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Spongebob swims into Opera House Manchester

Spongebob swims into Opera House Manchester

The Spongebob Musical comes to Opera House Manchester as part of its first ever UK tour, starring Tom Read Wilson, Divina de Campo and Hannah Lowther
Musicals of Manchester: May

Musicals of Manchester: May

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this May!
Review: Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Review: Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is one big party that lives up to its reputation as the world’s most successful rock’n’roll musical
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
Review: Bonnie & Clyde

Review: Bonnie & Clyde

Bonnie & Clyde is a beautiful, sociopolitical musical that is finally getting the recognition it deserves
Musicals of Manchester: April

Musicals of Manchester: April

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this April!
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
My Fair Lady is the most ‘loverly’ production I have ever seen

My Fair Lady is the most ‘loverly’ production I have ever seen

My Fair Lady at the Palace Theatre made me want to dance, dance, dance all night
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
All aboard Manchester Opera House for a cruise through menopause

All aboard Manchester Opera House for a cruise through menopause

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
Musicals of Manchester: March

Musicals of Manchester: March

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this March!
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
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
Musicals of Manchester: January

Musicals of Manchester: January

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this January!
Review: Claus

Review: Claus

Claus, a brand-new musical based on L. Frank Baum’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, is a sweet story but it is unlikely to become a staple of the season
Review: The Wizard of Oz

Review: The Wizard of Oz

Curve’s revival of The Wizard of Oz, a stage adaptation of the iconic film, is a technicoloured, sociopolitical, musical masterpiece
If you’re seeking pleasure this Christmas, come HOME

If you’re seeking pleasure this Christmas, come HOME

Bourgeois & Maurice return to HOME this Christmas with their brand-new show Pleasure Seekers
Review: Mandela

Review: Mandela

Mandela, a new musical starring Michael Luwoye as Nelson Mandela at the Young Vic, is brilliantly performed but blandly written
Review: Newsies

Review: Newsies

Newsies, based on the Disney film of the same name, is having its European premiere at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre – an Off West End space that allows this roaring musical to truly seize the day