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Cast News

Roger Bart returns as Doc Brown in Back to the Future The Musical

09-06-26 The first casting has been announced for the inaugural UK and Ireland tour of Back to the Future The Musical. Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Roger Bart will return to the role of Doc Brown, having originated the character in Manchester before going on to perform the role in the West End, on Broadway and in Sydney. He will be joined by Australian performer Axel Duffy, who will […]

todayJune 9, 2026

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Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques: The Musical Returns in Style

Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques: The Musical Returns in Style Updated: 08-11-25 The kettle’s on in Manchesterford again, as Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques: The Musical takes to the stage for a special fundraising concert celebrating ten years of Hope Mill Theatre. Following its critically acclaimed opening in Manchester last week, Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques: The Musical in Concert arrives at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre this Sunday (9 November), before heading back to […]

todayNovember 8, 2025

Cast News

Jason Manford to Star in the UK Premiere of Something Rotten!

Jason Manford to Star in the UK Premiere of Something Rotten! Updated 06-11-25 Comedy, TV and musical theatre favourite Jason Manford will be strutting the stage in pantaloons next summer when the award-winning Broadway smash Something Rotten! makes its long-awaited UK premiere. The hit musical will open at the Manchester Opera House from 16 June to 19 July 2026, ahead of a planned West End transfer. Tickets are now on […]

todayNovember 6, 2025

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Full cast revealed for Acorn Antiques the Musical in Concert

Full cast revealed for Acorn Antiques the Musical in Concert 18-09-25 Hope Mill Theatre has lifted the curtain on the full cast for its glittering fundraising revival of Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques the Musical. The concert production plays the Manchester Opera House on 2 and 16 November before a one-night-only trip to the Shaftesbury Theatre in London on 9 November. Heading back to Manchesterford, Katherine Kingsley will play Miss Babs, […]

todaySeptember 18, 2025

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Mean Girls Announce Tour

Mean Girls Announce Tour 02-07-25 The Plastics are heading out on the road. After a hit West End run and a WhatsOnStage Award win, Mean Girls the Musical will tour the UK and Ireland from February 2026 to January 2027, starting at the Manchester Opera House. Based on the 2004 cult comedy film written by Tina Fey, Mean Girls has become a modern musical theatre hit in its own right. […]

todayJuly 2, 2025

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Review: NOW That’s What I Call A Musical

Review: NOW That's What I Call A Musical Opera House, Manchester 28-01-25 by Jamie Griffiths "Now That’s What I Call A Musical" unashamedly embraces the jukebox musical genre, delivering hit after hit in a fast-paced, high-energy production. Directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, the show exudes a real sense of fun, with the cast clearly enjoying themselves on stage. At the heart of the production is Nina Wadia, whose […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025

Show Announcements

New Musical Announced: 13 Going On 30

New Musical Announced: 13 Going On 30 29-10-24 ROYO, Revolution Studios, Wendy Federman and Phil Kenny have announced the world premiere production of 13 Going On 30 - the Musical, opening at Manchester Opera House for a limited season from 21 September 2025. The musical is based on the 2004 rom-com classic from Revolution Studios starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, is written by the film writers Josh Goldsmith and […]

todayOctober 29, 2024

Reviews

Review: & Juliet

Review: & Juliet Manchester Opera House: 11th July 2024 by Mark Gabler ⭐⭐⭐⭐ & Juliet is an pretty spectacular night out at the theatre transporting you into a multi-layered world where William Shakespeare (2010 X Factor winner Matt Cardle) and his wife Anne Hathaway are ‘reimagining the ending ‘ of his Romeo & Juliet play with a series of ‘what if’ suggestions – which are kind of executed in a […]

todayJuly 12, 2024

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Cast News: Kylie joins I Should be So Lucky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTcFSGOh0JQ Cast News: Kylie to feature in The Stock Aitken Waterman Musical 18-07-23 Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, show creator Debbie Isitt and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions have announced the full casting for I Should Be So Lucky: The Stock Aitken Waterman Musical. The team also announce today that Kylie Minogue will digitally appear throughout the show as a specially created character unique to the musical. The World Premiere […]

todayJuly 18, 2023