Reading Time: 2 minutes"Twisted! The Musical" is an evocative and resonant continuation of Charles Dickens’ classic "Oliver Twist," set 15 years after the heart-wrenching death of Nancy. The story unfolds in the bustling yet harsh streets of Victorian London, where we find Oliver Brownlow, now a young man, striving to make a difference in a city marred by inequality and social injustice.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHOME MCR is thrilled to unveil its brand-new theatre season, offering an eclectic mix of performances that promise to captivate, delight, and move audiences of every generation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGigglemug Theatre, in partnership with the Scouts, have created a truly delightful musical that’s brimming with energy, charm, and spirit
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe play alternates between the past and present lives of its two protagonists, Bonnie and Amelia, and the set design allows it to slip easily from one to the other. We are introduced to Bonnie and Amelia as children, and to an older Bonnie who is about to see Amelia for the first time in fifteen years.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAttic produced James’ shows Piece of Work and Learning to Fly where they both played to sell-out audiences at the 2022 and 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, and then toured throughout the UK. James’ one man storytelling tour visiting over 65 different venues.
Reading Time: 2 minutes"Spend 75 minutes with Liz Richardson inside her family home in Cumbria, and leave asking “What is home to me? And what is my relationship to it?”
Reading Time: 3 minutesA beautiful and beguiling adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCome Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical, the stage adaptation of the Bollywood blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ to its legions of fans), lands in Manchester with a bright heart, a dazzling set, and a thoroughly Western-Bollywood fusion that feels both nostalgic and new.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn The Turning, sisters Rakhi and Simmy Singh beautifully explore our tentative, vulnerable relationship to nature by melding together traditional Indian music with Western classical and folk, using violin, electronics, and their birdsong-like singing voices.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom multi award-winning writer James Graham (Sherwood, BBC), Dear England is a ‘gripping’ (The Times) and timely play that delves into the highs and lows of English football through the lens of Gareth Southgate’s transformative leadership. The National Theatre’s Olivier Award-winning smash hit is coming to Salford for four weeks only, following a record-breaking run in the West End.