North West

The Exorcist

John Pielmeier, adapted from the novel by William Peter Blatty

Dada Masilo - Giselle

Dada Masilo

Avenue Q

Jeff Whitty (book), Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx (original concept and music an...

Quirki

Cinderella

Christopher Wheeldon choreography, Sergei Prokofiev music and Craig Lucas lib...

The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold, adapted by Bryony Lavery

Some Like It Hip Hop

Kate Prince and Felix Harrison with music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde and lyri...

Trojan Horse

Matt Woodhead and Helen Monks

Curtains: A Musical Whodunnit

Book by Rupert Holmes, original book and concept by Peter Stone, music by Joh...

Hedda Tesman

Cordelia Lynn, after Henrik Ibsen

Kinky Boots

Book: Harvey Fierstein, music & lyrics: Cyndi Lauper

Welcome to Paradise

Mame

Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee, b...

The Taming of the Shrew

William Shakespeare

Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare

The Thunder Girls

Melanie Blake

Under Three Moons

Daniel Kanaber

Malory Towers

Adapted by Emma Rice rom the novels by Enid Blyton

Friendsical

Miranda Larson

Beryl

Maxine Peake

9 to 5 The Musical

Dolly Parton (music and lyrics) and Patricia Resnick (book)

A Taste of Honey

Shelagh Delaney

Macbeth

William Shakespeare

Red Dust Road

Jackie Kay, adapted by Tanika Gupta

The Jumper Factory

Luke Barnes in collaboration with inmates at HMP Wandsworth

No Man's Land

Harol Pinter

Skank

Clementine Bogg-Hargroves

Hive City Legacy

Busty Beatz, Lisa Fa'alafi, Yami 'Rowdy' Lovenberg and a league of Extraordin...

Mythos: A Trilogy – Gods. Heroes. Men.

Stephen Fry

30th Chester Literature Festival

Authors Armistead Maupin and Michael Morpurgo, poets Imtiaz Dharker, Benjamin Zephaniah and Lemn Sissay and writer and TV presenter Nadiya Hussain top the bill at the Chester Literature Festival.

80 minutes to stage Exam at King's Arms

Vertigo Theatre Productions stages Exam October 29 to November 3 at The Kings Arms, Salford.

Achy Breaky Bride line dances towards Liverpool

New comedy musical Achy Breaky Bride makes its Liverpool première at The Epstein Theatre.

Allen key to pop-up theatre from Paines Plough

Oldham Coliseum Theatre is co-producing with the award-winning Paines Plough Roundabout next year, bringing three world premières and a trailblazer short play to Oldham town centre in June 2020.

Another Word of Warning for city

From a 20th marathon event to a 14-event marathon, Manchester’s roaming programme of performance is back.

Another date for Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls The Musical is heading to Storyhouse in Chester.

Another giant LEAP for Liverpool

Liverpool-based dance festival LEAP takes over venues across the city.

Avenue Q back in Manchester

Avenue Q returns to Manchester Palace Theatre.

Baby Fever under observation

Baby Fever is at Stun Studios at Z Arts, Manchester.

Big Imaginations sought for child-centred shows

The Dukes and Lancaster Arts are set to host five family shows in October.

Black Men Walking to Oldham

Inspired by a real-life walking men’s group in Sheffield, Black Men Walking comes to Oldham Coliseum Theatre.

Body Snatcher for the Dukes

Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s horror story, The Body Snatcher steals its way on to The Dukes’ stage in Lancaster.

Burlesque fest for Manchester

The first Manchester Burlesque Festival will run three days and four nights.

Cinderella at the Epstein

The full line-up is confirmed for the debut panto production coming to The Epstein Theatre in Liverpool.

Cirque Surreal for Manchester

A Night at the Museum meets contemporary circus when Quirki by Cirque Surreal comes to Manchester.

Comic bite at Dracula

Comedy-horror Dracula: The Bloody Truth is a comedic take on a gothic classic at The Dukes.

Courtroom drama for HOME

Breach Theatre brings its new show It’s True, It’s True, It’s True to HOME Manchester.

Crate expectations in Manchester

A pop-up horror experience is coming to Manchester.

Daragh joins theatre's honorary patrons

Daragh Carville, writer of ITV’s drama The Bay, is to become the newest honorary patron of The Dukes theatre in Lancaster.

Festivals at the double for Liverpool

Homotopia, the largest LGBTQI+ arts and culture festival in the UK, and Liverpool Irish Festival will both open shortly in Liverpool

Flanders & Swann tribute at Dukes

Wit, wordplay and ingenious comedy songsmiths kick off autumn at The Dukes in Lancaster.

Frankenstein 'first' for borough strategy

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein will be visiting Middleton Arena, Greater Manchester.

From Salford streets to Oldham Coliseum

Inspired by true stories of Salford streets affected by demolitions, Tinned Up by Manchester playwright Chris Hoyle will be presented on Oldham Coliseum Theatre’s main stage.

Ghost tales by candlelight

Robert Lloyd Parry returns to The Lowry in Salford with ghost tales.

Griff 'steals' Grinch role

Dr Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical coming to The Lowry in Salford this Christmas will see Griff Rhys Jones star alongside Matt Terry and Edward Baker-Duly.

Guitar Heroes given arena tribute

The Story Of Guitar Heroes comes to Middleton Arena, Manchester.

Happy HOME Coming

Two HOME-produced shows come back to the Manchester venue in which they were made.

Holmes and away for the Dukes

A new adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s gothic classic The Hound of the Baskervilles is coming to The Dukes in Lancaster.

Hope Mill's faith in charity!

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is to become a registered charity.

Joy Division play returns on tour

New Dawn Fades returns to the stage to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Joy Division’s debut album Unknown Pleasures.

Katie Posner nominated for best director

Katie Posner has been nominated for best director award at this year’s UK Theatre awards.

Light Falls across the North

Royal Exchange artistic director Sarah Frankcom and writer Simon Stephens have taken a journey across the North of England, shaping and developing their latest collaboration, Light Falls with music by Jarvis Cocker.

Liverbirds return to Liverpool

The Liverbirds burst on to the Liverpool music scene in 1963.

Love Lancaster and Hate Bastards

Jonny & The Baptists return to The Dukes in Lancaster with their new show.

Lowry Open Day September 1

The Lowry will open its doors fon September 1 for another day of free activities.

Lowry hit for Six again

West End hit musical Six, which premièered at The Lowry in Salford last Christmas, returns there this year.

Lowry's performing arts opportunities

Lowry’s Artist Development Programme is offering four opportunities for new performing arts work in the North of England.

Lucrative Knight's work

Sir Ian McKellen’s appearance at Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake raised more than £19,300.

Malory Towers for Manchester

Malory Towers from Emma Rice’s Wise Children comes to HOME Manchester.

Measuring Up in Liverpool

Measuring Up, a new play by artist and activist Mandy Redvers-Rowe, comes to Liverpool Everyman Theatre.

Michaela Bennison is Lady Of Jazz

An evocation of 1920s jazz and blues and the fictitious story of Honey Grey, lead singer in her daddy’s band, are told in the musical tale of Lady Of Jazz.

Murder Ballads based on Nick Cave album

Darkly comic cabaret musical Murder Ballads comes to Waterside in Sale.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday September 22.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday August 25.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday September 29.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday September 15.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday October 6.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday October 20.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday September 1.

Palace launch for new dance company

A gala night of dance hosted by Kimberly Wyatt to launch The Z Bo Jackson Company, a new dance fusion theatre company, takes place at Manchester Palace Theatre.

Pizza Shop Heroes delivers to HOME

Pizza Shop Heroes comes to HOME in Manchester, hot off a week's performances at Edinburgh Fringe.

Play With Fire reprise fringe hit

Play With Fire's production of Some Voices has been postponed until further notice. In the meantime, they will be bringing their production of Danny and The Deep Blue Sea to Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester.

Playland première for the region

Jake Murray returns to Manchester this autumn with his company Elysium Theatre to present the Northern première of Athol Fugard's rarely-seen Playland.

Poetic licence in Bolton

There is opportunity for budding poets to submit and showcase their work in Bolton.

Quiet Man Dave Prize for new writing

A donation page has been set up to create a writing prize to honour Manchester-based writer, blogger and critic Dave Murray, aka Quiet Man Dave, who died earlier this year.

Red Dust Road heads to HOME

The stage adaptation of National Poet of Scotland Jackie Kay’s memoir Red Dust Road plays at HOME in Manchester.

Ria stars in Gypsy

Musical theatre leading lady Ria Jones will make her Manchester Royal Exchange debut as the formidable Momma Rose for their new production of Gypsy.

Robin steps into Aladdin role

Strictly Come Dancing star Robin Windsor will join the cast of Aladdin at St Helens Theatre Royal.

Scummy Mummies for Lancaster

The Scummy Mummies make their debut appearance at The Dukes in Lancaster in October.

Seven up for OutStageUs

Seven new scripts from North West writers take centre-stage at The Lowry next month, presenting works that reflect the past, present and future of LGBT+ activism.

Shobna adds support to 53Two

53two in Manchester has added actor Shobna Gulati as a second patron.

Sleeping Beauty in St Helens

St Helens Theatre Royal presents its panto of Sleeping Beauty in October.

Soweto-style Giselle for The Lowry

Soweto-born dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo’s Giselle comes to The Lowry, Salford.

Stitching together Patchwork Wonders

Innovative theatre-makers Stitch Brothers present Patchwork Wonders for children at The Dukes in Lancaster.

Strangers On A Train Set for Oldham

Comedy duo LipService returns to Oldham this September with their brand new show Strangers on a Train Set.

Strictly stars stage Act Two

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Ian Waite and Vincent Simone are back with a new show.

Sunshine over Liverpool

Liverpool can expect extended sunshine when Little Miss Sunshine rolls in.

UK premiere tours North West

Beyond Therapy starring Tracey Shaw and Matt Lapinskas with West End stars Mandy Holliday and Sam Lupton comes to several North West venues.

Wintry outlook for Lancaster

The Dukes theatre in The Round in Lancaster will be transformed into a wintry woodland for this year’s Cinderella.

Young gateway to culture

Young people can now get free membership and exclusive discounts at The Dukes in Lancaster.

Zigning in for Zorro

A new production of Zorro The Musical will run at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.