Producing a smash hit Feb 16 2007
Cory English and John Gordon Sinclair will play Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom in the smash hit Mel Brooks musical The Producers in Manchester next week. more
Crazy role in Cuckoo's Nest Jan 5 2007
FORMER EastEnders actor Shane Richie will take on one of the most challenging roles of his career in 2007 when he stars in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. more
Curtain up on Aladdin Jan 5 2007
ALADDIN and His Wonderful Lamp is set to light up the stage at the Parr Hall in Warrington from tonight (January 5). more
Love on the cards Jan 5 2007
Claire Sweeney and Ben Richards will team up for the national production of Guys and Dolls when it comes to the Manchester Opera House later this year. more
Slow Santa fails to meet wish list Jan 5 2007
IT HAD colour, songs, Father Christmas, of course, and Rudolf and the cast gave it plenty of wellie, but somehow Santa Claus - the Musical at the Liverpool Empire didn't work. more
Returns are highlights of new season Jan 4 2007
TELEVISION actor John McArdle will return to the stage for the first time in over a decade - and Liverpool-born writer Stephen Sharkey will have a new play staged in his home city for the first time. more
Toe-curling party proves timelessly entertaining Jan 4 2007
THE compelling drama of Abigail's Party will be brought to life at the Brindley, Runcorn, giving a wickedly observant insight into 1970s lower middle class social climbing. more
Fantastic four star in opera Jan 4 2007
FOUR friends have teamed up for an operatic show. Kirsten Lett, Lauren Smith, Becky Hardman and Sammy Dowd are taking part in Castaway Theatre Company's production of Pirates of Penzance at the Chester Gateway from January 23-27. more
A Shaggy dog story Jan 3 2007
CHILDREN'S favourite Scooby Doo heads up a new season At The Regent Theatre in Hanley. more
Return of the MAC Jan 3 2007
AS the cast of the Lyceum Theatre's Christmas panto Cinderella enjoy their last laughs tonight, the star of the show, Johnny Mac, is thrilled to be a crowd favourite. more
Wish you were here for the genie panto show Jan 3 2007
WITH sales already up 6% on last year, tickets for the Regent Theatre panto Aladdin have been disappearing like magic and it is easy to see why. more
Pop idol ready for theatrical debut Jan 3 2007
SINGER Will Young is set to hit the stage in Noel Coward's play The Vortex next month and if you want to see him in action you had better hurry. more
Starr-studded line up unveiled Jan 3 2007
SPRING is already in the air at the Lyceum Theatre which has announced in programme for the first half of 2007. more
Starlight in 3D Dec 29 2006
Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash hit show Starlight Express embarks on a new journey in 2007 when it calls at the Manchester Opera House from January 8-20. more
It's Wizard without kids! Dec 29 2006
FOR two nights only, Chester Gateway's last ever professional performance will give adults the chance to watch the production of the much-loved story The Wizard of Oz in a kids' free zone on January 5 and 12. more
Chance to see classic in peace Dec 28 2006
FOR two nights only, Chester Gateway's last professional performance will give adults the chance to watch The Wizard of Oz in a child-free zone. more
Classic tale is a box of tricks Dec 28 2006
LIKE many other writers of children's tales, Hans Christian Andersen could write some pretty gruesome stories. The Tinder Box, with its beheading and general mayhem, was one. more
The good, the bad and the UGLY Dec 27 2006
AS UGLY Sisters Trinny and Susanna in the Lyceum's Christmas pantomime Cinderella, the Lavelle Brothers certainly do need to be told what not to wear. more
