Toxic – A men’s mental health play to feature at Greater Manchester Fringe
A new play from Dan Lovatt aims to shine a light on men’s mental health when it features at Greater Manchester Fringe Festival.
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Previewed: A Home for Grief at Contact Manchester
A new outdoor production is opening outside Contact Theatre’s newly refurbished building on Oxford Road.
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Elysium Theatre Company to stream latest production
Manchester and Durham based Elysium Theatre Company will stream its latest production to a worldwide audience. Only four years ago the company was putting on its first play in front of just dozens of people at the Assembly Rooms, Durham. Now Elysium has bases in Manchester and Durham, with the latest live stream broadcast worldwide….
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School of Rock heading to Manchester’s Palace Theatre
The smash hit, award-winning West End show School of Rock – The Musical has confirmed a UK and Ireland tour including Manchester’s Palace Theatre. Auditions are currently in full flow, with casting due to be announced later this summer for the stage production of the hilarious hit movie. School of Rock – The Musical follows Dewey…
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Manchester theatre company Elysium wins prestigious award for online productions
Manchester based Elysium Theatre Company has been recognised with the prestigious Olwen Wymark Award by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.
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Waterside announces reopening and plans for summer and autumn
Waterside in Sale has announced it is re-opening its doors from Monday 17 May 2021 and confirmed details of its summer and autumn plans. The arts venue has announced a programme of live music, theatre, visual arts, comedy, dance and spoken word. One of highlights includes its annual ten day Summer arts festival Refract:21. Refract…
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Contact Theatre’s celebration of queer culture returns for 2021
Queer Contact will return in just a few weeks, featuring TV writer Russell T Davies, It’s A Sin actor Nathaniel Hall, interactive cabaret and more.
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Hope Mill Theatre will stage a new production of The Wiz this Christmas
Hope Mill Theatre has confirmed that it will stage a new UK production of The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” this Christmas. The production features music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, based on the book by William F Brown and original orchestrations by Harold Wheeler. The Wiz is a retelling of…
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HOME launch temporary outdoor theatre venue
HOME Manchester has announced the launch of a brand-new temporary outdoor venue on First Street – Homeground. Homeground will feature live entertainment across two stages, with a 400-seat socially distanced outdoor theatre and second stage featuring free live performances. As part of the programme of events to run at Homeground, HOME will stage productions of…
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Rent set to open at Hope Mill Theatre in August
Hope Mill Theatre has announced that its production of the classic rock musical Rent will open on 6 August. The production returns after only being able to perform 5 live shows last autumn prior to lockdown. [adrotate banner=”3″] Rent will open for a limited season running from 6 August until 19 September 2021. Casting for…
