Peter Ormerod

3 days ago | harboroughmail.co.uk | Peter Ormerod

The whip crackin’ musical comedy classic Calamity Jane a rollin’ on over the plains to Leicester this summer. Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, the foot-stomping new production features all the sure-fire classic songs including The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away), The Black Hills of Dakota, Just Blew in from the Windy City and the Oscar-winning Secret Love. The fearless, gun slingin' Calamity Jane is the biggest mouth in Dakota territory and always up for a fight.

1 week ago | harboroughmail.co.uk | Peter Ormerod

A poignant stage show devised and performed by disabled and neurodivergent actors is heading to Corby as part of its debut national tour. The members of a weekly adult social care service star in an original, heartfelt comedy exploring grief from the perspective of a young woman with Down’s Syndrome. You Know My Mum tells the true story of Alex, an actor with Down’s Syndrome who plays herself in the lead role.

1 week ago | harboroughmail.co.uk | Peter Ormerod

Leicester’s action-packed annual festival Let’s Dance International Frontiers returns next month with an array of bold and beautiful performances. Audiences will be able to enjoy a comprehensive and entertaining programme of performances by international superstars as well as fast-rising UK companies, choreographers and soloists. There will also be workshops and masterclasses, networking opportunities and film screenings.

2 weeks ago | northamptonchron.co.uk | Peter Ormerod

‘Improv has been thought of as a bit nerdy – I’m trying to make it more mainstream’, says TV favouriteMillions of people will be familiar with Kiell through his role in the BBC mega-hit Ghosts. He played Mike, who lived with his wife Alison in a dilapidated country house. Alison could see the ghosts of people who had died on the premises over the centuries. Mike could not and was constantly bemused. Its final episode was the most-watched comedy programme of 2023 in the UK.

2 weeks ago | harboroughmail.co.uk | Peter Ormerod

Alexandra Burke will lead the cast when musical comedy The Addams Family comes to Leicester this summer. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, is all grown up and has a shocking secret that only Gomez knows. She’s fallen in love with a sweet young man from a respectable family. With his cherished Morticia in the dark, will Gomez manage to keep his daughter’s secret until the two families meet for a fateful dinner with hilarious consequences?