News

Northern Ballet debut for Playhouse

2 March 2013

Northern Ballet come to the Liverpool Playhouse for the first time.

Liverpool gets Heart and Soul

2 March 2013

Heart and Soul is a brand new musical set in Liverpool.

Richard Alston company returns to Lowry

2 March 2013

Richard Alston Dance Company brings a triple-bill to The Lowry on March 19.

New Jersey Nights coming to Manchester

2 March 2013

New Jersey Nights celebrates the greatest hits of the internationally successful American band The Four Seasons.

JB Shorts makes it play pageant No 9

2 March 2013

JB Shorts return to Manchester from March 12 to 23.

Manchester presentations to inspire creatives

2 March 2013

There's to be a series of six presentations to inspire creative practitioners based in Greater Manchester and beyond.

Time for adventure at the Atkinson

2 March 2013

Andy Day and Mike James are coming to The Atkinson in Southport for the first time with another adventure, and a time machine.

New theatre company makes King's Arms debut

2 March 2013

A new theatre company Axsys Theatre stages its opening show Thick as Thieves, at the King's Arms in Salford.

Backstage drama is guaranteed

2 March 2013

Drama will take place behind the scenes of a Lancaster theatre.

Eight get into Lakeland character

2 March 2013

Eight actors begin rehearsals for Rogue Herries, a new stage adaptation of Hugh Walpole’s epic novel to be staged at Theatre by the Lake this spring.

Teatro Kismet comes to Liverpool Playhouse

2 March 2013

Phillip Pullman’s children’s classic I Was a Rat! comes to Liverpool Playhouse.

Four Opera North productions for Salford

2 March 2013

Lowry partner company Opera North returns to Salford this month.

Youth theatre performs in national festival

2 March 2013

Local young people perform a play commissioned by the National Theatre Connections Festival in Lancaster.

Spring Awakening for King's Arms

2 March 2013

Assembled Junk's first professional production will be at the intimate King's Arms Studio in Salford.

Youngsters get another taste of fame

2 March 2013

Manchester’s Palace Theatre and Opera House will once again open its doors to the city’s youngsters.

Sky's the limit for Contact adventure

2 March 2013

Digging Deep presents The Adventures Of Sky—The Reluctant Hero at Manchester Contact Theatre.

Scurrilous 'but affectionate' comedy about Di

2 March 2013

Liverpool favourite Francis Tucker performs Robert Farquhar’s new comedy Di Is Dead in the Playhouse Studio.

Youth theatre causes ruckus with first Derby production

2 March 2013

Derby Theatre Youth Theatre’s first production will be David Farr’s comedy Ruckus in the Garden.

Tupele to get education at Lichfield Garrick

2 March 2013

Tupele Dorgu will play the lead in Lichfield Garrick Rep Company’s production of Willy Russell’s Educating Rita.

Good lord as Jack is cast as Derby’s Elvis

2 March 2013

Derby Theatre has announced the cast for its first professionally produced show, Lee Hall’s dark comedy Cooking With Elvis.