What to do when your mum dies and you’ve promised to do “something different” for her funeral? The problem facing Dean in Knee Deep In Promises at Liverpool’s Royal Court Studio from Wednesday to October 19
Garry Cook—the man behind this year’s Lancashire Fringe Festival—brings Welcome to Paradise to the Stanley Arms in Preston city centre Tuesday, anarchic comedy that explores traditional images of Christmas, greed and consumerism.
The following night sees Avital Raz perform My Jerusalem at the New Continental. Her one-woman show combines live music with storytelling and projected images.
Scummy Mummies make their debut appearance at The Dukes in Lancaster next Thursday. Comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn celebrate the scummier side of parenting.
The musical Kinky Boots stomps its way to Blackpool Opera House from next Tuesday until October 12.
A Celebration of Opera, at Blackpool Grand Theatre next Friday, is presented by London Festival Opera.
Hedda Tesman will tread the boards of Salford’s Lowry arts centre from next Thursday. Cordelia Lynn’s play breathes new life into Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler.
This year’s Manchester Literature Festival brings award-winning writers, rock musicians, the new Poet Laureate and, for the first time in the city, the Booker Prize 2019 shortlist showcase.
John Godber’s comedy Gym & Tonic comes to Oldham Coliseum Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday.
Performer, theatre maker and director Victoria Firth brings her autobiographical show How to Be Amazingly Happy to Oldham Coliseum’s Studio Wednesday.