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Based in the north of England, covering news and reviews of professional theatre from North Wales to Newcastle and Kendal to Buxton
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The John Godber company storms into 2026 with two hugely-successful plays and a brand-new one, This is the Life
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This is the life
The John Godber company storms into 2026 with two hugely-successful plays and a brand-new one, This is the Life
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January 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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Simon Stephens' prize-winning adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be revived in a new touring production in 2026.
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Curious Incident carries on into 2027
Simon Stephens' prize-winning adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be revived in a new touring production in 2026
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January 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Bradford City of Culture has been a resounding success - but this weekend the celebrations come to a close
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Farewell to Bradford City of Culture year
Bradford City of Culture has been a resounding success - but this weekend the celebrations come to a close
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December 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Arts Council funding means Chester Storyhouse will tour its open-air 'Gangs of New York' production to indoor stages in 2027
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Chester Storyhouse to tour its Gangs of New York
Arts Council funding means Chester Storyhouse will tour its open-air 'Gangs of New York' production to indoor stages in 2027
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December 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Playwright Stephen Hornby has taken a transcript of the BBC's first broadcast about homosexuality, in 1957, and turned it into a play
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The BBC's First Homosexual
Playwright Stephen Hornby has taken a transcript of the BBC's first broadcast about homosexuality, in 1957, and turned it into a play
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December 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Irish dance company Teac Damsa to tour the UK - including Salford's Lowry - with 'MAM' in 2026
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MAM opens UK tour in Salford
Irish dance company Teac Damsa to tour the UK - including Salford's Lowry - with MAM in 2026
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December 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Actor and panto star Damian Williams chalks up a milestone with his 1,000th performance as Dame at a Sheffield Lyceum panto
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Damian Williams' 1,000th Dame Role at Sheffield's Lyceum Theatre
Actor and panto star Damian Williams chalks up a milestone with his 1,000th performance as Dame at a Sheffield Lyceum panto
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December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Careful you don't get bitten! Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile bursts to life in music and song for young children at Salford's Lowry this Christmas. Read Linda Isted's review
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The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical
Careful you don't get bitten! Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile bursts to life in music and song for young children at Salford's Lowry this Christmas. Read Linda Isted's review
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December 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Venue Cymru's Christmas show Cinderella manages to be fresh and funny yet totally traditional, says Richard Evans. Read his review
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Cinderella
Venue Cymru's Christmas show Cinderella manages to be fresh and funny yet totally traditional, says Richard Evans. Read his review
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December 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Immersive 'Matcham Experience' show brings ghosts and unsettling moments while telling the story of Liverpool's Olympia Theatre architect, Frank Matcham
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Historic Liverpool venue 'Matcham Experience' puts the spook into theatre architecture
Immersive 'Matcham Experience' show brings ghosts and unsettling moments while telling the story of Liverpool's Olympia Theatre architect, Frank Matcham
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Storyhouse in Chester tinkers - a little - with the modern Beauty and the Beast story but it remains a terrific Christmas entertainment, says Richard Evans. Read his review
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Beauty and the Beast
Storyhouse in Chester tinkers - a little - with the modern Beauty and the Beast story but it remains a terrific Christmas entertainment, says Richard Evans
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December 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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York based Theatre company Wright&Grainger joins forces with Australian performer Megan Drury and York's Theatre@41 on a show about the goddess of the moon
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Wright&Grainger&Theatre41 put together new touring show
York based Theatre company Wright&Grainger join forces with Australian performer Megan Drury and York's Theatre@41 on a show about the goddess of the moon
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December 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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A huge range of top revivals and new productions awaits at Storyhouse Chester from early 2026
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Spring season at Storyhouse
A huge range of top revivals and new productions awaits at Storyhouse Chester from early 2026
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December 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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A rare production of Prokofiev's wild and wacky comedy opera The Love for Three Oranges is a match for panto at the RNCM this Christmas, says Robert Beale. Read his review
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The Love for Three Oranges
A rare production of Prokofiev's wild and wacky comedy opera The Love for Three Oranges is a match for panto at the RNCM this Christmas, says Robert Beale
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December 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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The Theatre Royal St Helens attempts its first Dick Whittington and the result is top rat, says Kate Goerner. Read her five-star review
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The Amazing Adventures of Dick Whittington
The Theatre Royal St Helens attempts its first Dick Whittington and the result is top rat, says Kate Goerner. Read her five-star review
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December 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Liverpool's Unity Theatre is in the final stages of preparation for its Christmas show offering this season
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Christmas entertainments at Liverpool's Unity Theatre
Liverpool's Unity Theatre is in the final stages of preparation for its Christmas shows
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December 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Northern Broadsides' new production of Crime and Punishment will emphasise the parallels between Dostoyevsky's world and our own
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Adolescence meets Crime and Punishment
Northern Broadsides' new production of Crime and Punishment will emphasise the parallels between Dostoyevsky's world and our own
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December 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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The Royal Exchange 2025 Christmas show is a terrific, five-star production of one of the most famous movie-musicals ever, Singin' in the Rain. Read Robert Beale's review
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Singin' in the Rain
Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur FreedRoyal Exchange Theatre CompanyRoyal Exchange Theatre, Manchester29 November, 2025 - 25 January, 2026: 2 hours 55 minutesYou could hardly...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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The 20th anniversary UK tour of mammoth musical Jersey Boys, about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, will be equally mammoth in scope, running to mid-2027
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Oh What A Tour for the Jersey Boys
The 20th anniversary UK tour of mammoth musical Jersey Boys, about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, will be equally mammoth in scope, running to mid-2027
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December 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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HOME Manchester's UK premiere of the stage musical version of Disney favourite Freaky Friday is a little too cinematic for its setting, says Jenny Daniel. Read her review
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Freaky Friday
HOME Manchester's UK premiere of the stage musical version of Disney favourite Freaky Friday is a little too cinematic, says Jenny Daniel. Read her review
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December 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap sets off on another national tour in 2026 - to mark its 75th anniversary of production
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The Mousetrap 75th anniversary tour
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap sets off on another national tour in 2026 - to mark its 75th anniversary of production
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December 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Former Corrie star Calum Lill joins Christmas the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk at Southport's new Oak Theatre, Scarisbrick
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From Coronation Street to Fleshcreep for Calum Lill
Former Corrie star Calum Lill joins Christmas the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk at Southport's new Oak Theatre, Scarisbrick
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December 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Salford company Uncurbed Collective has a different take on Dickens' Christmas Carol - from the viewpoint of "Tiny" Tim Crachit
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Tim: tiny no longer
Salford company Uncurbed Collective has a different take on Dickens' Christmas Carol - from the viewpoint of "Tiny" Tim Crachit
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November 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Leeds-based companies Red Ladder and Wrongsemble collaborate on two Christmas shows, A Proper Merry Christmess and A Town Called Christmas
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A proper merry Christmess in a town called Christmas
Leeds-based companies Red Ladder and Wrongsemble collaborate on two Christmas shows, A Proper Merry Christmess and A Town Called Christmas
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November 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Bradford's City of Culture finale will bring more than 250 local people, performers and dancers together in a special outdoor show on the year's longest nights
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Bradford City of Culture finale
Bradford's City of Culture finale will bring more than 250 local people, performers and dancers together in a special outdoor show on the year's longest nights
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November 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM