A group of 14 singers from across Manchester have won roles in the Jerry Choir in a new production of Jerry Springer – The Opera. Jerry Spring – The Opera comes to Manchester in August 2019, almost 15 years since the last show was performed in the UK. The production will run at Hope Mill…
Contact Theatre will present the Manchester premiere of Brazilian hit When it Breaks it Burns at the Millennium Powerhouse, Moss Side. Politics, protests and partying collide in the coletivA ocupação produced work which is presented by Contact and Transform. When it Breaks it Burns tells the extraordinary true story of the high school occupations of…
Stoller Hall, Manchester, will host the live musical premiere of The Wind in the Willows starring David Threlfall alongside young musicians from across Greater Manchester. The unique adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s classic tales of the riverbank began as a BBC radio drama, adapted by Neil Brand – a composer and presenter of The Sound of…
English Touring Theatre and Papatango bring their UK tour of Iman Qureshi’s The Funeral Director to Home Manchester later this month. The winner of Papatango’s 10th annual New Writing Prize, The Funeral Director is an exploration of a gay Muslim woman coming to terms with her identity. The original production was premiered by Papatango at…
Audrey Brisson will play Amelie Poulain as the UK’s first musical adaption of the much loved Oscar nominated film comes to Manchester Opera House in August. Amélie is the story of an astonishing young woman who lives quietly in the world, but loudly in her mind. She secretly improvises small, but extraordinary acts of kindness…
Angela Carter’s novel Wise Children comes to Home Manchester in a theatre production adapted and directed by Emma Rice. The world premiere production is brought to Home Manchester by Wise Children and The Old Vic, co-produced by Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Oxford Playhouse and York Theatre Royal. What is Wise Children about? It’s 23 April, Shakespeare’s…
Manchester-based theatre company Box of Tricks return with their new production SparkPlug at Home Manchester. Box of Tricks is written by and stars David Judge. Joint Artistic Director of Box of Tricks, Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder, directs the production. SparkPlug will open at Home Manchester, running for 10 days before going out on an extensive 18-venue tour,…
Award winning theatre company 1927 brings The Animals and Children Took to the Streets to Home Manchester in February. The production follows eight years of international touring for the company. The Animals and Children Took to the Streets is written and directed by Suzanne Andrade. The production merges live music, performance and storytelling with film…
The critically-acclaimed Broadway smash hit The King And I will embark on a major UK tour, opening at Manchester Opera House. The multiple Tony Award winning production will see Jose Llana reprise his role as The King. Annalene Beechey will perform as Anna, fresh from her West End success. The King And I opens at…
Neil Bell presents his original theatre piece The Cocktail Hour at Levenshulme’s The Talleyrand this week. The production comes after his major role in Mike Leigh’s Peterloo. The Cocktail Hour has been written by Neil Bell who also directs during its three day run. Bell is a Manchester theatre dynamo, having directed the Joy Division play…
