Winner of a Judges Award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Bird is a World Premiere of a stunningly poetic new play by Welsh playwright Katherine Chandler. A co-production between the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Sherman Theatre Bird brings together a cast of talented Welsh and Manchester performers and is directed by Sherman Theatre’s Artistic…
Jodie Prenger is set to star in Watermill Theatre’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s West End and Broadway hit musical Tell Me On A Sunday, charting the romantic adventures (and misadventures) of a young English girl in 1980’s New York. Brimming with optimism, she seeks success and love. But as she weaves…
Unlimited Theatre co-founders and Fringe First Award winners Jon Spooner and Chris Thorpe (Royal Exchange Theatre Associate Artist) present their first two-hander, a funny and moving look at the social, political and ethical implications of contemporary advances in resuscitation practice. Am I Dead Yet? opens in The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre on Wednesday 20 April,…
Diversity have announced a new tour, their seventh, for April 2017. The Genesis tour will see the group, who have sold over 300,000 tickets and made countless television appearances perform at Manchester Arena on Sunday 16 April 2017. The new tour Genesis is the concluding part of their super hero fantasy epic and follows ‘Limitless:…
Independent Centre for Actor Training bring Sarah Wooley’s play to The Lowry This year’s graduating students of the Independent Centre for Actor Training (ICAT) bring Sarah Wooley’s play Under The Concrete Waiting to production. Retelling the events in the Mexican town of Ciudad Juarez, Wooley’s brutal play is set in a forgotten housing estate where…
Z-arts, Manchester’s venue for children and families is set to open an exciting new interactive experience. Step into the world of Michael Rosen’s Bear Hunt, Chocolate Cake and Bad Things and explore the fantastic stories and poems of former Children’s Laureate and bestselling writer Michael Rosen. Children and families can discover immersive environments inspired by…
Some of the world’s greatest illusionists will be united in Impossible – a fast-paced stage spectacular featuring death-defying stunts, technological trickery, grand stage illusions and close-up magic that coming to the Palace Theatre in March. Fresh from its hit run in London’s West End, Impossible reinvents the biggest illusions in history and audiences should prepare…
A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin. It’s the classic hit musical Chicago and it’s set to hit Manchester with an all-star cast. Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander and Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning show includes classics…
The Royal Exchange Theatre’s production of 1950’s musical sci-fi spoot Little Shop of Horrors hits the stage – and it’s a winner.
If you enjoy an evening of theatre that is full of hilarity, provocation and surprises, you should definitely snap up a ticket to Crocodiles.
