NW Productions

Published: 21 July 2013
Reporter: David Upton

Disney Live! at The Lowry Credit: Heinz Kluetmeier
John Owen Jones and Gareth Gates in Momentous Musicals at the Palace
Philip Ridley's Dark Vanilla Jungle at the Royal Exchange Studio

Tom Noon is producing My Space, by Bruntwood and Papatango winning writer Louise Monaghan, as part of Manchester’s 24:7 Theatre Festival.

It will be performed by Kenneth Alan Taylor, Kamran Darabi-Ford, Lauren Ogden, George Oluyinka and Sophie Toland with direction by Louise Hill.

Oldham Coliseum’s much-loved Dame, actor and director Fine Time Fontayne is to return to the theatre on Tuesday to stage his critically-acclaimed one-man show Richard Matthewman as part of the ShakeitUP festival.

New drama has been added to the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival programme that lasts until July 31.

Teenagers from Greater Manchester are to stage a weekend of free indoor and outdoor entertainment at the end of this week as part of Truth About Youth, the Royal Exchange Theatre’s ongoing programme supported by the Co-operative Foundation which aims to challenge and change negative perceptions of young people.

Blackpool’s Grand Theatre launches two summer season shows: Ooh La La and Step Back In Time.

Both have been choreographed by associate director of the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony Nathan Clarke and star legendary comic duo Cannon & Ball.

Blackpool’s North Pier Theatre is offering a full line-up of entertaining shows this summer.

The 2013 summer season will run throughout the school holiday period until September 3. It features soul, swing and popular music as well as the return of North Pier’s annual summer panto-musical.

Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, who have dazzled television audiences for seven series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, return to Manchester Opera House with Midnight Tango.

Maverick writer Philip Ridley's Dark Vanilla Jungle will première at The Studio at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester from next Thursday to Saturday before transferring to the Edinburgh Festival.

Disney Live! brings a new, live stage show, starring favourite Disney characters, to The Lowry in Salford—just in time for a summer holiday treat!

Momentous Musicals comes to Manchester Palace Theatre next Thursday.

Gareth Gates, with special guest star John Owen-Jones, leads a cast of voices from the West End.

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