Casting details for the nationwide tour of Shrek The Musical, which comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in January 2018, have been revealed. Following the unprecedented success of the first UK and Ireland tour, the original production team reunites to bring the hit musical to a swamp near you. Shrek The Musical is based on the…
Manchester’s Palace Theatre and Opera House will be serving up a treat this autumn with a series of outstanding shows heading for the city. Musicals, comedy, drama, dance and pantomime are part of a packed season of productions being staged at the pair of city centre venues which are steeped in theatrical history. There’s the…
The full cast has now been announced for Cilla the Musical from BAFTA award winning Jeff Pope. The show comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in November. Joining the cast alongside the previously announced Kara Lily Hayworth (as Cilla) are Andrew Lancel (Brian Epstein); Carl Au (Bobby); Amy Bridges (Rose Willis); Gemma Brodrick-Bower (Pauline); Paul Broughton…
Bronté Barbé has been confirmed to play Carole King in the UK and Ireland tour of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical which comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre. Bronté Barbé was a finalist in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s BBC1 television series Over The Rainbow in 2010. Since then she has appeared on stage in both London’s…
The full cast has now been announced for Son of a Preacher Man which comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre during it’s 2017 UK tour. Whilst news of Diana Vickers appearing as Kat and then Debra Stephenson joining tour of Son Of A Preacher Man has previously been revealed, producers have now confirmed the remainder of…
Sheena Wrigley has joined Ambassador Theatre Group to become Theatre Director at the twin venues Manchester Palace and Manchester Opera House. Sheena will be joining the team in Manchester in November from her current role as Executive Director at HOME, Manchester’s new £25million arts centre. HOME has recorded two million individual visits since opening in…
The smash hit musical Sister Act returns to Manchester for a run at the Palace Theatre. The show is directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood and stars Alexandra Burke as Deloris Van Cartier. What is Sister Act about? It’s a story known by many. Based on the smash hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and…
Bad Girls and Coronation Street star Debra Stephenson has joined the cast of new musical Son Of A Preacher Man in the role of Alison. She joins Diana Vickers who was previously confirmed for the 2017 tour of Son of A Preacher Man which comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre for a one-week run in September….
X-Factor finalist Diana Vickers will star as Kat in the 2017 tour of Son of a Preacher Man which comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in September 2017. Featuring the soulful music of Dusty Springfield, with a book by Warner Brown and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, Son of a Preacher Man embarks on…
Incredibly Queen frontman Freddie Mercury would have turned 70 last September. To celebrate seven decades of the iconic lead singer of the rock group, Mercury are bringing their show to Manchester’s Palace Theatre. As winners of the 2013 National Tribute Awards, Mercury has fully earned its reputation as one of the world’s finest exponents of…
