Margot Robbie shines as disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in Craig Gillespie’s darkly comic biopic

Like Margot Robbie, I’d never heard of Tonya Harding before I, TONYA but I certainly won’t forget her in a hurry. The former champion figure skater certainly has an interesting story to tell, so interesting in fact that you’d be forgiven for thinking its fiction.

I,TONYA tells the life story of Harding (Robbie), from her introduction into ice skating at age four to her rise amongst the r...

Craig Warner strips back Patricia Highsmith’s 1950 thriller STRANGERS ON A TRAIN to focus on the mystery, psychological drama and dark wit of the piece

It takes a brave man to take on an Alfred Hitchcock thriller which is probably why Craig Warner decided to opt for a slightly different approach with his stage adaption of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.

Reworking Patricia Highsmith’s 1950 novel, Warner’s taut and effective production chooses to draw out the mystery, psychological drama and dark wit o...

Adam Meggido talks about what inspired him to co-create SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL

Following three sell-out Edinburgh Fringe seasons and a successful run in London’s West End, SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL heads out on tour visiting Manchester’s Palace Theatre this Saturday for one night only.

Based on audience suggestions, SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is an entirely improvised musical show created from scratch every night...

From gripping thrillers to show stopping musicals, we take a look at the top five theatre shows on in Manchester this week

It’s fair to say that Manchester theatre lovers are spoilt for choice this week. From gripping thrillers to show stopping musicals, there is something for everyone in Manchester this week.

To help make your choice a little easier, Frankly My Dear UK has put together a list of our top five shows that are on this week.

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN – Opera House

First up is Craig...

Becky Prestwich during rehearsals of CHIP SHOP CHIPS. Image Credit: Lucas Smith

Playwright Becky Prestwich chats to Frankly My Dear UK about CHIP SHOP CHIPS

Following the success of STREETLIGHTS AND SHADOWS (2007) and LETTING IN AIR (2009), Becky Prestwich makes a welcome return to the stage with CHIP SHOP CHIPS, a funny and nostalgic tale of love over fish and chips.

Commissioned by Box of Tricks Theatre Company, CHIP SHOP CHIPS is a play about love, family, nostalgia and nation’s favourite fo...

American singer-songwriter Peyton steps off the dance floor into a new musical genre with his new album SINNERS GOT SOUL TOO

Just over a year after his controversial exit from the X FACTOR, Christopher Peyton finally releases his brand new studio album SINNERS GOT SOUL TOO.

Best known for his work in the dance music industry, Peyton is an American singer-songwriter...

NINA – A STORY ABOUT ME AND NINA SIMONE is a searing and soulful piece of theatre from Josette Bushell-Mingo

Having previously toured in the UK and Sweden in 2017, the British Arts Council has supported a returning 2018 UK tour of NINA – A STORY ABOUT ME AND NINA SIMONE, a hard hitting one woman show strengthened with an incredibly talented three piece Jazz band underscoring the piece.

Josette Bushell-Mingo is a UK London born actress now based in Sweden...

Paapa Essiedu in the title role of RSC’s touring production of HAMLET. Photo: Manuel Harlan (c) RSC

Simon Godwin’s stirring interpretation of HAMLET takes Shakespeare’s dark tragedy and thrusts it into the light

Following its critically acclaimed run in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2016, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) finally takes its landmark production of HAMLET out on tour.

Written by William Shakespeare, HAMLET tells the story of Prince Hamlet who is visited by the ghost of his father to ...

Award-winning writer and performer Sam Brady talks about his new one-man play THINGS I SAY WHEN I DON’T SAY I LOVE YOU

Following the success of his show KINDNESS, award-winning writer and performer Sam Brady brings his new one-man play THINGS I SAY WHEN I DON’T SAY I LOVE YOU to The Lowry this week.

Focusing on the relationship between father and son, THINGS I SAY WHEN I DON’T SAY I LOVE YOU tells the story of a family learning to deal with a terminal disease...

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Sex sells, as Wendy Salisbury’s bestselling memoirs The Toyboy Diaries clearly demonstrates. When the glamorous grandmother released her tales of love, lust and very young men back in 2009, the book became an international best seller, spurning a sequel, and now, a brand new British musical.

Charting the hilarious and sometimes heart-breaking sagas of mid-life dating, The ToyBoy Diaries follows twice-divorced Lily who inadvertently finds ...