By Liz Coggins on October 17, 2023
Theatre

The Calendar Girls are back! This time with even more laughter, more songs, and even bigger buns! Calendar Girls the Musical premiered at Leeds Grand Theatre in 2015, and now the brand-new production will return to make audiences ‘cry with laughter’ (Daily Mail) from Tue 7 to Sat 11 November 2023. Written by Gary Barlow […]
By Liz Coggins on October 12, 2023
Theatre

Award-winning storyteller Danyah Miller brings her acclaimed production of I Believe in Unicorns, based on former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling story, to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month just in time for the school holidays. This intimate show is set in a library full of books that hold more than stories within their pages. […]
By Liz Coggins on October 12, 2023
Theatre

Bill Kenwright’s legendary, award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, Blood Brothers is making a welcome return to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford from Tuesday 31st October to Saturday 4 November as part of a UK Tour. Niki Colwell Evans and Sean Jones, will play the iconic roles of Mrs Johnstone and Mickey Johnstone respectively, […]
By Liz Coggins on October 11, 2023
Theatre

Tutti Frutti Productions and One Tenth Human have teamed up to premiere The Lightbulb Princess, a fun-filled, sparkling new extravaganza for children exploring the sensational science behind electricity. Kai’s sister Ray is determined that Mum is going to get a perfect Christmas. Even though it’s way too early, she’s got Kai and Ali hunting everywhere for the decorations. But when they […]
By Liz Coggins on October 10, 2023
Theatre

Following a critically acclaimed Broadway smash-hit run, a sold-out season at the London Palladium and a previous record-breaking UK and International tour, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I returns to delight audiences at Leeds Grand Theatre from 31 October to 4 November 2023. Seasoned musical theatre star Annalene Beechey (The King And I UK […]
By Liz Coggins on October 5, 2023
Theatre

Sooty, the nation’s favourite magic yellow bear, celebrated his official 75th birthday on Wednesday 19 July 2023. To mark the anniversary, Sooty, Sweep and Soo, together with their right-hand man of 25 years Richard Cadell are back with a brand-new celebratory theatre tour across the UK: The Sooty Show – 75th Birthday Spectacular! Sooty and […]
By Liz Coggins on October 3, 2023
Theatre

Get ready to have the time of your life as Dirty Dancing comes to the Alhambra Theatre from 10th to 14th October. Exploding with heart-pounding music, breath-taking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing, Dirty Dancing makes a magnificent return to the stage. Seen by millions across the globe this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story […]
By Liz Coggins on September 21, 2023
Theatre

From the producers of Hairspray and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Shrek the Musical brings together a new creative team to re-imagine this award-winning Broadway and West End hit show for a new audience, featuring all the classic characters from the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks animated film and the iconic songs and story from David Lindsay-Abaire and […]
By Liz Coggins on September 15, 2023
Theatre

Love is a complicated business – and so is bringing a debut play to the stage. But writer and performer Alys Williams has successfully navigated both with her new play, The Light House, which brings love, light and hope to the Bramall Rock Void at Leeds Playhouse from 5-7 October. This autobiographical story of loving […]
By Liz Coggins on September 6, 2023
Theatre

The Rocky Horror show is coming to Bradford as part of its 50th anniversary tour from Monday 25 September to Saturday 30thSeptember. Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical celebrates 50 years of non-stop partying with this special anniversary production that continues to play a newly extended tour through 2023 to sell-out crowds. Since it […]