We could not let Death Drop: Back in the Habit end its run without interviewing its lead star, LoUis CYfer!

The Merchant of Venice 1936, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s most controversial (antisemitic) play, comes to HOME – starring Jewish actress Tracy-Ann Oberman as a sympathetic, female Shylock

Ariana DeBose pays tribute to women in film in a very questionable rap performed at the BAFTAs

An Evening Without Kate Bush, a cross between a tribute, a parody and a cabaret, reached new (wuthering) heights at HOME

Multi-award-winning musical theatre star Ariana DeBose will be making her long-awaited return to the stage (and her West End debut) at the London Palladium

Menopause the Musical 2 will dock at Manchester Opera House as part of its cruise of the UK – starring Mary Byrne, Jessica Martin, Rebecca Wheatley, and Susie Fenwick

Death Drop is back with a brand-new story and a killer cast, including Jujubee, Cheryl Hole, Victoria Scone, Kitty Scott-Claus, and LoUis CYfer

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this March!

Song From Far Away, starring Will Young as a man coming to terms with his brother’s death, is not quite moving – and that’s what makes it so special

Song From Far Away, an emotional play starring Will Young, is running at HOME

The messiness, hopefulness, and vulnerability of romantic love is captured perfectly in Beginning at the Royal Exchange Theatre

Steel Magnolias is a fun, feel-good and emotional exploration of female friendship, so it’s a real shame the tour has been cut short by three months

The University of Manchester’s Musical Society’s rendition of Songs for a New World wows with warm talent

Party Like Gatsby returned to the O2 Ritz after three trying years, and it was well worth the wait

The Rocky Horror Show’s sweet transvestites from Transexual Transylvania seduce the audience of Manchester Opera House

Drag Race UK’s Ginny Lemon and Sister Sister had us hanging on for dear life at Contact

The world’s biggest musical, Hamilton, is embarking on its first ever UK tour – beginning at Palace Theatre Manchester

Queer Contact’s double bill exhibits how queer expression can be a journey through your grandmother’s closet or dressing up as a cat

The Rocky Horror Show returns to Manchester’s Opera House Theatre this February

Manchester’s The Royal Exchange Theatre show the National Theatre’s crowd-puller Beginning