal Exchange next Monday and Tuesday before heading towards Edinburgh.

Willy Russell’s comedy Shirley Valentine is enjoying its first major revival to mark its 30th anniversary and is at The Lowry in Salford from June 19 to 24 starring Jodie Prenger in the title role.

The Hound of the Baskervilles at Great Northern Warehouse in Manchester promises fast-paced, farcical fun.

Oldham Coliseum is presenting the North West première of Molière, Olivier and Tony Award-winning play The Father, starring Kenneth Alan Taylor, until July 1 and at Harrogate Theatre from July 4 to 8.

Contact in Manchester welcomes Glasgow-based live artist Peter McMaster and Nick Anderson with 27, a performance that transforms the threat of untimely death into a celebration of being, next Tuesday and Wednesday.

The music of Billy Joel and Sir Elton John comes to life in multimedia tribute show Piano Men starring Terry Davies plus his son Nick at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre for one night next Sunday.

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