Von Trapps flee from Charter
The summer will come alive with the sound of music at Preston’s Charter Theatre later this month, with a new production of that famous musical.
View ArticleFestival troupe brings the Scottish play to old Hall
Get your blankets and deckchairs ready for this Friday when the renowned Festival Players return to Leighton Hall for Shakespeare in the Garden.
View ArticleSuperstar for Hippo’s 100th
Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Company’ is to mount an ambitious production of Jesus Christ Supers†ar later this year.
View ArticleAnnie gets her gun in the wild wild North West
As musical smash Annie Get Your Gun heads North on tour Chrissy Iley meets the stars of the show – including Jason Donovan
View ArticleIn need of some exorcise? Take a ghostly walk
Supernatural Events is back with its thrilling and chilling Blackpool Ghost Walks this Summer.
View ArticleTupele to make Noises Off
A Preston Corrie stars is joining the cast of Noises Off for its season at Royal Court Liverpool.
View ArticleI used to busk around Europe
Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson tells Kate Whiting there doesn’t always need to be a moral, ahead of a tour that takes in the North West
View ArticleThe more beautiful game – No Man’s Land
In a year of widespread First World War centenary commemorations, a Clitheroe-based theatre company is focusing on another aspect of that defining era – the rise of women’s football. MALCOLM WYATT...
View ArticleFour men for all seasons
By far the best musical I have ever seen is the West End version of ‘Jersey Boys’ (now a film directed by Clint Eastwood), telling the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
View ArticleA Comedy of Errors first before Pinter’s Old Times ring last orders for season
The final pair of plays in Theatre by the Lake’s summer season in Keswick sees a Shakespearean comedy with an exotic setting in the Main House and a mysterious psychological drama in the Studio.
View ArticleHalf million mark for play in park
The Dukes in Lancaster is celebrating a milestone in the history of its outdoor theatre season.
View ArticleA Von Trapp family night out
If not the hills, then certainly the Charter Theatre is alive to the Sound of Music next week.
View ArticleIs your fella a true hunk?
Touring male strippers heading for Lancashire – but you could join them topless on stage...
View ArticleA Corking effort for the RNLI
The Southport branch will next week present a musical drama telling the tale of a 19th century sea disaster to raise funds for the cause.
View ArticleSide effects will be positive
The Hoghton Players are staging ‘Side Effects’, a comedy by Eric Chappell, who created Rising Damp, to raise funds for Sue Ryder in Cuerden Hall and are calling on theatregoers to support the event.
View Article‘Proud to promote and champion this theatre’
An actress who is both a familiar face in productions at the Dukes in Lancaster, and on TV, has been named as one of the theatre’s latest honorary patrons.
View ArticleA Platform for farmyard fun
The Platform in Morecambe will turn into Marty MacDonald’s Farm this summer.
View ArticleHard Times, so for much longer
Homeless people in Lancaster are to take their unique version of a Dickens classic story on tour, thanks to European funding.
View ArticleJoin the stage school and face the audience
The region’s youngsters get their moment in the spotlight in Manchester with the annual Stage Experience at the city’s Palace Theatre.
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