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Poster for the UK tour of Waitress, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher

Poster for the UK tour of Waitress, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher

Carrie Hope Fletcher serves up Waitress UK tour

Oct 17, 2025

Give him an extra dollar... Dr Frederick Frankenstein demonstrates his medical prowess in Mel Brooks' musical Young Frankenstein at Hope Mill, Manchester. All pics: Mark Senior

Give him an extra dollar... Dr Frederick Frankenstein demonstrates his medical prowess in Mel Brooks' musical Young Frankenstein at Hope Mill, Manchester. All pics: Mark Senior

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein

Oct 16, 2025

Danny Horn, Oliver Hoare, Zakarie Stokes and Harry Curley are The Kinks in Sunny Afternoon. All pics: Manuel Harlan

Danny Horn, Oliver Hoare, Zakarie Stokes and Harry Curley are The Kinks in Sunny Afternoon. All pics: Manuel Harlan

Sunny Afternoon

Oct 16, 2025

Half Man, Half Bull another musical hit for Rewrites?

Half Man, Half Bull another musical hit for Rewrites?

Half Man, Half Bull another musical hit for Rewrites?

Oct 16, 2025

Rachel O’Connell (Rose) in Dancing at Lughnasa (from the Sheffield production). All pics: Johan Persson

Rachel O’Connell (Rose) in Dancing at Lughnasa (from the Sheffield production). All pics: Johan Persson

Dancing at Lughnasa

Oct 16, 2025

Marina Abramovic, front and centre in Balkan Erotic Epic. All pictures: Marco Anelli

Marina Abramovic, front and centre in Balkan Erotic Epic. All pictures: Marco Anelli

Balkan Erotic Epic

Oct 15, 2025

Cats on tour in 2026

Cats on tour in 2026

Cats on tour in 2026

Oct 14, 2025

Albert Herring as envisioned by Antony McDonald - Caspar Singh in the title role. Pic: Genevieve Girling

Albert Herring as envisioned by Antony McDonald - Caspar Singh in the title role. Pic: Genevieve Girling

ENO first crack at Albert Herring comes to Lowry

Oct 14, 2025

Annie returns to Manchester next summer, Pic: Matt Crockett

Annie returns to Manchester next summer, Pic: Matt Crockett

Annie out on the road again

Oct 14, 2025

Poster for the play The Memory of Water, Bolton Octagon Spring 2026

Poster for the play The Memory of Water, Bolton Octagon Spring 2026

Spring season at Bolton Octagon

Oct 13, 2025

Poster for Leeds Playhouse's 2026 production of Small Island

Poster for Leeds Playhouse's 2026 production of Small Island

Regional premiere of Small Island

Oct 13, 2025

Natalya Romaniw as Tosca in WNO's production. Pics Dafydd Owen

Natalya Romaniw as Tosca in WNO's production. Pics Dafydd Owen

Tosca

Oct 12, 2025

Yes, it's a theatre performance: the audience can get in on the action and play a board game in 1884. All pics Alex Brenner, representative of a typical performance

Yes, it's a theatre performance: the audience can get in on the action and play a board game in 1884. All pics Alex Brenner, representative of a typical performance

1884

Oct 12, 2025

Poster for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, touring in 2026

Poster for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, touring in 2026

John le Carre comes in from the cold to the stage

Oct 12, 2025

Ed Lyon as Candide and Soraya Mafi as Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide. All pics: Craig Fuller

Ed Lyon as Candide and Soraya Mafi as Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide. All pics: Craig Fuller

Candide

Oct 11, 2025

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