Putting a shine on Blackpool
Published:
22 August 2022
Reporter:
David Upton
Blackpool Grand Theatre plugs into the resort’s Illuminations from September through to 2023 with show picks for everyone.
Blackpool’s big switch on this year is September 2 and the Royal Shakespeare stages Twelfth Night in a new 90-minute show for younger audiences from September 29 to October 1.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea runs October 7–9; Beauty and the Beast, from Ballet Theatre UK October 14; Dinosaur Live, November 8–9; A Grand Christmas Concert December 12, and Sleeping Beauty starring Britain’s Got Talent finalist Steve Royle and Dancing on Ice champion Hayley Tamaddon December 2 to January 1.
- Sleeping Beauty (Martin Dodd for UK Productions)
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea - David Wood based on the book by Judith Kerr