NW Productions

Published: 18 February 2018
Reporter: David Upton

Isabel Pollen (Laura) and Jim Sturgeon (Alec) in Kneehigh's Brief Encounter

Kneehigh’s joyful production of Noël Coward’s Brief Encounter returns to The Lowry in Salford from Tuesday to Saturday.

HOME in Manchester presents The Bare Project’s On the Outskirts Of A Large Event from next Wednesday to Saturday.

Roald Dahl’s children’s story George’s Marvellous Medicine comes to The Lowry in Salford from Tuesday to Saturday.

The Replacement Child premières at Manchester Hope Mill Theatre next week. It’s a debut production by Abooo Theatre formed nearly two years ago by local actor and theatre-maker Clare Cameron.

Manchester Royal Exchange’s Studio Season features a showcase of cultures that portray the city’s community. It opens next week with Moments That Changed Our World created by the Royal Exchange Elders Company.

Theatre By The Lake in Keswick welcomes two of Britain’s finest dance companies this month and next. Bounding on stage next Tuesday is internationally-respected Phoenix Dance Theatre. It is followed in March by Charge by acclaimed dance company Motionhouse.

The annual Chinese New Year celebration performance will be staged at Preston Guild Hall next Tuesday lunchtime.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, at Preston Charter Theatre next Thursday and Friday, is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark psychological fantasy.

A world of cotton mill chimneys, talking birds and Asian twists and tales comes to the Dukes in Lancaster next Tuesday. The Moonwatcher is a theatre show with Horse + Bamboo's trademark use of powerful story and imagery using masks, puppetry, film and music.

Far from the shining lights of TV, three Northern organisations have teamed up to offer five of the best new theatre talents an opportunity to kickstart brand new ideas. Their Foot In The Door showcase takes place at the Nuffield Theatre of Lancaster University next Thursday.

The Chef Show, from Yorkshire playwright Nick Ahad, returns to the region following last year’s successful original tour. It opens at Kendal Brewery Arts Centre next Wednesday, before moving on to The Storey in Lancaster the following night.

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