Sticking to his roots as a knob-joke connoisseur, Frank Skinner excelled in illuminating the Manchester Opera House with laughter in his show 30 Years of Dirt

In classic UMMTS fashion, the first full-length musical production of the year is one to remember

The 2024 freshers of UMDS have their debut in a successful showcase of their skills

For UMMTS’s first event of the academic year, director Izzie Holmes presented the voices of various musical theatre villains

We sat down playwright Josie White to discuss her newest play ROTTEN

Ahead of his sold-out Manchester tour dates, Frank Skinner talks about 30 years of doing stand-up and trying to be a clean comedy concert

Kara Hardie’s debut play The Exterminator is an anarchic and poignant two-hander, tackling personal space, occupation and power in a refreshingly funny and domestic manner

Boasting stellar performances and a story that spans several centuries, UMDS’ Autumn Fringe performance of Wild Swimming shifts delightfully between being a comedic period piece and a serious, thoughtful drama

UMDS’ production of Bull offers ringside seats to the most venomous of office conflicts

The turbulent journey of Rebecca unfolds, from its successful adaptation into a musical, to its disastrous Broadway attempt marked by deception

Moments by Theatre Re expresses the difficulties and joys of theatre in a single, metatheatrical performance, exploring the medium in a variety of methods

The ghosts of The Beatles’ past are forcefully resurrected in Scot Williams’ energetic psychodrama that dances gracefully between playful back-and-forth and claustrophobic tragedy

Lynn Nottage’s gritty play about the interconnected lives of nine Americans, living and working in one of the poorest towns in Pennsylvania, had all of the potential and material: but, disappointingly, it just didn’t deliver what it should have

Giles Croft’s adaptation of Khalid Hosseini’s novel movingly explores friendship, betrayal, and redemption while also educating and enlightening audiences on the tumultuous political and cultural history of Afghanistan. It is an innovative and immersive piece of theatre that remains poignant and important in today’s climate

Charlie McCullagh’s and Evelyn Hoskins’ elevated chemistry blew us away

UMMTS once again fails to disappoint. Urinetown, despite its name, is a delight (GASP!)

Contact hosts Here to There Productions’ for a version of Hedda Gabler that is almost as painful as a genuine gunshot wound

Lacking a fresh political perspective, entertaining with classic tunes and compelling design, My Beautiful Laundrette takes stage at The Lowry

A special preview of The Lowry’s non-Christmassy Christmas show inspired by remarkable true events from 9/11

You would have to be mad as a Hatter to not enjoy this Wonder-ful performance by UMMTS