A story as well-known as, ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ has a lot to live up to in a stage-show retelling. Many will know it from the classic 1947 movie starring Natalie Wood, in which Santa Claus finds himself in court on Christmas Eve having to justify...
A story about the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US doesn’t sound like a topic for either your typical feelgood musical or Christmas production. But ‘Come From Away’ is far from your average show. It tells the true story of what...
Mozart’s The Magic Flute is enduringly popular because it is the perfect mix of fantasy and fabulousness in an accessible opera that entertains and enchants regular opera-goers and those new to opera alike. Indeed, this Opera North autumn season at...
There are likely many reasons why Ruddigore is one of the lesser performed works of Gilbert and Sullivan. But audience enjoyment is not one of them. There was a palpable lightness in the Lowry’s large Lyric auditorium for Opera North’s high energy...
Being on the cusp of teenage years is often difficult enough without adding a whole host of other challenges facing 12-year-old Sonny. We meet him as he joins a new school, shadowed by his imaginary friend, Captain Chatter – a superhero of his own...
Following her sell out 2023 Fringe show Y2K Woman, viral sensation Sooz Kempner is taking to the road this autumn with her brand-new show Class of 2000, which arrives at Lowry, Salford on 16 November. Continuing with the theme of growing up in the...
Queen of Country, Dolly Parton certainly has the magic touch when it comes to connecting with audiences. Here You Come Again takes that Dolly sparkle, casting a warm Tennessee spell to bring Dolly to life as a no-nonsense, straight-talking, roof...
There can be no doubt the Peaky Blinders brand is box office gold – six TV series, an ‘immersive experience’ and a Netflix movie in the making are testament to the enduring appeal of Birmingham’s gangster drama. So, you could be forgiven thinking...
Nigeria’s QDance Company embodies the youthful vibrancy of Lagos in its ambitious 90 minute show, Re:Incarnation. It starts with the rhythmic banging of a drum resembling a heartbeat as the dancers, huddled together pulse as one. From this...
Tricia Paoluccio plays Dolly Parton in a new musical Here You Come Again, which she co-wrote with Bruce Vilanch and Gabriel Barre. The show has been fully authorised by the real Dolly herself, with the UK version including some additional scripting...
Carmel Thomason