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

Claus the Musical, a brand-new musical based on L. Frank Baum’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, has its World Premiere at The Lowry this Christmas

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, the National Theatre play based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name, has its Regional Premiere at The Lowry

The Snow Queen, an adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale of the same name, is this year’s Christmas production at Storyhouse

Ahead of the European premiere of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Hope Mill Theatre, Jacob Fowler discusses his career so far

Jay Darcy reviews Mrs Lowry & Son, the new biopic about local artist L. S. Lowry, at the theatre named after him

Thunder Road is a captivating must-see, wild journey through the grief riddled unravelling of a police officer’s life

Cathy Wippell reviews MUMS’ Night at the Opera, including: L’enfant et les Sortileges and the staged premiere of Weir’s Armida