First Image and Behind The Scenes With Connor McIntyre and Les Dennis in Costume for CINDERELLA
The first image of Coronation Street’s Connor McIntyre and Les Dennis in costume as the Ugly Sisters ahead of this year’s pantomime, CINDERELLA have been released by Manchester's Opera House. Connor McIntyre, who currently plays Pat Phelan in the ITV soap and is set to make a dramatic return next week, has said that his […]
“What is good about the play is that it doesn’t give any easy answers. It’s has got a real psychological truth about it and that’s always very satisfying" - Jenny Lee Talks KINDERTRANSPORT
Jenny Lee talks to Frankly My Dear UK about her role as Lil Miller in KINDERTRANSPORT and why Diane Samuels' play feels as timely as ever Mention the words ‘war’ and ‘evacuation’ and most people think about the 1939 British evacuation which saw 1.5 million children evacuated to the countryside to escape the threat of […]
KINDERTRANSPORT Review: Diane Samuels’ haunting play feels hauntingly resonate as it sets out on its 25th anniversary tour
Powerful, poignant and deeply moving, KINDERTRANSPORT is an emotionally charged piece of drama about a vanished moment in history Diane Samuels’ haunting play KINDERTRANSPORT may have been written 25 years ago but it has never been more relevant than it is today. As Syria reels from a suspected chemical attack and desperate refugees flee their homelands, […]
Playwright and author Diane Samuels talks about her play KINDERTRANSPORT and the real-life events that inspired it
Playwright and author Diane Samuels talks about her play KINDERTRANSPORT and the real-life events that inspired it 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Diane Samuel’s play KINDERTRANSPORT, a deeply moving piece which examines the life of a Kindertransport child during World War II and afterwards. To celebrate, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Les Theatres de la Ville […]
Theatre Review: 20TH CENTURY BOY – Opera House, Manchester
20TH CENTURY BOY returns to the stage for a new UK-wide tour To mark the 40th anniversary of rock legend Marc Bolan’s untimely death, 20TH CENTURY BOY returns to the stage for a new UK-wide tour, stopping at Manchester’s Opera House for a week-long run. 20TH CENTURY BOY tells the life story of the legendary […]
INTERVIEW: Matthew Wynn and Richard Keightley Talk OF MICE AND MEN
Frankly My Dear UK talks to Matthew Wynn and Richard Keightley about their lead roles as Lennie and George in OF MICE OF MEN John Steinbeck’s OF MICE AND MEN may be over 80 years old but the American classic is still capable of capturing the hearts and minds of a modern audience as Selladoor Productions […]
Theatre Review: OF MICE AND MEN - Opera House, Manchester
Poignant and powerful, OF MICE AND MEN is a timeless story about friendship, loyalty, compassion and holding on to your dreams It’s been a while since I’ve read John Steinbeck’s 1937 classic OF MICE AND MEN but it’s always been a favourite of mine. Since studying the novella at GCSE, the American classic has long […]
Big, bold and beautiful, HAIRSPRAY is a fun, lively and light-hearted musical that is sure to put a smile on your face
Big, bold and beautiful, HAIRSPRAY is a fun, lively and light-hearted musical that is sure to put a smile on your face It’s not often that the atmosphere in the auditorium is electric before a show but it soon becomes apparent why HAIRSPRAY is such a crowd-pleaser. Since its star-studded Hollywood film revival in 2007, […]
Witty, warm and wonderfully funny, FAT FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL is a feel-good, super-sized treat
Witty, warm and wonderfully funny, Headingley's favourite foodie friends make a welcome return in FAT FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 20 years since Kay Mellor’s FAT FRIENDS first hit our TV screens. It feels like only yesterday since the lives and waistlines of the Super Slimmers group captured our […]
Theatre Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Opera House, Manchester
Alastair Whatley’s revival of THE IMPORTANCE BEING EARNEST is wonderfully witty and deliciously decadent Oscar Wilde’s THE IMPORTANCE BEING EARNEST makes a welcome return to Manchester society this week as a new revival by The Original Theatre Company heads to Manchester’s Opera House for a week-long run. Written by Wilde in 1894, THE IMPORTANCE BEING […]