NW Productions

Published: 17 April 2016
Reporter: David Upton

James I at the Lowry Credit: Manuel Harlan
The Golden Oldies at Royal Court
Borderline Electra at Hope Mills Theatre

Bringing to life three generations of Stewart kings who ruled Scotland from 1406 to 1488, The James Plays take over The Lowry next Saturday and Sunday.

The first major revival of an award-winning play—German Skerries—will be staged in The Round at The Dukes in Lancaster for just two nights.

The Dukes in Lancaster will host hundreds of young dancers from across the region as they take part in the Lancashire Youth Dance Festival.

Jackie The Musical, starring Janet Dibley, Nicholas Bailey and Graham Bickley, comes to Blackpool Grand Theatre next week as part of a major UK tour.

Northern Stage’s Get Carter, Torben Betts’s dark and stylish adaptation, comes to Salford Lowry with Manchester-based actress Amy Cameron.

Unlimited Theatre co-founders Jon Spooner and Chris Thorpe (a Royal Exchange associate artist) present their first two-hander, a funny and moving look at the advances in resuscitation practice next Wednesday to Saturday. Am I Dead Yet? opens in The Studio.

To mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, The Manchester Shakespeare Company’s sixth production next Thursday to Saturday focusses on the relationship of William and Anne Shakespeare.

Borderline Electra at Hope Mills Theatre in Manchester next week is a re-envisioned adaptation of writer Stevie Helps's Dragged Up, which caused a stir at its previews last year.

Liverpool’s Royal Court is out to show that the old ones are the best with a brand new comedy from Dave Simpson: The Golden Oldies.

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