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Cake, a new musical-cum-gig-come-ballet, comes via an Olivier Award winning creative team including Olivier Winners Drew McOnie (In the Heights, Jesus Christ Superstar) and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Emilia at Shakespeare’s Globe). It will play The Lowry March 28 to April 1. Fresh from her run as Mary Poppins on the West End, Zizi Strallen stars… Continue reading Cake on menu at Lowry

Park Theatre and Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester present a brand-new play Animal, exploring how disability, sexuality and lust coexist for people who require round-the-clock assistance. Written by Jon Bradfield and developed by disability activist and equality trainer Josh Hepple, it looks at hook-up culture, navigating relationships and how they intersect with practical needs and… Continue reading Animal unleashed in three cities

The Lyric Theatre, Belfast is to revive its hit punk-rock musical Good Vibrations at Belfast’s Grand Opera House in May. Based on the BAFTA-nominated 2013 film scripted by Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson, Good Vibrations tells the story of the punk pioneer whose record store provided a safe, sectarian-free haven in late-1970s’ Troubles-torn Belfast. Hooley’s ‘Good Vibrations’ shop was… Continue reading Teenage Kicks and Good Vibrations at Belfast’s Grand Opera House

Northern Ireland Opera has announced Puccini’s Tosca, which will be directed by the company’s Artistic Director Cameron Menzies, as its next major production at the Grand Opera House, Belfast in September. First staged in Rome in 1900, the opera is set during Napoleon’s invasion of Italy in 1799 and is a torrid tale taking place… Continue reading A “shabby little shocker” is next up for Northern Ireland Opera

The National Theatre of Norway returns to The Coronet in London, last there with its production of Little Eyolf, with a new version of Strindberg’s savagely comic domestic drama Dance of Death. Norwegian director Marit Moum Aune directs film, stage and TV stars Jon Øigarden, Thorbjørn Harr and Pia Tjelta. Moum Aune’s productions of Ibsen’s… Continue reading Norway National brings Strindberg to London

Willy Hudson’s story is a familiar one for many gay people. In fact, I myself had a similar experience to a lesser degree as a younger man. Coming to terms with your own sexuality against the backdrop of a religious society that disagrees with everything you feel can leave some lasting damage. That feeling of… Continue reading Welcome Home

Tyne Theatre and Opera House hosts An Evening with Richard E Grant May 25. Grant has starred in everything from Doctor Who to Downton Abbey via Game of Thrones, Star Wars and Spice World and was Oscar-nominated for his 2018 role in Can You Ever Forgive Me? Now he tells stories from his life, entwining tales from his time in showbiz with reflections on love and loss,… Continue reading Star man and Carmen on Tyneside

The Bodyguard will arrive at Winter Gardens Blackpool November 6–11 as part of the UK and Ireland tour. Casting to be announced soon. Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard Frank Farmer is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. The romantic thriller features a host of classics including “Queen of the Night”, “So… Continue reading Bodyguard for Blackpool

Third Year graduate productions at Preston’s Uclan campus are Dying for It by Moira Buffini, February 8–11, and Romeo & Juliet, February 22–25. Buffini’s text is a free adaptation of Nikolai Erdman’s subversive Soviet classic The Suicide, while Shakespeare’s tragedy remains one of the greatest love stories ever told, but here rebooted and reimagined for 2023. St. Peter’s Arts Centre boasts… Continue reading Preston’s graduate showcase