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…
An adaptation of Susan’s Hill novel of the same name, it is great to see this spine chilling play at the Regent. The story, much like the book, begins with an old and fragile Arthur Kipps beginning to read aloud his account Read more…
Lucy Spraggan wowed a student heavy crowd at Staffordshire University on Monday with her usual whit and observant lyrics on Monday night. Her main hits like “Last Night” and “Tea and Toast” were complimented with songs about Jeremy Kyle and Read more…
The Last Tango is slick, stylish and an emotive production which takes the form of a memory play. George, an older man, is cleaning out his attic prior to moving out, as he finds various items he is taken back to Read more…
David Walliams to children is a superstar of the literary world and Gangsta Granny is a mix of real life situations which turn into unlikely scenarios which underpins much of his storytelling. Lots of children will be familiar with boring nights sleeping Read more…
A cult classic came to the Regent Theatre tonight that saw women and more men, don their fishnet stockings, basques and singing voices. Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show sparkled onto the stage to bring the surreal, sexy and hilarious musical to dedicated fans. The characters Read more…
EVERYONE has a dream. Tracy Turnblad is no different, the big girl from Baltimore dreams of making it big but her fledgling career in the limelight has to take a back seat as the misfit teen takes on a bigger Read more…
Set in the seaside town of Lowestoft, the play follows the holiday fortnight of teenage sisters Marie and Jennifer as they are invited to a nearby US Air Force Base to sing, eat hotdogs and dance to the early hours. Between excursions Read more…