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Musicals of Manchester: January

Musicals of Manchester: January

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this January!
Death Drop announces its killer new cast

Death Drop announces its killer new cast

Original Death Drop stars Jujubee and Kitty Scott-Claus join the all-star cast of its standalone sequel, Death Drop: Back in the Habit
Sail into Manchester Opera House this Christmas

Sail into Manchester Opera House this Christmas

The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan, starring Jason Manford and Ben Nickless, is this year’s panto at Manchester Opera House
Review: Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

Review: Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap, currently playing at the Palace Theatre, is deserving of its 70-year success whilst inferior to Agatha Christie’s other works
Musicals of Manchester: December

Musicals of Manchester: December

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this December!
Manchester Opera House lays a mousetrap

Manchester Opera House lays a mousetrap

The world’s longest-running show, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, visits Manchester Opera House as part of its 70th anniversary UK and Ireland tour
Review: Bugsy Malone

Review: Bugsy Malone

Bugsy Malone, a wonderful, riotous production, is at the Opera House as part of its first ever UK tour
Manchester Opera House is having a custard pie fight

Manchester Opera House is having a custard pie fight

The stage musical adaptation of the hit film Bugsy Malone is coming to Manchester Opera House as part of its first ever UK tour
Musicals of Manchester: November

Musicals of Manchester: November

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this November!
Review: Jersey Boys

Review: Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys, a jukebox musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, explores the balance of complex relationships with toe-tapping music
Walk Like a Man to Manchester Opera House

Walk Like a Man to Manchester Opera House

Jersey Boys, the jukebox musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, is coming to Manchester Opera House
Musicals of Manchester: October

Musicals of Manchester: October

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this October!
Musicals of Manchester: September

Musicals of Manchester: September

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this September!
Review: South Pacific

Review: South Pacific

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific, starring Julian Ovenden, Gina Beck, Joanna Ampil, and Rob Houchen
Review: Chicago

Review: Chicago

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Chicago at Manchester Opera House, starring Faye Brookes and Sheila Ferguson
Manchester Opera House gets it wrong

Manchester Opera House gets it wrong

To mark its 10th anniversary, the original stars of The Play That Goes Wrong return to the show, as part of its UK tour, for two weeks only – including a week at Manchester Opera House
Review: The Cher Show

Review: The Cher Show

Secoura Grim reviews The Cher Show at Manchester Opera House, the musical based on the life of Cher, starring Debbie Kurup, Danielle Steers and Millie O’Connell
Manchester Opera House turns back time

Manchester Opera House turns back time

The Cher Show, a musical about the life of Goddess of Pop Cher, comes to Manchester Opera House, starring Debbie Kurup, Danielle Steers, and Millie O’Connell
Manchester Opera House gives ’em the old razzle dazzle

Manchester Opera House gives ’em the old razzle dazzle

The new production of Chicago, with its rotating star cast, comes to Manchester Opera House, starring Faye Brookes and Sheila Ferguson
Review: Singin’ in the Rain

Review: Singin’ in the Rain

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Singin’ in the Rain at the Opera House, starring Adam Cooper