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26-10-25 Kings Arms, Salford by Jamie Griffiths Low Fat Productions’ Spraywatch: A Beautiful Rescue makes a perfect splash at The Kings Arms. Written, composed, and directed by Hywel Evans, this new musical is set between the sun-soaked promise of Santa Monica and a rain-drenched Northern seaside town, and it’s every bit as funny, heartfelt, and gloriously odd as that sounds. Evans and co-writer Abbie Ashall have created a show that’s […]
Fawlty Towers – The Play Checks In for a Major UK and Ireland Tour 20-10-25 Pack your suitcases and your sarcasm. The legendary Torquay hotel is reopening its doors nationwide as John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – The Play sets off on a major 10-month UK and Ireland tour from 30 September 2025 to 25 July 2026, direct from two sold-out, critically acclaimed West End seasons. This brand-new stage adaptation, written […]
It's Halloween on Matinee Gareth Evans plays his pick of the greatest shows in the runup to Halloween! Here are some of the highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3NIK-nsI2g The Phantom Of the Opera Few musicals compare in power to this - Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman deliver a note perfect masterclass in this deliciously gothic, macabre musical. Wednesday This iconic musical moment in Wednesday Series 2 came courtesy of Lady Gaga and her […]
Review: Young Frankenstein ★★★★ Hope Mill Theatre 15-10-25 by Jamie Griffiths Hope Mill has struck lightning with Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, and this time, it is most definitely alive. I have seen the show at Newcastle Theatre Royal and later in the West End, both joyous in their own right, but this new Manchester production surpasses them technically and emotionally. The intimacy of Hope Mill’s space gives the comedy and […]
A New Musical Is Making Waves in Salford 10-10-25 Salford’s fringe scene is about to get a little wetter. Spraywatch: A Beautiful Rescue, a darkly comic new musical, arrives at The Kings Arms this October for a limited run from 21 to 25 October 2025 at 7:30 pm each night. Set in 1995, the show follows The Lifeguard, a sunny Californian who suddenly finds herself far from Santa Monica’s golden […]
Disney Classics: The Complete 62-Movie Collection Arrives This November 07-10-25 From Snow White to Moana 2, every Disney Classic is coming home. This November, fans can finally own all 62 animated features from the Walt Disney Animation Studios in one spectacular collection. The Disney Classics Complete 62 Movie Collection arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD on 24 November 2025, and is available to pre-order now from Amazon, HMV, and Zavvi. It […]
Tori Amos Returns with “In Times of Dragons” and Her Biggest European Tour in a Decade 06-10-25 She enchanted the National Theatre with The Light Princess, and now Tori Amos is ready to take flight once more. The 12-million-selling singer, songwriter, and composer has announced her new studio album In Times of Dragons, due spring 2026 on Universal’s relaunched Fontana label, with her largest European tour in ten years. For […]
Jeremy Jordan and Sara Kays Headline “Deathless” 05-10-25 Ghostlight Records has announced the release of Deathless: Original Studio Cast Recording, the emotional new indie-folk musical by Zack Zadek, arriving on Friday 7 November. The first two singles, “On We Go” and “A Life,” drop Friday 10 October, and are now available to pre-save. Blending the intimacy of folk and the storytelling sweep of musical theatre, Deathless features an extraordinary cast […]
Cast News: Mean Girls 03-10-25 On Mean Girls Day, producers Lorne Michaels, Crossroads Live and Sonia Friedman Productions revealed the initial cast and full touring schedule for the 2026–2027 UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning Mean Girls The Musical. The Plastics are back, and they are ready to rule the country. Emily Lane will star as Cady Heron, the home-schooled outsider who lands at North Shore High, with Vivian […]
