Category Theatre Interviews

Howard Donald, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Photo Credit: Jay Brooks

Take That’s Gary Barlow talks about pride, pep talks, pin-ups and taking stage musical THE BAND out on tour

After a successful London run, new stage musical THE BAND makes a welcome return to the North West for a two-week run at Salford’s The Lowry.

Written by the Olivier award-winning writer Tim Firth, THE BAND tells the story of a group of girls who reunite after 25 years apart to fulfil their dream of meeting...

The cast of STICK MAN. Photo Credit Steve Ullathorne

Following her recent run in London’s West End, Lara Cowin talks about returning to the role of Stick Lady Love in Scamp Theatre’s adaptation of STICK MAN

Scamp Theatre’s adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s STICK MAN makes a welcome return to Salford’s The Lowry for a month-long run over Christmas.

Based on the hugely popular children’s book, STICK MAN tells the tale of a happy-go-lucky father’s epic journey to make i...

Sir Matthew Bourne talks about the 2018 tour of SWAN LAKE and what audiences can expect to see from the show

Matthew Bourne’s SWAN LAKE makes a welcome return to Salford’s The Lowry with a fresh look for the 21st Century.

Retaining many of the iconic elements of the original production loved by millions around the world, this exciting re-imagining of the classic ballet replaces the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, shattering conventions and turning tradition upside dow...

Director Dan Jarvis talks to Frankly My Dear UK about THE PRIDE and what audiences can expect from the show

Green Carnation Company head to Hope Mill Theatre this week for their debut production, THE PRIDE.

Switching between alternate timelines set in 1958 and 2008, THE PRIDE follows a love triangle between three characters and the different routes their lives could take, dependent on the decade they were born in...

Lizzy Skrzypiec in MURDER, SHE DIDN’T WRITE. Photo Credit: Jamie Corbin

Director and Performer Lizzy Skrzypiec talks to Frankly My Dear UK about MURDER, SHE DIDN’T WRITE and what audiences can expect from the show

Fresh from another successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Degrees of Error’s hilarious and innovative show MURDER, SHE DIDN’T WRITE heads back to the Leicester Square Theatre for an extended residency until November.

Using audience suggestions, evidence and ideas, MURDER...

Elinor Lawless as Hanna Sheehy Skeffington in TO HAVE TO SHOOT IRISHMEN. Photo Credit: Mike Massaro

Actress Elinor Lawless talks to Frankly My Dear UK about new play TO HAVE TO SHOOT IRISHMENand her role as Hanna Sheehy Skeffington

Lizzie Nunnery’s new play TO HAVE TO SHOOT IRISHMEN makes its debut at London’s Omnibus Theatre this week ahead of a national tour in November.

Inspired by the true murder of Irish pacifist Francis Sheehy Skeffington during the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916, T...

Vika Bull talks to Frankly My Dear UK about AT LAST – THE ETTA JAMES STORY and what audiences can expect from the smash-hit show

AT LAST – THE ETTA JAMES STORY makes a welcome return to the UK this autumn following sell-out shows in Australia and New Zealand.

Starring the sensational Vika Bull and the phenomenal Essential R&B Band, AT LAST – THE ETTA JAMES STORY tells the story of soul legend Etta James and her turbulent life...

Wendi Peters as Lady Raeburn in SALAD DAYS. Photo Credit: Mark Senior.

Wendi Peters talks about her role as Lady Raeburn in SALAD DAYS which heads to Salford’s The Lowry this week

Having charmed audiences around the world with their award-winning all-male H.M.S. PINAFORE and THE MIKADO, Regan De Wynter Williams makes a welcome return to Salford’s The Lowry with SALAD DAYS.

Starring TV and West End star Wendi Peters, SALAD DAYS tells the light-hearted tale of recent graduates Timothy and Jane, ...

Kevin Kennedy talks to Frankly My Dear UK about his role as Dennis Dupree in 80s rock musical ROCK OF AGES

Smash-hit musical ROCK OF AGES heads to Manchester’s Opera House later this month with a familiar face taking on one of the roles.

Kevin Kennedy, best known for his portrayal of Curly Watts in TV soap opera CORONATION STREET, will play nightclub manager and former rock impresario Dennis Dupree in the rock musical.

Set in the 1980s, ROCK OF AGES tells the story of small town girl Sherrie ...

Tessa Kadler & Chris Jenkins in rehearsals for THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER. Photo: Pamela Raith

The cast of THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER speak to Frankly My Dear UK about bringing Charles Miller and Tim Sanders’ musical adaptation to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre

Following it’s critically acclaimed London run in 2014, Charles Miller and Tim Sanders’ bittersweet musical THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER heads to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre this month, just in time for the centenary of the end of the Fi...