Lovin’ the oven and the wide open road...
James Martin may work down south, but he’s still a true Northerner, as ANNA CRYER reports
View ArticleGo to panto and you shall have a ball
Southport’s last church hall drama group, The West End Players, has announce its annual New Year pantomime will this year be ‘Cinderella’, featuring an all-star cast with Jenny Robson as Cinderella and...
View ArticleIt’s that classic Ealing feeling
The next production for the Hall Players, Fulwood, is the hilarious stage version of the iconic Ealing film, The Ladykillers.
View ArticleHall hails 2016 stage list
Lytham Hall looks to lead the country again over the three summer months of 2016 with apopular programme of four open air plays.
View ArticleDave adds show to help flood victims
Comedian Dave Spikey has added an extra show at Chorley Little Theatre to raise money for the flood-hit Croston community.
View ArticleCanadian comedienne Katherine Ryan to sharpen her wit in city
Tickets for Canadian comedienne Katherine Ryan’s latest tour are on sale now.
View ArticleTwo at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
When just two actors carry the weight of the production on their shoulders, they really have to be on top of their game. And boy are these two on top of their game!
View ArticleArr Jim lad...a panto to really treasure
Treasure Island and the Se7en Deadly Frenchmen, Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society, Ribchester Village Hall
View ArticleTheatre review: Cats at Manchester Opera House
They slunk through the stalls, only stopping to purr or hiss suspiciously as they approached the waiting stage, a giant junkyard that serves as their night-time playground.
View ArticleTheatre review: Joseph and the amazing technicolour dreamcoat at Blackpool...
Joseph and the amazing technicolour dreamcoat is one of those musicals that has provided a sound track to many a childhood including my own.
View ArticleWhen Gilbert O'Sullivan came to town
Irish singer Gilbert O’Sullivan’s concert at the Preston Guild Hall on Sunday marks a return to the venue he first visited almost 43 years ago. Ed Higgs reports
View Article‘Aladdin’ prepares to take to the stage
The story of Aladdin is once again out of the genie’s lamp for popular panto people, the Thornley Birds. Seventeen years ago Margaret Blackburn, founding member of the group which started as Thornley...
View ArticleDisney On Ice will take you on magic journey
There’s a chance to join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they commemorate 25 years of Disney On Ice across Europe in an action-packed ice adventure that travels to magical destinations!
View ArticleA pun my word...at Dukes
The puntastic star of some of television’s top comedy shows, Stewart Francis, kicks off The Dukes spring comedy season on March 3.
View ArticleTwo 2 at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Hot on the heels of “Two” comes “Two 2” – and, just as I was profuse in my praise of its predecessor, so I must salute the sequel.
View ArticleMarvel-ous night out at superhero arena tour
EXCELSIOR! Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Wolverine and many other superhero characters from the Marvel Universe are smashing their way off the big screen and heading for a new...
View ArticleReview: Godfrey's Last Love (Bring Me Sunshine) Talking Stock Productions
True Yorkshireman, retired cricket umpire and avowed socialist Godfrey Shackleton may have fallen on his feet with a lucky lottery win - but will that luck linger on into his love life?
View ArticleReview: Romeo and Juliet at the Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, Salford
Shakespeare used words to tell the tragic tale of star cross’d young lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet.
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