If I could turn back time, I would have been hot on the phone for a ticket to see Cherâs 2019 Here We Go Again tour at Manchesterâs AO Arena. Given the level of audience excitement at hearing the opening bars of one of her hits at the start of this...
For those whoâve never seen Richard OâBrienâs The Rocky Horror Show before, it can be summed up in three words: crazy, catchy and confusing. In fact, the plot is so baffling and nonsensical that it is hard to explain. Directed by Christopher...
The genre of films that combine live action with animation is notoriously small, probably because of the huge technical challenges involved. Try and think of a dozen such movies and you may struggle – though Anchors Aweigh, Mary Poppins...
The classic musical âTell Me on a Sundayâ is on tour and back in front of audiences where it belongs! The first of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black collaborations, this one-woman play is a perfect show to be touring following the pandemic: it...
In 1985 âBack to the Futureâ was a box office sensation that spurned two sequels and has stood the test of time as a classic favourite. If you didnât grow up watching this series of movies â one, go see them and two, those who did are still huge...
Mr Popperâs Penguins tells the story of a man who dreams of Antarctic adventures only to find a penguin delivered to his front door. The childrenâs fantasy tale originated as a book and won Hollywoodâs heart when it was turned into a film starring...
Amanda and Mike meet and bond on a plane while watching the the inflight movie – Pride and Prejudice. Mike prefers the book (more nuanced) but Amanda challenges him to watch the film without shedding a tear. Next thing, Mike is moving in with...
The musical partnership of American song-writing duo, John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb (lyrics) is probably best known for creating long-running Broadway smashes like Cabaret and Chicago. Curtains was one of their final and less well-known...
& Juliet is the cheeky, bold and exuberant story of what would happen if William Shakespeareâs Juliet had been penned not only by the bard himself, but with heaps of help and harassment from his wife, Anne Hathaway. Directed by Luke Sheppard (In...
The Jules Verne classic novel, âAround the World in 80 Daysâ is so well known that itâs only after reading the title of this new show multiple times you eventually realise something isnât quite as expected. The addition of what appears at first...
Carmel Thomason
Niamh Melody
Steve Timms
Alison Ruck
Martin Thomasson
Lorraine Worsley-Carter
Paul Thomason
