Shakespeare classics, favourites and Cinderella with boots on feature in the new season at Bolton Octagon
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Ralf Little stars as tired, cold-hearted spy Alec Leamas in John Le Carre's The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
#spyonstage #RalfLittle #touring
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Derwentwater's beautiful Theatre by the Lake joins OS Maps as a jumping off point - though not literally - for walks around the lake
@tbtlake.bsky.social #Keswicktourism
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One of the six British Youth Music Theatre premieres due this year is The Clockmaker's CIty, coming to Z-arts, Manchester this summer
#Zartsmcr #britymt #clockmaker
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Matthew Kelly and George Costigan feature brilliantly in a production of Beckett's famously obscure Waiting for Godot. Read Linda Isted's review
#Boltonoctagon #Godot #MatthewKelly #GeorgeCostigan
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Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre awarded £2.7m by Arts Council England to refurbish its McCarthy Auditorium
#thesjt #artscouncilengland
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Robert Beale is impressed by Ballet's Black special 25th birthday show, with pieces old and new and highly acclaimed. Read his review
#BalletBlack #25thanniversary @thelowry.com #LeedsPlayhouse
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West Yorkshire's mighty (small) Mikron Theatre gets its summer tour underway - on a narrow boat, on a quest for cheese...
#mikrontheatre #WensleydaleWhey
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John Godber's daughter Martha writes and stars in her own play, 'Jesse North is Broken' - about a burned-out care worker - at York Theatre Royal
#YorkTheatreRoyal #marthagodber #JesseNorth
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Journalist and performer Marc Burrows turns his love of 1990s phenomenon Britpop into a musical stand-up show
@20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk #TheAtkinsonSouthport #touring
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The creators of 'Gwyneth Goes Skiing' return to Manchester and Hull with a send-up of cheesy holiday movie rom-coms, 'The Fit Prince'
#hopemilltheatre @awkwardprods.co.uk #FitPrince #HullTruck
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The company that brought us 'The Play that Goes Wrong' offers its first musical - 'Greece the Musical' - yes, spelled that way, at HOME Manchester in July
@mischiefcomedy.bsky.social #Thespians #HOMEmcr
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Julie Hesmondhalgh (left) and Oldham Coliseum CEO Martina Murphy
Actress Julie Hesmondhalgh joins the Oldham Coliseum company, behind the scenes, to help choose its much-anticipated reopening season
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A new theatre collaboration brings an award-winning Inua Ellams drama about the relationship between an owner and former slave to Leeds Playhouse this winter
#LeedsPlayhouse #InuaEllams #Sokoto
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Director Jake Murray fulfils a long-held dream to stage O'Neill's 'Long Day's Journey into Night' for his company Elysium at venues across the north
#ElysiumTheatre #touring #Longdaysjourney
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Liverpool City Region's Leap dance festival returns to various venues at the end of April, with two weeks of dance and public events
#LEAPFestival #Liverpool #Dance
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Writer Kelsea Knox adds some heart-felt Irish-style storytelling to the mix in 'Ballai (Walls)' at Manchester's 53two independent theatre
#53two #KelseaKnox
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HOME Manchester's autumn season has an enticing mix of old and new - even in the same shows
#HOMEManchester #newseason
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Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' has been a staple seasonal show at London's Old Vic for a decade; now it comes to Salford's Lowry
@thelowry.com @oldvictheatre.bsky.social #Dickens #Christmas
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Blanche McIntyre overcomes the problems of doing Coward's dark comedy 'Private Lives' in the round by cleverly using a revolve to highlight the drama, says Robert Beale. Read his review
@rxtheatre.bsky.social #NoelCoward #PrivateLives
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The Friends musical is fast and funny, recalling favourite moments from the series - but it's a bits fans-only, says Richard Evans. Read his review
@storyhouselive.bsky.social #friendsmusical
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Rambert, award-winning TV producer and writer Russell T Davies and Pet Shop Boys combine on a new version of Davies' 'It's a Sin'
@eringloriaryan.bsky.social #Rambertdance #russelldavies #itsasin
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Ballet Black return to Salford and Leeds to celebrate its 25th anniversary year with a classic piece and a new, specially-commissioned one.
#BalletBlack #BalletBlackat25 @thelowry.com
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Theatre by the Lake in Keswick gets out and about around the country - thanks to the popularity of its puppet creations.
#tbtlake #KeswickMuseum #ByaThread
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Jason Donovan joins the cast of the forthcoming Hope Mill Theatre production of High School Musical at Salford's Lowry
#hopemilltheatre @thelowry.com #HighSchoolMusical #JasonDonovan
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Linda Isted goes back to school courtesy of Matilda the Musical - and comes out hating authoritarian headteachers and more fond of musicals than she ever thought she might be...
Read her review
#MatildaMusical @palaceandopera.bsky.social #TheRSC
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The volunteer team at Buxton Opera House wins a top local award for customer service
#BuxtonOperaHouse #volunteers
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Northwich-based Yarnbird Arts sets off on a libraries tour to turn youngsters on to the pleasures of football and fairy tales in "Footy Fairy Tales"
#yarnbirdarts #footyfairytales
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John Godber's 'Teechers' is 40 years old next year and still going strong, partly thanks to occasional author updates. Richard Evans caught up with class at Theatr Clwyd. Read his review
@theatrclwyd.bsky.social #JohnGodber #Teechers
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Stage comedy Desperate Scousewives has been a hit in Liverpool for years - and now audiences in other parts of the country get to see why
#StockportPlaza #DesperateScousewives
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