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6 days ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
Something wicked this way comes as HER Productions, Girl Gang Manchester and Unseemly Women return for their eighth annual Shakespeare production and their first four-stop tour. Featuring their trademark all-female and non-binary cast of emerging local talent, Shakespeare's Macbeth runs from June 5-7 at Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, before heading to The Dukes, Lancaster (June 10-12); Hope Mill, Manchester (June 18-29) and Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield (July 2-3).
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1 week ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
Gods of Salford brings 25 young people from across the city together with three professional actors for a high-energy theatrical adventure that reimagines Greek myths through the lens of Salford’s working-class spirit (April 29-30).
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1 week ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
Nearly 50 years since TV comedy Fawlty Towers was first screened, Fawlty Towers - The Play sets out on a UK stage tour this autumn, with northern dates starting at the Manchester Opera House (November 4-8), followed by the Liverpool Empire (November 11-15); Leeds Grand (January 6-10, 2026); Sunderland Empire (February 3-7); Bradford Alhambra (March 24-28); Blackpool Opera House (April 2-4); Venue Cymru, Llandudno (May 5-9); New Theatre, Hull (May 12-16); York Opera House (May 19-23) and...
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1 week ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
Blackpool's Grand's panto star comedian Steve Royle now has a trophy to prove it: the veteran panto star has won the "best comic' award at the UK's prestigious Pantomime Awards for his performance as Buttons in the 2024-25 Cinderella. He said: “I’m genuinely overwhelmed and deeply honoured to receive the award. Pantomime has always held a special place in my heart — it’s pure joy, shared laughter and the kind of magic that brings generations together.
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1 week ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet, which closed in Stratford on March 29, will tour next year to northern dates at the Bradford Alhambra (March 3-7, 2026); Blackpool Grand (March 24-28); Theatre Royal, Newcastle (March 31-April 4) and York Theatre Royal (April 14-18).
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1 week ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
Folk musical The Flood - based on accounts of flooding in the Calder Valley on Boxing Day 2015 - is on tour, opening at Leeds Playhouse (April 19). On that day the picturesque town of Hebden Bridge was devastated by the worst floods in a century; homes and businesses were submerged and lives turned upside down. But amid the chaos the spirit of the area rose as neighbours joined forces and the town rebuilt itself - giving artists new inspiration.
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2 weeks ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
Holby City midwife David Paisley - whose same-sex screen kiss sparked a nationwide conversation - returns to the cast of Manchester Gay Village comedy Jock Night for its new run at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester (May 20-31).
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2 weeks ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
First seen at Keswick's Theatre By the Lake last year, Steel, by local playwright Lee Mattinson, is embarking on a UK tour. Steel is set in the west West Cumbrian coastal town of Workington, once rich with coal seams and ore, carnivals and community, where James and Kamran have been mates for over a decade. They are fed up feeling different, and at 17 they want the world to be theirs.
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2 weeks ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
Jennie Dale, star of CBeebies Swashbuckle, joins the cast of this year’s Sleeping Beauty pantomime at York Theatre Royal (December 2-January 4). Jennie joins Robin Simpson, who will return as Dame. Jennie - who will play Fairy Moonbeam - is best known for playing Captain Captain in the hugely-popular CBeebies TV series Swashbuckle and for presenting her show Jennie’s Fitness in 5 for CBeebies and CBBC.
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2 weeks ago | 
theatrereviewsnorth.com | Alan Hulme
Inspired and helped by Huddersfield's Lawrence Batley Theatre, work from new associate artists dancer/choreographer Gary Clarke and playwright Philip Stokes will be touring the UK and going to New York's Broadway. The pair have a collaborative relationship with the Huddersfield theatre, receiving space to develop new shows and the opportunity to showcase new work. Leeds-based writer Philip Stokes's critically-acclaimed plays have had sold-out runs across the globe, winning many awards.
