Theatre company Figs in Wigs are returning to HOME Manchester to present the live art feminist adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. The production, Little Wimmin, examines how the past is thought of, what’s wrong with the present, and what we’re going to do about the future … and even … whether there is…
George A Romero’s 1968 cult classic Night Of The Living Dead will be recreated shot-for-shot at HOME Manchester in a co-production between imitating the dog and Leeds Playhouse. The movie, a low-budget independent zombie horror film telling the story of seven strangers taking refuge from flesh-eating ghouls in a deserted farmhouse, has become one of…
Manchester Jewish Museum is set to present its first ever Festival of Belonging at venues across the city including Central Library and The Lowry. The one week event will feature nights of comedy, theatre, storytelling, films and visual arts. The festival will include events at Manchester Central Library where the Jewish Museum is currently housed…
Stockport Actress Lucy Dixon will take on the lead role of Helen Forrester in the touring production of By The Waters of Liverpool. Lucy Dixon will take on the role in the stage adaptation of one of Helen Forrester’s best-selling books. The tour will span 11 weeks, visiting 17 venues including her home town of…
Cult cabaret duo Bourgeois and Maurice will premiere their new musical Insane Animals at HOME Manchester this February with a two week run. The larger than life production features time travel, aliens, political and environmental commentary all wrapped up in a musical. The alternative performers Bourgeois and Maurice (George Heyworth and Liv Morris) continue HOME’s…
Manchester theatre company Broken Biscuits will present Gemma Langford’s dark comedy Welcome to Shangri-La at Hope Mill Theatre, opening next week. Written by Manchester born and based BAFTA Break-through Brit Gemma Langford, Welcome to Shangri-Law challenges audiences to look at their own definition of normality, questioning “am I alright?”. [adrotate banner=”3″] What is Welcome to…
Dead Ringers Live will come to Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in May featuring Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Jan Ravens and Duncan Wisbey as they bring a close to their first full UK tour. Celebrating 20 years of Dead Ringers, these dates are the first time Dead Ringers Live will be performed for live audiences outside of London…
English National Ballet will present its world premiere of Raymonda at Manchester’s Palace Theatre in October during a three night run. Raymonda will be directed and choreographed by Tamara Rojo CBE as she creates a new version of the classic 19th century ballet originally choreographed by Marius Petipa. [adrotate banner=”3”] Tamara Rojo is set to…
It’s almost time to power up the Delorean, as Back To The Future The Musical is set to hit Manchester Opera House in February for a 12-week run before transferring to the West End. Ahead of the show, rehearsal shots of the cast and crew have now been released. [adrotate banner=”3″] Producers of Back To…
The first ever UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies will come to Manchester Opera House in October 2020. Featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Ben Elton and based on The Phantom of Manhattan by Frederick Forsyth, the production of the show was first seen in Australia…
