North West

Some Enchanted Evening

Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II

Home-made monologue earns praise

A 13-minute monologue, filmed at home in Lancashire, has picked up enthusiastic reviews.

Your chance to look behind the Green Door

Ann Brown’s harrowing but inspirational play Green Door is to be available online.

Peake and Frankcom put their Talking Heads together

Maxine Peake and director Sarah Frankcom rekindle their Manchester Royal Exchange relationship for the small screen.

Hope Mill stages online Rodgers + Hammerstein concert

Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is staging an online concert, Some Enchanted Evening, featuring West End stars celebrating the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein for one night only.

Octagon reopening delayed

Bolton's Octagon Theatre's reopening following major development works has been put back from July to late autumn.

GM Fringe postponed till autumn

The ninth Greater Manchester Fringe Festival has been postponed from July 2020 to October and November.

Oldham Coliseum goes online

Oldham Coliseum has released 100 Word Plays (about Oldham) as audio online and is preparing to launch a monologue challenge for school and college students.

Theatre by the Lake cancels summer season

Keswick's Theatre by the Lake has decided to cancel its summer season, due to run from May to October.

Showtown museum dedicated to Blackpool's entertainment heritage

Showtown—Blackpool’s first-ever museum, set to open next year—had a suitably-showbusiness launch.

2019: musicals trump serious drama in Manchester

Manchester reviewer David Cunningham gives a detailed account of his top theatre visits of 2019, with some comments about the intrusive security policies of some theatres.

Review of the Year 2019 - The North West Stage

David Chadderton looks back on his 2019 in North West theatre.

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.