Many will fondly remember the 1989 film Steel Magnolias. At the time, its star-studded line-up read like the Who’s Who of women in Hollywood – Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts, Daryl Hannah, and Olympia Dukakis. It seemed...
How a new contemporary dance work was inspired by African dance and song, traditional cleansing rituals – and the meerkat. Dada Masilo brings The Sacrifice to Salford Acclaimed South African choreographer and dancer, Dada Masilo brings together...
Author Neil Gaiman‘s work has been successfully brought to both the big screen (with the animation Coraline) and the small screen (Good Omens) and now this Joel Horwood adaptation of his fantasy novel of the same name arrives on the huge Lyric...
Do you hear the people sing? Yes, I do. And I hear them cry – there are even nose-blowing sobs to the left of me. I also hear the roar of approval with thunderous applause that sees the whole auditorium on its feet as soon the stage goes black. This...
It was a very smart move of Tim Firth to adapt his 1998 TV comedy, Neville’s Island, for the stage in 2013. It has rarely – if ever – been out of production since. It looks like being another smart move for him to realise (or be...
Everyone loves Morecambe & Wise, right? Not necessarily. My dad had a strange dislike of ‘Britain’s best loved duo’, and so their show was never allowed in our house (though we did watch Stanley Baxter, The Two Ronnies, and Les Dawson). Trailer...
The classic musical ‘Tell Me on a Sunday’ 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...
After seven months with no live theatre, it felt like a miracle to be part of the audience that gathered outside The Lowry on a dark October evening to watch Dr Blood’s Old Travelling Show. Imitating the Dog’s new touring work – created with the...
Crongton Knights is a modern-day quest story akin to The Wizard of Oz but with all the innocence and Hollywood Technicolour removed. It’s based on the second book of the trilogy of YA stories written by Alex Wheatle, MBE. And follows a group of...
We are giving away a pair of tickets to see the new stage adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s award-winning, young adult novel, Crongton Knights. The tickets are for the show of your choice at The Lowry, Salford Quays between Tuesday 10 and Friday 13 March...
Carmel Thomason
Diane Parkes
Paul Thomason
Martin Thomasson
Steve Timms
Alison Ruck
Georgina Wells
Moses Kabunga