It was the opera ‘they tried to ban’. Verdi’s work, based upon the play Le roi s’amue by Victor Hugo and with an Italian libretto written by Fransesco Maria Piave, caused no short amount of outrage when it originally premiered. Thankfully, it has survived to become regarded as the first of Verdi’s operatic masterpieces. Rigoletto…
Renowned producer Ellen Kent brings the Iconic operas Rigoletto and Madama Butterfly to the Opera House, Manchester with international soloists, a highly praised chorus and full orchestra. Theatregoers will have the opportunity to see stunning productions of Verdi’s Rigoletto on Saturday 21 March then the Puccini masterpiece Madama Butterfly the following day Sunday 22 March…
Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole brings his tour to Manchester Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole comes to Manchester on Sunday with his latest show, A Night To Remember, featuring a cast of dancers, musicians and singers. The production, which will showcase Brendan’s expertise in an odyssey of music and dance, has been choreographed…
Wendi Peters leads cast in satirical war musical War timed based musical Oh What a Lovely War is set to be performed at Manchester Opera House from Tuesday 24th until Saturday 28th February 2015. The production, directed by multiple Olivier Award-winner Terry Johnson, is now on a national tour, just over 100 years since the…
Olivier Award winning musical a hit in Manchester Triple Olivier Award winning musical Top Hat, featuring the classic songs of Irving Berlin and based on the much loved film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers has arrived in Manchester. And in the lead roles of Jerry Travers and Dale Tremont, Alan Burkitt and Charlotte Gooch…
As well as longer runs of shows at the Palace Theatre and Opera House, they are both set to host some fantastic one-off productions over the next few months. So what’s on offer? We take a quick look at some of the blink and you’ll miss them shows coming up. Mercury – the Ultimate Queen…
Latest Monty Python Spamalot tour launches in Manchester Monty Python’s Spamalot is returning to Manchester’s Opera House for the launch of an all new UK tour, featuring Joe Pasquale as the legendary King Arthur, Bonnie Langford as The Lady of The Lake and Todd Carty as Patsy. Producer by Howard Panter, the show is lovingly…
Two iconic operas, Rigoletto and Madama Butterfly, have been announced for performances at Manchester’s Opera House on Saturday 21st March and Saturday 22nd March 2015. The two productions are being brought to Manchester as a part of their national tour of Britain and Ireland by award winning producer Ellen Kent, who has recently brought performances…
The iconic Saturday Night Fever is set to come to Manchester’s Opera House this November (25th-29th) in a new production which will star Danny Bayne (winner of ITV’s Grease is the Word). The new production of the smash hit 1977 film Saturday Night Fever which starred John Travolta tells the story of Tony Manero, a…
Ayub Khan Din’s hugely successful feature film East is East (originally his first play) is set to take to the stage in Manchester this coming January as part of a three week UK tour. As part of Artistic Director Jamie Lloyd’s second Trafalgar Transformed season at the Trafalgar Studios, East is East starts previewing in…
