North West

Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Book and lyrics by Timothy Mason, music by Mel Marvin

The Bodyguard

Alex Dinelaris after the screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan

The Manchester Project at Christmas

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Alan McHugh, additional material by Ben Nickless

Peter Pan

J.M.Barrie adapted by Jon Monie, with additional material

Treasure Island

Book by Kate Ferguson, music & lyrics by Susanna Pearse, based on the novel b...

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields

Gypsy

Book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, sug...

A Murder Is Announced

Agatha Christie, adapted by Leslie Darbon

I’m a Phoenix, Bitch

Bryony Kimmings

2084

Adam Taub after George Orwell

Cinderella A Fairytale

Sally Cookson, Adam Peck & original Tobacco Factory cast

The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit

Music & lyrics by Andre Catrini, book by Allan Knee

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens, adapted by Patrick Barlow

The Shadow

Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner

The Girl On The Train

Adapted from Paula Hawkins novel by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel

Circus 1903

Neil Dorward and Simon Painter

The Greek Passion

Music: Bohuslav Martinu; libretto: based on the text by Nikos Kazantzakis

Jack and the Beanstalk

Fine Time Fontayne and Chris Lawson

The Marriage of Kim K

Stephen Hyde (composer) and Leo Mercer (story and lyrics) with additional mus...

Giulio Cesare

Music: George Frideric Handel; Libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym (after Giacomo...

La Bohème

Giacomo Puccini (score) Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi lllica (libretto)

Dangerous Obsession

N J Crisp

Lady of Jazz

Greg Mosse and John Gleadall

Wasteland

Playland

Athol Fugard

Rambert Triple Bill

Wayne McGregor, Marion Motin and Hofesh Shechter

The Entertainer

John Osborne

Dead Men’s Eyes

M R James

Light Falls

Simon Stephens, original music by Jarvis Cocker

Seagulls

Beth Hyland

Car Park King

Jessica McDonagh

Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Javaad Alipoor, co-created by Javaad Alipoor and Kirsty Housley

Class

Scottee

Dada Masilo - Giselle

Dada Masilo

The Exorcist

John Pielmeier, adapted from the novel by William Peter Blatty

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

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday December 8.

The Lion King roars again

Manchester Palace Theatre will see Disney’s The Lion King return next year. ­­­

Lowry's 2020 Christmas show

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe comes to The Lowry in Salford next Christmas.

9 to 5 x 2020 = new tour!

9 to 5 The Musical will return for another tour in 2020, visiting Manchester Palace Theatre.

Bat Out Of Hell comes 'home' to Manchester

Bat Out Of Hell—The Musical will be returning to tour the UK, with performances at Manchester Opera House.

Heathers The Musical for Manchester

Heathers the Musical is heading to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in October.

Curtain up on scheme to encourage young audiences

Tickets on sale for the première of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester come coupled with a new First Curtain scheme.

Ducklings afloat in Exchange Studio

The Herd Theatre float their show for youngsters Ducklings in Manchester Royal Exchange Studio.

Storyhouse turns page on new season

Storyhouse in Chester has its focus on comedy, dance and musicals, as well as shows for younger audiences.

Four new trustees for HOME

HOME in Manchester announces four new trustees.

NW Productions

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

Oldham Theatre Workshop has a Secret

Oldham Theatre Workshop is back with another family Christmas musical: The Secret of Christmas Eve.

Dreamgirls have a Blackpool Illuminations date

Dreamgirls embarks on its first-ever UK tour next year, coming to Blackpool Opera House.

Hurry, if you've an itch to Scratch in Keswick

Theatre by the Lake in Keswick is launching its first-ever scratch night.

Red carpet Knights around the region

Pilot Theatre will next year stage the world première of an adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s award-winning novel Crongton Knights.

The Living Dead to rise again

Imitating the dog stages a shot-for-shot stage recreation of George A Romero’s classic 1968 zombie movie Night of The Living Dead.

Award-winning re-staging at Royal Exchange

Cuttin’ It receives a new production at the Royal Exchange next month.

Family holiday time at Z-arts

The holiday season at Z-arts in Manchester is aimed at the whole family.

Everybody's Talking About cast additions

Shobna Gulati and George Sampson join the cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie when it plays The Lowry in Salford.

Masterpiece opera for Manchester

Ellen Kent brings La Bohème to the Palace Theatre Manchester.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday November 24.

Scamp wedded to Z Arts

Scamp Theatre’s The Scarecrows’ Wedding comes to Z-arts in Manchester.

Lowry homeless initiative

The Lowry and Salford City Council are helping young people living with homelessness.

HOME Push for key arts festival

HOME’S annual PUSH Festival in Manchester is now one of the region’s key arts festivals.

Four theatres chosen for Stage One producer training

Birmingham REP, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Mercury Theatre Colchester and Cardiff's Sherman Theatre are to offer training opportunities for producers in 2020 through the Stage One regional placement scheme.

Keswick on top of world premières

The 2020 season at Keswick’s Theatre By The Lake includes five world premières.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday November 17.

Happy returns at HOME

The 2020 season at HOME in Manchester features many returning favourites.

Beautiful return for Palace

Beautiful—The Carole King Musical returns to the Palace Theatre, Manchester.

Pick up a Penguin for Christmas

The Broadway and West End production of Mr Popper’s Penguins comes to Greater Manchester.

Snow White at Chester Forum

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is at The Forum Studio Theatre, Chester.

Gary and Rachel + Romeo and Julie

Writer Gary Owen and director Rachel O'Riordan reunite for Romeo And Julie.

Chocolat confection for Week 53

A new Le Gateau Chocolat commission is the first announcement of Week 53, in the third edition of The Lowry’s interdisciplinary arts festival.

Killian the Phantom

Phantom Of The Opera at the Palace Theatre Manchester stars Killian Donnelly.

Strictly Aladdin for Robin

Strictly Come Dancing star Robin Windsor is in the cast of St Helens Theatre Royal’s family panto, Aladdin.

Library books in to future with 2084

Enter Manchester Central Library after hours and embark on an immersive journey inspired by George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday November 10.

Addams Family back at The Lowry

A new tour of The Addams Family will return to The Lowry.

Six new plays in tribute to Delaney

Salford Arts Theatre pays tribute to Shelagh Delaney with an evening of new writing.

Chanje plants her show at HOME

Manchester-based poet, playwright and performer Chanje Kunda debuts her new one-woman show at HOME.

Making his Mark on Mental Health Day

Manchester-based artist Mark Croasdale is putting himself centre-stage to raise awareness of World Mental Heath Day.

Epstein has a ball with Cinderella

Epstein Entertainments’ debut panto, Cinderella, runs in Liverpool December 6 to January 5.

Grace raises the bar for new play

Grace O’Leary sets her new Manchester drama in a local bar.

Oldham adds new artists to team

Oldham Coliseum Theatre is welcoming three new associate artists and three supported artists.

New York debut for Liverpool show

Liverpool production Something About Simon has been selected to play in a New York showcase.

Hairspray for Blackpool

Hairspray heads to Blackpool Winter Gardens next year.

£50m festival bonus for Manchester

This year’s Manchester International Festival delivered an economic impact of £50m.

Manchester première of Cinderella

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is to stage the UK theatrical première of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

Write chance in Liverpool

Liverpool’s Royal Court is continuing its search for new scriptwriting talent.

Christmas Carol for Keswick

A Christmas Carol runs at Theatre by the Lake in Keswick from November 22.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday November 3.

Bryony Kimmings show for HOME

Bryony Kimmings brings I’m a Phoenix, Bitch to HOME Manchester.

Change of Bodyguard in Manchester

There are cast changes for the national tour of The Bodyguard at the Palace Theatre, Manchester.

Denise Nolan steps out as Judy Garland

The Music of Judy Garland stars Nolan Sister and West End leading lady Denise Nolan.

Marisha Wallace in national tour

West End and Broadway leading lady Marisha Wallace (Dreamgirls, Waitress, Aladdin, The Book of Mormon and Hairspray) will play a series of theatre shows in March 2020.

Ladies take a Northern bus tour

A new play, Ladies That Bus, is based on real life interviews with bus travellers between Lancaster and Keswick and is set to bus around the North of England in 2020.

Remembrance of Heaton Park for Manchester

Feelgood Theatre stages These Days at Manchester Cathedral on Remembrance Sunday.

Joseph tour heads to St Helens

November promises something for everyone at St Helens Theatre Royal with live music, comedy, entertainment and musicals.

Nutcracker on Merseyside

As part of its 70th anniversary season, English National Ballet is continuing its Christmas tradition of presenting a Nutcracker production each year since 1950.

Laugh Out Loud in Blackpool

Blackpool Grand Theatre’s next season is headlined by ‘laugh-out-loud’ productions.

Toast heads home to Salford

Nigel Slater’s Toast returns home to The Lowry in Salford.

NW Productions

Round-up of regional productions opening week beginning Sunday October 27.

Snow White beside the Mersey

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs comes to The Auditorium at M+S Bank Arena Liverpool December 13–24.

Ruthie Henshall's date in Salford

Ruthie Henshall plays a four-city tour in April.

Female voices to the fore at Hope Mill

Six female writers for stage and screen have been commissioned by HER Productions to write six original short plays.

HOME coming for Company Chameleon

Manchester-based dance theatre company Company Chameleon opens a UK tour of its new show at HOME Manchester.

LGBTQ+ theatre fest for Manchester

A new LGBTQ+ theatre festival is to run for three weeks in January 2020 at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre.

Bringing Real Magic to Manchester

Sheffield’s award-winning Forced Entertainment returns to HOME in Manchester with Out of Order.

Circus festival for Liverpool

Cirqadia by Freefall is a contemporary circus festival taking place in Liverpool.

The Brexit of Boris updated nightly!

The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson, the political comedy from journalist, broadcaster and playwright Jonathan Maitland, will tour next year.

Scrooge sequel musical for Manchester

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester has announced the full cast for The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit.

Liverpool Unity's 40th celebrations

Liverpool’s Unity Theatre celebrates its 40th anniversary next year.

New vision for Manchester musical

People registered blind were given the opportunity to experience the new musical &Juliet in Manchester.

Rosy has life of her time

Dr Rosy Carrick’s show Passionate Machine recounts how she had to build a time machine to rescue her future self.

Double helping of Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories Live On Stage heads to Storyhouse in Chester.

25-year beat to their drum

The UK’s original touring Taiko Tribe returns to the road with a brand-new show of skill, stamina and Japanese drumming rhythms.

Band Of Gold shines in Salford

Band Of Gold, the première of a stage adaptation of Kay Mellor’s ITV series, stars Laurie Brett, Gaynor Faye, Kieron Richardson, Shayne Ward and Sacha Parkinson when it plays The Lowry's Lyric Theatre in January.

Romantic date in Lancaster

Ballet Cymru returns to The Dukes in Lancaster with a production of Romeo & Juliet.

Bart To The Future in Manchester

Tony Award winner, Roger Bart, plays Dr Emmett Brown in the world première of Back To The Future The Musical, which will open at Manchester Opera House.

NW Productions

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

80 minutes to stage Exam at King's Arms

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

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.

Crate expectations in Manchester

A pop-up horror experience is coming to Manchester.

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.

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.

Katie Posner nominated for best director

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

Christmas in the North West

A look at the pantos, musicals, family shows and other theatre productions that will be playing in the North West over the festive period.