The National Theatre’s fantasy adventure, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, arrives at The Lowry promising a magical Christmas. The stage adaptation brings to life the novel by author, Neil Gaiman whose childhood inspired the story. He tells...
Read onWhen faced with tough circumstances people often use the expression of feeling like they’ve been hit by a 10-tonne truck. For Katie Damer, that horror was real. At age 15 she was hit by a truck when cycling home from school and was told she’d never...
Read onIt is 17 years since Deborah Moggach’s novel These Foolish Things introduced us to an eclectic bunch of pensioners finding a new lease of life on a journey to India. The best-selling book became a hit film under new name The Best Exotic...
Read onThe stage version of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel comes to The Lowry as part of a UK tour ahead of its West End debut. We talk to stars Hayley Mills, who takes on the role of Evelyn, and Rula Lenska, who plays Madge, to find out more. What...
Read onCovid saw the show postponed for two years but nothing could stand in the way of Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester staging the European theatrical premiere of the Broadway musical version of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The show opens this week...
Read onLyn Gardner talks to Frantic Assembly’s artistic director, Scott Graham about the company’s explosive production of Shakepeare’s Othello, a play about the timeless motives of power, male rage, jealousy and murder. Why did you...
Read onFamily theatre company Stuff & Nonsense whose live shows include The Gingerbread Man, The Elves and the Shoemaker and Goldilocks & The Three Bears, return to Waterside this Christmas with a new show, The Man Who Wanted to be a Penguin...
Read onChoreographer Shobana Jeyasingh talks about her latest work, Clorinda Agonistes – Clorinda The Warrior an explosive union of opera, dance and film coming to The Lowry. Is it right that you created Clorinda Agonistes – Clorinda The Warrior...
Read onKeisha Thompson‘s debut production as CEO of Contact calls for an end to hair discrimination with a new show with Contact Young Company celebrating all hair types and supporting the Halo Campaign. She talks to Carmel Thomason about the...
Read onManchester Proud Chorus, with members from age 20 to 90, is together performing live again for the first time since Covid. And there is double cause for celebration as the chorus marks its 20th anniversary, two years delayed, with a special concert...
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