Theatre Reviews North

Breaking the Code Hugh Whitemore's retelling of the Alan Turing story in Breaking the Code is always powerful. But Jesse Jones' new production seems to lack a little passion says Steve Griffiths. Read his review

Hugh Whitemore's retelling of the Alan Turing story in Breaking the Code is always powerful. But Jesse Jones' new production seems to lack a little passion says Steve Griffiths. Read his review
#HOMEManchester #BreakingtheCode
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No Woman's Land Jenny Daniel witnesses a powerful, personal one-woman show, No Woman's Land, about Northern Ireland's "Troubles" and the reaction to them of a generation of ignored women

Jenny Daniel witnesses a powerful, personal one-woman show, No Woman's Land, about Northern Ireland's "Troubles" and the reaction to them of a generation of ignored women
#ciaraoneill #edgehilluniversity #nowomansland
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Six Buxton operas for 2026 Robert Beale runs down the six operas chosen to entice fans for next summer's Buxton International Festival

Robert Beale runs down the six operas chosen to entice fans for next summer's Buxton International Festival
@buxtonfestival.bsky.social #opera
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The Signalman Richard Evans find plenty to enjoy - and think about - in Middle Ground's production of Dickens' ghostly The Signalman on its stop at Mold

Richard Evans find plenty to enjoy - and think about - in Middle Ground's production of Dickens' ghostly The Signalman on its stop at Theatr Clwyd in Mold. Read his review
#MiddleGroundTheatre @theatrclwyd.bsky.social #TheSignalman
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New look for Mrs Dalloway Chester Storyhouse is preparing a "bold reimagining" of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway starring award-winning actor Kit Green in the title role

Chester Storyhouse is preparing a "bold reimagining" of Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway starring award-winning actor Kit Green in the title role
@storyhouselive.bsky.social #MrsDalloway #KitGreen
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Shed Stories asks, what's the best biscuit? Dance-theatre company Casson and Friends turns the "Mens' Sheds" phenomenon into an entertaining evening out, "Shed Stories"

Dance-theatre company Casson and Friends turns the "Mens' Sheds" phenomenon into an entertaining evening out, "Shed Stories"
#cassonandfriends #MensSheds #HarrogateTheatre #SheffieldUniversitydramastudio #StockportStockroom #TouchstonesRochdale
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Open auditions for Oldham 'Christmas Fair' Oldham Coliseum's Christmas production of Jim Cartwright's "Christmas Fair" searches for young performers

Oldham Coliseum's Christmas production of Jim Cartwright's Christmas Fair searches for young performers at open auditions
#OldhamColiseum #ChristmasFair #auditions
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Suffragette musical touring in 2026 A musical about Suffragette leader Sylvia Pankhurst, told Hamilton-style with hip-hop, funk and soul music - will visit Salford's Lowry next autumn

A musical about Suffragette leader Sylvia Pankhurst, told Hamilton-style with hip-hop, funk and soul music - will visit Salford's Lowry next autumn
@thelowry.com #SylviatheMusical @beverleyknight.bsky.social
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Theatre of Dreams: A Journey Through Dance and Dreams with Hofesh Schechter Hofesh Schecter's dance vocabulary might possibly be getting a little tired - but Theatre of Dreams remains a top-class, feelgood show, says Robert Beale

Hofesh Schecter's dance vocabulary might possibly be getting a little tired - but Theatre of Dreams remains a top-class, feelgood show, says Robert Beale. Read his review
@thelowry.com #HofeshSchechter #TheatreofDreams
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Camerata and Company Chameleon mash up Mozart Manchester's chamber orchestra, Camerata, teams up with dance ensemble Company Chameleon for a performance mixing Mozart and movement

Manchester's chamber orchestra, Camerata, teams up with dance ensemble Company Chameleon for a performance mixing Mozart and movement
#ManchesterCamerata #StollerHall
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Wisteria Theatre Company launches with Pests Recently-formed Wisteria Theatre Company's first production will be Bruntwood Prizewinner Vivienne Franzmann's intense play Pests, at the Kings Arms in Salford

Recently-formed Wisteria Theatre Company's first production will be Bruntwood Prizewinner Vivienne Franzmann's intense play Pests, at the Kings Arms in Salford
#WisteriaTheatre #kingssalford #Pests
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Fiddler on the Roof Joan Davies is powerfully impressed by her first viewing of Fiddler on the Roof, one of the world's most popular musicals

Joan Davies is powerfully impressed by her first viewing of Fiddler on the Roof, one of the world's most popular musicals
@palaceandopera.bsky.social #FiddlerUKtour #SunderlandEmpire
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Burn the Floor with Nikita "Strictly" star pro Nikita Kuzmin will take the lead in a new dance show coming to UK venues next summer

"Strictly" star pro Nikita Kuzmin will take the lead in a new dance show coming to UK venues next summer
#Burnthefloor #NikitaKuzmin #touring
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Fine singing and plenty of fruit in ENO's Albert Herring at Salford's Lowry English National Opera makes a cracking, understated Lowry debut with a finely-sung and attractively-staged Albert Herring.

English National Opera makes a cracking, understated Lowry debut with a finely-sung and attractively-staged Albert Herring. Read Robert Beale's review
#EnglishNationalOpera #AlbertHerring @thelowry.com
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Arts Council grants to enhance northern creative people and places Bolton and other northern towns to share in an £8.5 million Arts Council England investment in the region's creative people and places

Bolton and other northern towns to share in an £8.5 million Arts Council England investment in the region's creative people and places
#ArtsCouncilEngland #CreativePeopleandPlaces #grants
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La Boheme Phyllida Lloyd's brilliant, 30-plus year old production of Puccini's La Boheme is rolled out again by Opera North - and the result is a five-star delight, say Robert Beale

Phyllida Lloyd's 30-plus year old production of Puccini's La Boheme is rolled out again by Opera North - and it's a five-star delight, says Robert Beale. Read his review
@operanorth.co.uk #Puccini #LeedsGrandTheatre #NewcastleTheatreRoyal @thelowry.com
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Priscilla queens it in the desert next year Priscilla, Queen of the Desert glams up for a new UK tour in 2026. Coming to a theatre near you - bus permitting - from February

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert glams up for a new UK tour in 2026. Coming to a theatre near you - bus permitting - from February
#Priscillatouruk @palaceandopera.bsky.social #tour
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The Secret Garden - The Musical at York Theatre Royal York Theatre Royal welcomes back its former artistic director John Doyle to direct a new production of the The Secret Garden - The Musical next spring

York Theatre Royal welcomes back its former artistic director John Doyle to direct a new production of the The Secret Garden - The Musical, next spring
#YorkTheatreRoyal #TheSecretGarden
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Carrie Hope Fletcher serves up Waitress UK tour Carrie Hope Fletcher - who has spent the year starring in Calamity Jane on tour - will be back next year as pie-making genius Jenna in the hugely-popular musical Waitress

Carrie Hope Fletcher - who has spent the year starring in Calamity Jane on tour - will be back in 2026 as pie-making genius Jenna in the hugely-popular musical, Waitress
@waitressmusical.bsky.social #CarrieHopeFletcher
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Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein Brilliant source material, brilliantly played, makes this production of Mel Brooks' masterly comedy musical Young Frankenstein a five star treat.

Brilliant source material, brilliantly played, makes this production of Mel Brooks' masterly comedy musical Young Frankenstein a five star treat. Read Peter Ruddick's review
#hopemilltheatre #YoungFrankenstein
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Sunny Afternoon Linda Isted loves the songs but is a little less enchanted by the rest of Sunny Afternoon. Read her review

Linda Isted loves the songs but is a little less enchanted by the rest of Sunny Afternoon. Read her review
@palaceandopera.bsky.social #Kinksmusical #SunnyAfternoon
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Half Man, Half Bull another musical hit for Rewrites? Rewrites, the outfit that brought us Operation Mincemeat, looks for another hit with Half Man Half Bull

Rewrites, the outfit that brought us Operation Mincemeat, looks for another hit with Half Man Half Bull
#GraingerWrightTilney #rewrites @thelowry.com
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Robert Beale enjoys a finely-detailed production of Brian Friel's modern classic Dancing at Lughnasa at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. Read his review
@rxtheatre.bsky.social @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social #ElizabethNewman #BrianFriel
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Balkan Erotic Epic Manchester's love affair with performance artist Marina Abramovic continues with her four-hour Balkan Erotic Epic at Aviva Studios

Manchester's love affair with performance artist Marina Abramovic continues with her four-hour Balkan Erotic Epic at Aviva Studios. Read Linda Isted's review
#MarinaAbramovic #FactoryInternational #BalkanEroticEpic
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Cats on tour in 2026 An entirely new touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats will go on a UK tour next year

An entirely new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats will go on a UK tour next year
#catsmusical #touring @palaceandopera.bsky.social #HullNewTheatre @venuecymru.bsky.social
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ENO first crack at Albert Herring comes to Lowry ENO's first show at Salford's Lowry will be Benjamin Britten's fine comic opera Albert Herring.

ENO's first show at Salford's Lowry will be Benjamin Britten's fine comic opera Albert Herring.
#EnglishNationalOpera @thelowry.com #AlbertHerring
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Annie out on the road again Favourite musical Annie goes back on the road from May 2026 - and there are plenty of visits to northern theatres

Favourite musical Annie goes back on the road from May 2026 - and there are plenty of visits to northern theatres
@palaceandopera.bsky.social #AnnieMusicalUK
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Spring season at Bolton Octagon Bolton Octagon's new spring season is a fine mix of modern classics and crowd pleasers

Bolton Octagon's new spring season is a fine mix of modern classics and crowd pleasers
#Boltonoctagon #newseason
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Regional premiere of Small Island Leeds Playhouse reunites with director Matthew XIa - who directed Tambo and Bones there earlier this year - for the regional premiere of Small Island, about the Windrush generation

Leeds Playhouse reunites with director Matthew XIa - who directed Tambo and Bones there earlier this year - for the regional premiere of Small Island, about the Windrush generation
#LeedsPlayhouse @actorstouringco.bsky.social #MatthewXia
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John le Carre comes in from the cold to the stage John le Carre's first blockbuster novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold follows up its premiere West End run with a major UK tour in 2026

John le Carre's first blockbuster novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold follows up its premiere West End run with a major UK tour in 2026
#leCarre #Spynovel #infromthecold #UKtour
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