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I Should Be So Lucky review: A jukebox musical let down by a frenzied race through a farcical plot

I Should Be So Lucky review: A jukebox musical let down by a frenzied race through a farcical plot

I Should Be So Lucky is a musical with a gorgeous set and fun musical takes, however it’s lacking when it comes to the script itself
Get on the floor and do the bamba at The Lowry

Get on the floor and do the bamba at The Lowry

La Bamba! is a brand-new Latin jukebox musical, starring The Wanted’s Siva Kaneswaran and Strictly’s Pasha Kovalev
Review: In Dreams

Review: In Dreams

In Dreams is an emotional, edifying musical that seamlessly weaves in Roy Orbison’s evocative music. Lena Hall makes the songs her own in a tour-de-force performance.
Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom

Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom

Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom, starring Kevin Clifton and Faye Brookes, is by no means exceptional – but it is strictly good fun!
Musicals of Manchester: July

Musicals of Manchester: July

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this July!
Love is in the air at The Lowry

Love is in the air at The Lowry

Strictly Ballroom – a jukebox musical based on the Baz Luhrmann film of the same name and starring Kevin Clifton and Faye Brookes – is finally coming to The Lowry, after two covid-forced postponements
Opera House Manchester brings it on home

Opera House Manchester brings it on home

The Commitments, a jukebox musical based on the novel of the same name, is heading to Opera House Manchester – starring local legend Nigel Pivaro
Review: Dirty Dancing

Review: Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing is a timeless classic revived
Palace Theatre Manchester offers you the time of your life

Palace Theatre Manchester offers you the time of your life

Dirty Dancing returns to the Palace Theatre as part of its UK tour, after a smash-hit residency in the West End
Greatest Days: In conversation with Rachel Marwood

Greatest Days: In conversation with Rachel Marwood

The Mancunion sits down with Rachel Marwood ahead of the UK tour of Greatest Days, the official Take That musical
Head over to Palace Theatre Manchester for a night you will Never Forget

Head over to Palace Theatre Manchester for a night you will Never Forget

Greatest Days, starring Kym Marsh, is visiting Palace Theatre Manchester as part of its UK tour, coinciding with the release of the film and marking 30 years since Take That’s first number 1 single
Manchester Opera House invites you to rave on

Manchester Opera House invites you to rave on

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, which previously toured the UK for a record-breaking 5 years, is on the road again – with a short stint at Manchester Opera House
Palace Theatre Manchester hires a bodyguard (and a Pussycat Doll)

Palace Theatre Manchester hires a bodyguard (and a Pussycat Doll)

The Bodyguard visits Palace Theatre Manchester as part of its third UK tour, starring Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton
Review: Rock of Ages

Review: Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages’ press night at Manchester Opera House was plagued by technical difficulties and saved by an understudy
Manchester Opera House bids farewell to the rock age

Manchester Opera House bids farewell to the rock age

Rock of Ages comes to Manchester Opera House as part of its farewell tour – starring local legend Kevin Kennedy
Review: Live To Tell: (A Proposal For) The Madonna Jukebox Musical

Review: Live To Tell: (A Proposal For) The Madonna Jukebox Musical

Live to Tell is a meta, satirical but deeply personal account of HIV, with the Queen of Pop used as a representation of transformation
Review: Head Over Heels

Review: Head Over Heels

You might not fall head over heels in love with The Go-Go’s musical but it’s the perfect show to see this LGBT+ History Month
Head Over Heels: In conversation with Liam Gartland of Gartland Productions

Head Over Heels: In conversation with Liam Gartland of Gartland Productions

The Mancunion sits down with Liam Gartland, the producer of Head Over Heels, ahead of its European premiere at Hope Mill Theatre
We Go Again at Manchester Opera House

We Go Again at Manchester Opera House

Mamma Mia!, the jukebox musical based on the songs of ABBA, is holidaying at Manchester Opera House
Hope Mill Theatre will have you Head Over Heels

Hope Mill Theatre will have you Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels, a jukebox musical using the music of Belinda Carlisle and The Go-Gos, with a book based on Arcadia, is having its European premiere at Hope Mill Theatre