World renowned guitarist and singer-songwriter Richard Thompson has announced a UK tour including a Manchester gig at Manchester Opera House in October. The announcement comes in anticipation of his latest studio album which is due for release later this year via Proper Records. During a busy 2017, Thompson released two volumes of acoustic recordings: Acoustic…
Manchester Opera House will host open auditions for children and adult performances to play Motown artists in a production of Motown The Musical. Motown The Musical embarks on its first ever UK and Ireland tour this autumn, whilst the show continues to play at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre. The producers are looking for black and mixed-race…
Images have been released giving a first look at the world premiere production of An Officer and a Gentleman which comes to Manchester Opera House in August as part of a UK and Ireland tour. This brand-new musical is based on the 1982 Oscar-winning film starring Richard Gere which tells the story of Zack Mayo…
Biffy Clyro have announced the MTV Unplugged tour which will see the band performing acoustically at Manchester’s Opera House in September. Although their live shows are best known for their electrifying and explosive energy, Biffy Clyro have often demonstrated that their songs possess an added poignancy when stripped back to their essence. The news comes…
The Opera House Manchester hosts the English National Ballet and English National Ballet School’s My First Ballet series in April. The show gives young audiences a chance to see Swan Lake. Created especially for children as young as three and adapted to an hour in length with a narrator to help young audiences follow the…
The smash hit show Let It Be is bringing Beatlemania back to Manchester for a an eight show run at Manchester Opera House. Producers of the acclaimed show, featuring some of The Beatles best loved songs, have announced that Let It Be will be heading to venues across the UK – including Manchester – before…
Motown The Musical will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour, stopping in Manchester for a run at Manchester Opera House in February 2019. Whilst the London production of Motown the Musical continues to run at the Shaftesbury Theatre, where it will shortly enter its third year, the producers behind the show are set…
Manchester Opera House hosts Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest as the UK tour comes to the city this March. What is The Importance of Being Earnest about? Oscar Wilde’s greatly admired and much loved comedy The Importance of Being Earnest follows Jack Worthing’s endeavours to marry Algernon’s cousin, the beautiful Gwendolen. But first…
Two rescue greyhounds from the Mersey and Cheshire Manchester Branch of The Greyhound Trust will take to the stage during Ellen Kent’s production of Rigoletto at Manchester Opera House. Producer Ellen has long been a campaigner for animal welfare, and after talking to a representative from a local greyhound charity and hearing how these beautiful…
The full cast has been announced for the tour of An Officer And A Gentleman – The Musical, which comes to Manchester Opera House in August. The show has its world premiere at Leicester’s Curve Theatre before embarking on a tour of the UK and Ireland. Four-time Laurence Olivier Award nominated actress Emma Williams will…
