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Kevin Kennedy announced as the Narrator for Pretty Vacant

Kevin Kennedy announced as the Narrator for Pretty Vacant

Bringing to life iconic punk songs and legends is the riotous new show Pretty Vacant, heading on tour across the UK and Ireland! Joining the previously announced show as the Narrator is Coronation Street star Kevin Kennedy. Taking audiences on a nostalgic journey from the beginnings of punk in the 1970s, to its later movements in the 80s and 90s, this high energy, punk rock show tells the story of a music genre that changed the world for the first time ever. Kevin Kennedy, who was in Paris Valentinos with Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke, who later formed The Smiths – brings his real-world band experience…
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Joe Orton’s Fearless Farce What the Butler Saw Served Up on New Vic Stage

Joe Orton’s Fearless Farce What the Butler Saw Served Up on New Vic Stage

A masterclass in comic writing, Joe Orton’s final and most ambitious play, What The Butler Saw, takes to the New Vic stage from Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 July as part of London Classic Theatre’s UK tour. A manic farce where no institution, political view or tradition is safe, Orton’s What The Butler Saw explores comic territory few playwrights have dared to visit. Brought to life by London Classic Theatre’s Artistic Director Michael Cabot (Faith Healer, Abigail’s Party, Boeing Boeing), the cast of distinctive characters in this riotous black comedy are thrown together in a series of increasingly improbable events.…
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Strictly Eric Struts Into New Vic for 25th Anniversary

Strictly Eric Struts Into New Vic for 25th Anniversary

One of two ‘Eric’ productions to be brought back by popular demand this year in celebration of David Graham Productions’ much-loved character’s 25th anniversary, Strictly Eric returns to the New Vic stage from Monday 22 July to Saturday 3 August. The Eric shows have become an institution at the New Vic over the past 25 years, and 2024 presents an opportunity for audiences to find out what happens when Eric takes on the best ballroom dancers ‘Strictly’ has to offer. First staged in 2017, it is one of two of the most popular Eric shows – along with Eric’s Full…
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Denise Coates Foundation Backs New Vic Theatre Building Improvements With Generous Donation

Denise Coates Foundation Backs New Vic Theatre Building Improvements With Generous Donation

The Denise Coates Foundation is investing in the future of Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre with support for three areas of capital development in the coming year. The Foundation, already a key supporter of major charities in the Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire area, has made a grant to the theatre of £1,161,376 to support significant improvements to the theatre building. The investment will see refurbishment of backstage areas and facilities for younger audiences attending events in the theatre’s Studio and the replacement of theatre lighting and sound technology. Investment from the Foundation will also support the theatre’s fundraising for environmental improvements…
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New Vic Presents Eclectic Series of One Night Events This June

New Vic Presents Eclectic Series of One Night Events This June

This month the New Vic will be hosting a varied series of one-night events encompassing everything from folk music to tap dance, musical theatre to poetry and even an appearance from a BBC Springwatch presenter. Accomplished folk musician and two-time Mercury Prize nominee Eliza Carthy MBE, daughter of folk legends Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, will perform at the New Vic on Saturday 22 June. Over her thirty-year career she has cemented herself as one of the most engaging and important folk performers of her generation. She will be supported by performer Jenn Reid, seen in Shane Meadows’ period drama…
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Alison Moyet Heads To Victoria Hall In 2025

Alison Moyet Heads To Victoria Hall In 2025

Alison Moyet will bring her live tour to the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Tuesday 25 February 2025 Today brings the news of Alison Moyet’s new live tour which will head to venues across the world in 2025. This will be her first full headline tour since 2017. The tour celebrates 40 years as a solo artist as well as the release of her new album ‘KEY’ on Fri 4 Oct, which features a collection of reworked singles, fan favourites, deep cuts and two new songs. It’s been 40 years since Alison Moyet stepped out of Yazoo and fired up a solo career with her #1…
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Calamity Jane starring Carrie Hope Fletcher heads to the Regent Theatre

Calamity Jane starring Carrie Hope Fletcher heads to the Regent Theatre

The multi-award-winning West End Star Carrie Hope Fletcher to lead the major UK & Ireland tour of Calamity Jane Heading to the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 June 2025 Jamie Wilson Productions is delighted to announce the revival of The Watermill Theatre’s whip-crackin’ production of the Broadway and West End hit musical Calamity Jane starring Carrie Hope Fletcher which will tour the UK and Ireland including the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Tue 17 – Sat 21 Jun 2025. Marking ten years since the show hit the road the production reunites the previous creative team with Direction by Curve Artistic Director, Nikolai Foster (An Officer and a Gentleman,…
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Review: ‘The Haunting’ at New Vic Theatre

Review: ‘The Haunting’ at New Vic Theatre

Photo credit: Andrew Billington The New Vic hosts 'The Haunting' in the latest production at the theatre. Adapted by Hugh Janes based on several ghost stories from Charles Dickens, this thriller is sure to set pulses racing. Dickens himself was fascinated by the spiritual world and the occult and as the lights descend, we find ourselves in the Victorian era at an isolated and crumbling mansion set on a lonely moor. There to organise and catalogue the library as part of an estate sale of the late owner, David Filde begins to work day and night whilst a storm rages…
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South Asian Heritage Month Celebrations Kick Off Early with ‘Sensasian’ Week of Events

South Asian Heritage Month Celebrations Kick Off Early with ‘Sensasian’ Week of Events

A week of events to mark the start of South Asian Heritage month will take to the stage at the New Vic from 9 – 13 July as a mix of comedy, dance, magic acts and family activities form Sensasian. A joint initiative between Appetite and the New Vic, and created in collaboration with the South Asian communities of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, Sensasian has been designed to offer something for all ages to enjoy. The week of events begin on Tuesday 9 July as Sukh Ojla, as seen on BBC2’s Big Asian Stand Up, and Desi Central take to…
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Classic Childrens’ Story Reimagined As Circus Fairytale at New Vic

Classic Childrens’ Story Reimagined As Circus Fairytale at New Vic

The Princess and the Pea, Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, is set to delight audiences at the New Vic from Wednesday 19 to Saturday 29 June, as the theatre reimagines the story as a breathtaking circus fairytale for families this summer. Suitable for children aged two and over and their families, this new production - a collaboration with contemporary circus company Upswing and the UK’s leading theatre for young audiences, the Unicorn Theatre – is filled with spectacular acrobatics, clowning, adventure and humour, and is a mesmerising introduction to theatre for the youngest theatregoers. Directed by Upswing’s Vicki Dela Amedume…
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