Luke Newberry as Dusty and Genevieve Gaunt as Chrissie in DUSTY & ME.

British actress Genevieve Gaunt talks to Frankly My Dear UK about taking on the romantic lead in Betsan Morris Evans’ new family comedy DUSTY & ME

Harry Potter fans will no doubt recognise Genevieve Gaunt as Draco Malfoy’s girlfriend Pansy Parkinson in HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004) but outside of the franchise, the British actress has been making magic of her own.

Since making her film debut at age 14, G...

Dylan Moran offers his unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities of life in his latest show DR COSMOS

If you want to know how Dylan Moran copes with life and all its little infuriating injustices, then Dr Cosmos is the show for you! Moran’s observations on the philosophical questions, the meaning of life, how the internet has changed the world we live in as we knew it then and know it now, couples and just how weird and quite frankly, just how ridiculous they are.

Mor...

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 ...

Chris Jenkins as Christopher in THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER. Photo: Phil Tragen

THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER is a beautiful, emotional piece of theatre

The latest stunning addition to the Hope Mill Theatre’s impressive repertoire of musicals, THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER is a beautiful, emotional piece of theatre...

Fast, furious and side-splittingly funny, THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY is a brilliantly funny farce full of inventiveness and fun

Following the phenomenal sell-out success of their multi-award-winning comedy THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Mischief Theatre make a welcome return to Salford’s The Lowry with their latest West End smash hit THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY.

Set in 1950s Minneapolis, THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY follows escaped convict Mitch (Liam Jeavons) and his screwball sideki...

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...

Harry Dean Stanton in LUCKY (2017) © Film Troope LLC

Harry Dean Stanton delivers a raw, honest and magnetic performance in John Carroll Lynch’s directorial debut LUCKY

To be honest, if it wasn’t for Harry Dean Stanton, I probably would have skipped the opportunity to review LUCKY. The synopsis for John Carroll Lynch’s directorial debut which follows the spiritual journey of a ninety-year-old atheist seemed like a bit of a tough watch...

Vanessa Kirby as Julie and Eric Kofi Abrefa as Jean in JULIE. Photo Credit: Richard Hubert Smith

Polly Stenham’s modern adaption of August Strindberg’s 1888 masterpiece delivers some brilliantly surreal moments but ultimately fails to generate the sexual tension it needs

130 years after it was created, August Strindberg’s existentialist masterpiece MISS JULIE has been reimagined by Playwright Polly Stenham in a new production for the National Theatre.

Wild and newly single, Julie as she t...

Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Paul Whitehouse & Ray Winstone in KING OF THIEVES (2018) 

Despite its stellar cast, KING OF THIEVES’ weak script and thin characterisation frustrates rather than entertains

Following the release of THE HATTON GARDEN JOB starring Larry Lamb and Matthew Goode last year and talk of a new TV show, the daring Hatton Garden jewellery heist of 2015 is certainly getting its fair share of screen time...

Singer Vika Bull, Saxophonist Anton Delecca, Bassist Chris Bekker and Trumpeter Jibor Gyapjas talk about AT LAST – THE ETTA JAMES STORY

Having wowed British audiences in 2017, AT LAST – THE ETTA JAMES STORY makes a welcome return to the UK this autumn, with a stop at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

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...