NW Productions

Published: 8 November 2015
Reporter: David Upton

Opera North’s production of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate: Jeni Bern as Katharine and Quirijn de Lang as Petruchio Credit: Alastair Muir
Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace - The Last Tango Credit: Manuel Harlan
The Winter's Tale from Northern Broadsides at The Dukes Credit: Nobby Clark

The irreverent Dead Dog in a Suitcase (& other love songs) is returning home to Liverpool Everyman, from a successful national tour, from Tuesday to Saturday.

One of the funniest, if not the rudest, musicals comes to Preston Charter Theatre next week. Avenue Q runs from Wednesday to Saturday.

All-male dance company 2Faced Dance brings its highly acclaimed double-bill to Lancaster Arts at Lancaster University next Tuesday.

Northern Broadsides theatre company makes a return to The Dukes in Lancaster for a week-long run of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.

Opera lovers will be treated to laughter, mayhem and all their favourite numbers next week when the National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company comes to Blackpool Grand from Tuesday to Saturday.

Next week sees the highly-acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production of Guys and Dolls arrive at Manchester Palace for two weeks prior to a West End transfer to London's Savoy in December.

The spectre of James Bond haunts Manchester Opera House on Monday night when Sir Roger Moore, the legendary film actor, holds court.

Opera North returns to The Lowry in Salford with three very different productions: Cole Porter's hit Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate, Giles Havergal's upbeat and slapstick production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville and Janácek's powerful and compelling tragedy Jenufa.

Starring Cathy Tyson, She Called Me Mother comes to The Studio at The Lowry next Friday and Saturday.

Sarah Cameron stars in Clod Ensemble’s award-winning theatre production The Red Chair in The Studio at The Lowry next Thursday.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring The Last Tango to Manchester Opera House from Tuesday to Saturday.

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