“Where were you on June 15th 1996, when the bomb went off?” It’s a question etched into most Mancunians' minds and this year marks the twentieth anniversary of the 1996 Manchester bomb…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:30AMThe Night Watch is a gripping adaptation of Sarah Waters’ novel – beautifully realised and faultlessly performed.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:16AMFollowing its success at the 2016 Big Bang Fair, the largest science fair in the UK, The Hollywood Special Effects Show visits The Lowry, Salford. This is an interactive science and special …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:14PMThe dimly lit, eerie walls of Manchester’s newest performance space, Hope Mill Theatre stand with pride to present the harrowing true story about the trial of Leo Frank. Frank was a Jewish…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:05AMHandle With Care is a curiously intimate site-specific performance which plays out in the metal units and brightly lit corridors of a self-storage facility. Presented as part of the innovati…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:04PMThis new piece of physical theatre by Animikii Theatre Company explores the story of the world’s first murderer: the killing of Cain by his brother Abel. The result is an intense hour of g…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:34AMWe were thrilled to find out that the Akram Khan Company were taking part in the festival with a new adaptation of their Olivier Award-winning DESH, suitable for children aged 7+ and their f…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:21AMIt’s quite alarming to find out that around 90% of global fish stocks are over-exploited, fully exploited or in recovery from exploitation. In severely depleted areas, the only way to rest…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:19AMThe Next Step is a Canadian reality-style TV show that follows a group of young dancers and in the UK, this popular tween drama is broadcast on CBBC. In this explosive collaboration,The Next…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:12AMTalawa Theatre Company has been making theatre since 1986 and to mark their 30th anniversary year, and to commemorate 400 years since Shakespeare’s death artistic director Michael Buffong …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:45AMPop star Pixie Lott steps into Audrey Hepburn’s ‘Givenchy’ shoes as the charming Holly Golightly. With authentic design by Matthew Wright, Lott certainly looks the part in her fabulous…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:16AMGroovy Greeks is the energetic and informative new Horrible Histories show produced by The Birmingham Stage Company. Currently, being performed in rep alongside Incredible Invaders, Groovy G…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:24AMRoald Dahl’s wonderful and vibrant stories have captured the imaginations of millions of children (and adults) across the world. Translated into 58 different languages, Dahl’s rich and i…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:19AMThe Encounter is an adventure story which gets inside your head. Literally. Every member of the audience is issued with a set of headphones and using cutting edge audio technology we are tra…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:23AMAre you looking for the best theatre and creative activities taking place in Greater Manchester during Easter? Look no further. We’ve compiled a list of the best theatre shows and creative…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:22PMOldham Coliseum are certainly bound to excite their friendly Northern crowd with a brand-new stage production celebrating the life and talent of Dame Gracie Fields. Hailing from Rochdale, Gr…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:42AMWritten and performed by Aizzah Fatima, Dirty Pakistani Lingerie finally landed in Greater Manchester last week after a considerable tour around the globe.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:41AMBirmingham Royal Ballet Company make a pleasing return to the Lowry in Salford to continue their Shakespeare Season which commemorates the 400 year anniversary since William Shakespeare’s …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:36AMA curtain featuring pretty painted seaside picture lifts slowly to reveal Tom Piper’s suitably grimy set – rusty, damp and closed off from the world. There are two small windows offering…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:55PMWith In the Vice Like Grip of It, IVO and Routes North have created a powerful piece of theatre that explores the strained relationship which both the state and the citizens share. Through t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:12AMThe Royal Exchange Theatre provides the perfect performance space for this compelling drama about a mining community living in a small village in Nottinghamshire in 1911. Following the lives…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:49PMKite is a stunningly beautiful and inventive play from Devon-based theatre company The Wrong Crowd. No spoken words are needed in this highly visual production, instead delightful puppetry, …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:28AMChip Shop Chips is a play with a difference – it’s fusion between theatre and food, dining and performance – tables are laid out with red and white check tablecloths and the audience s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:11AMThe sweet powdery scent of incense wafts past as the doors swing open at St Chrysostom’s Church in Manchester. Framed by beautiful arches and stained glass windows, smiling faces welcome t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:43AMThe Pitmen Painters is a true story following a group of men from the mining community as they rediscover and reflect on their world through art. Written by Lee Hall, best known for Billy El…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:42AMDirected by Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin, this production - starring John Heffernan and Anna Maxwell Martin - is startlingly different to any other versions of Macbeth I have seen before…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:36AMWit is Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, a humorous, emotional and ultimately devastating story set in the final few hours of Dr Vivian Bearing’s life.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:26AMSince Big Fish Little Fish launched in Manchester in November 2015, their family raves have proven to be the hottest ticket in town. Always a sell-out gig, with tickets selling out for the M…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:20PMGet a ticket and go and see The Girls. It is a phenomenal production. A thunderous applause and a well deserved standing ovation greeted the passionate performers and production crew on the …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:10PMIt has been an exciting year for Upstaged Manchester and I feel blessed and nostalgic as I remember the productions that have lifted my heart, helped me to question and generally captivated …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:49AMHetty Feather was left by her mother at the London Foundling Hospital as a newborn baby. Written by best-selling author Jacqueline Wilson, Hetty Feather traces the life and experiences of a …
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