There is nothing like a good story at Christmas. In Roots, Home Associate Company, 1927 brings us a dozen or so of the most weird and wonderful from around the world. Its inspiration comes from the Aarne index of folk tales, held in the British...
What better way to ease yourself and your family into Christmas than with a welcome dose of merriment and escapism? This adaptation by Kate Ferguson and Susannah Peerce (music and lyrics) certainly ticks all the boxes. Jack Lord and Ami Okumura...
Who loves Christmas? The Whos love Christmas. And they certainly know how to win over an audience with their Christmas cheer. Who-ville is the fictional candy coloured town where even the inhabitantsâ tights look like theyâve been pulled straight...
Badly bleached beehives, tap-dancing zimmer-frames and pigeon puppets â Raz Shawâs new production of The Producers, at The Royal Exchange, is a riot of absurdity. As if taking stage notes from one of the showâs more well-known numbers, Shaw keeps it...
Prepare for flying violins and speed skating ballerinos as Netherlandsâ comics SlĂ€pstick bring their unique mix of virtuoso live music and energetic physical comedy to Home, Manchester.Winners of the 2017 Edinburgh Spirit of the Fringe Award...
Coming home for Christmas with the family is a timeless theme all ages can relate to. And in Julia Donaldsonâs festive tale, the journey becomes an adventure for youngsters, with high stakes as Stick Man battles to make it back to his family tree...
Mark Williams tells Vicky Edwards about making his musical debut, learning a superhero skill and taking the bus. Mark Williams must have been off sick when the caution to ânever work with children or animalsâ was flagged up. From playing Mr Weasley...
Here at Quays Life we canât wait to talk to the animals with Doctor Dolittle at the Lowry, Salford Quays this Christmas. The new stage production is part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the original film starring Rex Harrison. The musical...