The Rivals
By Richard Brinsley SheridanBath in the Roaring Twenties: risqué revelry, romance, and rivalry in the Assembly Rooms – a town torn between tradition and the new age. Lydia and Jack are made for each other – but Lydia's a rebel and Jack's too posh to be her beau. What's a chap to do? A little...
Continue reading...Our Town
By Thornton WilderGrover's Corners is a quiet little town, full of ordinary folk, living everyday lives. They work, they laugh, they sing, they fall in love and raise their children and grow old. But within those moments of ordinary, everyday life, there are truths that reach out to us all. And...
Continue reading...My Brother's A Genius
By Debris StevensonPoetry, grime and dance unite in Debris Stevenson's (Poet in da Corner, Royal Court) explosive new play about learning to fall, fail and find our own ways to fly. Daisy and Luke are twins navigating life in a high-rise estate, where ambition and self-doubt collide. Both twins have labels thrust...
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A Christmas Fair
By Jim CartwrightChadderton Town Hall, Oldham
Think big laughs, big characters and stalls full of mischief and magic. Cartwright's trademark comedy-with-a-kick collides with Not Too Tame's no-barriers raucous spirit, creating a Christmas night out that's equal parts belly-laughs and heart-wrenching heart-tugs. It's brash, bold, and properly northern - where the mulled wine warms your hands, the candyfloss sticks to your Chrimbo jumper, and the stories sneak up on you with all the pathos of a snowball to the chest. This isn't sit-back-and-watch theatre. This is shoulder-to-shoulder, up-close-and-personal storytelling - the kind that makes you feel like you're part of the action. Because at A Christmas Fair, everyone's invited: the punters, the dreamers, the grafters and the chancers. And maybe, just maybe, the magic of Christmas will shine a little brighter for all of us.
See cast, creatives, and 4 reviewsRobin Hood
By Matt Slack & Harry MichaelsBirmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
With stunning scenery and dazzling costumes direct from The London Palladium, Robin Hood promises all the ingredients of a perfect pantomime: laugh-out-loud comedy, bundles of audience participation, astonishing special effects, and plenty of boos and hisses for the whole family to enjoy. Packed with action, adventure, and a generous dose of glitz and glamour, Robin Hood will shoot straight to the top of your Christmas wish list.
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