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Opera North’s Masque of Might – The Lowry, Salforf
Composer: Henry Purcell Director and adaptor: Sir David Pountney Choreographer: Denni Sayers Jukebox musicals, featuring songs from existing sources rather…
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The Scouse Dick Whittington – Royal Court, Liverpool
Writer: Kevin Fearon Director: Mark Chatterton It’s getting closer to Christmas in Liverpool and that can mean only one thing,…
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The Thinking Drinkers Pub Quiz – Frog & Bucket, Manchester
Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham are the self-styled Thinking Drinkers. Their motto is to drink less but drink better and…
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Opera North’s Falstaff – The Lowry, Salford
Composer: Guiseppe Verdi Libretto: Arrigo Boito, based on plays by William Shakespeare From time-to-time artists and companies set out on…
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I Should Be So Lucky, The Musical – Opera House, Manchester
Music and lyrics: Stock Aitken Waterman Book/Director: Debbie Isitt The long awaited Stock Aitken Waterman musical has opened its sequin…
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Oh, What A Lovely War! – Waterside, Sale
Book, Music & Lyrics: Theatre Workshop, Charles Chilton, Gerry Raffles and members of the original cast Director: Nicky Allpress It’s…
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical – Liverpool Empire Theatre
Writer: Roald Dahl Book: David Greig Lyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman Director: James Brining A world of pure imagination…
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Beautiful Thing – HOME, Manchester
Writer: Jonathan Harvey Director: Anthony Simpson-Pike It is hard to believe that Jonathan Harvey’s excellent play, Beautiful Thing is thirty…
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Tales of Acorn Wood – Liverpool Playhouse
Writer: Julia Donaldson Adaptor: NLP Ltd Music: Miles Russell Director: Brad Fitt Donaldson and Scheffler’s delightful book collection ‘Tales of…
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2:22 A Ghost Story – The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Danny Robins Directors: Matthew Dunster and Isabel Marr Danny Robins’s 2:22 A Ghost Story moves the debate about whether…
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