Pittsburgh factory worker and welder extraordinaire, Alex Owens, dreams of a better life, a life filled with dance. Settling for a few nights dancing at Harry’s bar isn’t enough, and she plucks up the courage to apply to the prestigious Read more…
In this new production, the original plot is followed but the dialogue doesn’t intrude too much into the music. There are around eighteen numbers, with some from the movie which were not in the original stage show (notably “Grease” and Read more…
The story is the same, the characters are familiar, however all thoughts of Whoopi Goldberg are dispelled within a few minutes as Burke claims the role as her own and has a great stage presence. It’s a heart warming performance. She Read more…
This is a compelling production that nails the humour and so makes it work exceptionally well. The plot sees the amateur dramatic club Cornley Polytechnic Society looking to recover from some previous mishaps by staging a production of a 1920s murder mystery. Read more…
Like the 2008 film, Mamma Mia the stage show is set on a sun kissed Greek island and centres on a daughter’s quest to discover who her father is for the very first time. It brings her mother face to Read more…
Dreamboats and Petticoats has been on the road before. It starts with Bobby reminiscing to his granddaughter about the good old days when, as a 17 year old at his local youth club, he first encountered love, and fame as Read more…
Bill Kenwright’s version of Evita, has some new ideas threaded through it. It’s one of if not the best sung version of the show I’ve heard. Even the performers in the minor roles of Magaldi and Peron’s Mistress, Oscar Balmasada Read more…
To many, it wouldn’t be Christmas without a panto. Jonny Wilkes is back at Hanley’s Regent Theatre once again this year, for his 11th pantomime in his home city. He plays the part of Buttons in Cinderella and he is Read more…
This musical based on the music of The Kinks tells the story of the socialist brothers from Muswell Hill, Ray and Dave Davies, and their working class band mates Mick Avory and Pete Quaife. It’s a tale of dreams and aspirations, Read more…
This musical adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s 1986 book and successful film follows Jimmy Rabbitte, a young working class Dubliner yearning to bring some life and music to his grey and downtrodden corner of eighties Dublin. Jimmy (played energetically by Andrew Linnie) Read more…