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Review: ‘Operation Julie’ At Crewe Lyceum

Review: ‘Operation Julie’ At Crewe Lyceum

Photo credit Dimitri Legakis The Lyceum stage is used as the platform to transport us back to the 1970s as 'Operation Julie' embarks on its last week of its 2024 tour. Telling the true story of chemist Richard Kemp and his partner Christine Bott, whose house in Mid Wales was the basis to manufacture over half of the worlds' LSD at the time. Their aim, not one of profit, as they largely planned to give the money away to various causes, but to expand and open the mind of the populous to an alternative life without capitalism and to see…
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Review: ‘An Officer And A Gentleman’ at Regent Theatre

Review: ‘An Officer And A Gentleman’ at Regent Theatre

The Regent plays host to the latest leg in the UK tour of 'An Officer And A Gentleman' this week. The musical is a faithful retelling of the 1982 smash hit romatic drama which grossed $190m at the box office and tells the tale of Zack Mayo, a fearless young officer candidate, and the captivating Paula Pokrifki who meet whilst Mayo is stationed at Aviation Officer Candidate School in Florida. The musical opened at the Curve, Leicester in 2018 and has been touring regularly since and is on the road until November of this year in its current run. Luke Baker…
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Six Returns To Regent Theatre!

Six Returns To Regent Theatre!

The multi award-winning musical phenomenon SIX returns to the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Tuesday 15 – Saturday 19 April 2025. SIX follows the six wives of Henry VIII as they take to the mic to tell their own personal tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. Since its early days as a student production in a 100-seat room at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the showhas fast become a global musical phenomenon. SIX currently has productions playing on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and a major US tour running concurrently. Meanwhile, back on home turf, the London production continues…
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Ghost Story ‘The Haunting’ to Feature Spine-Tingling Illusions and Magic Performed In-the-Round

Ghost Story ‘The Haunting’ to Feature Spine-Tingling Illusions and Magic Performed In-the-Round

A thrilling supernatural tale from one of Britain’s best-loved authors The Haunting combines the essential hallmarks of a great Victorian ghost story with a terrifying mystery and takes to the New Vic stage from Friday 24 May to Saturday 15 June. Based on several original ghost stories by Charles Dickens, The Haunting, adapted by Hugh Janes, follows the story of a young man as he visits an ancient manor house to organise the estate of the late owner. As he begins his work, he is distracted by strange sounds and eerie apparitions and becomes convinced the house is haunted. To…
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Review: ‘The Woman In Black’ at Crewe Lyceum

Review: ‘The Woman In Black’ at Crewe Lyceum

Crewe Lyceum hosts the current leg of the UK tour of the famous ghost story 'The Woman In Black'. Based on Susan Hill's 1983 gothic horror story, the stage play has been adapted by Stephen Mallatratt and directed by Robin Herford and tells the chilling tale of a spectre which haunts a small English town. It has been adapted several times, including the 2012 film starring Daniel Radcliffe. The original production ran for over 33 years with in excess of thirteen thousand performances and is exceeded only by The Mousetrap as the longest running play in the West End. The…
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Crewe Lyceum Announce Return Of Malcolm Lord and Ste Johnson In Beauty & The Beast

Crewe Lyceum Announce Return Of Malcolm Lord and Ste Johnson In Beauty & The Beast

Christmas has come early with the announcement that Crewe’s two pantomime favourites are back by populardemand! It is set to be double the fun and double the laughter as popular duo Malcolm Lord and Ste Johnston are confirmed to return once again to appear in this year’s enchanting family pantomime – Beauty and the Beast from 13 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.Rhys Hopkin, Crewe Lyceum Theatre Director said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be able to welcome Crewe’s firm favourites Ste Johnston and Malcolm Lord, back to the Lyceum again this December. And although our star casting is yet to…
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England V Serbia On The Big Screen At Victoria Hall

England V Serbia On The Big Screen At Victoria Hall

England’s opening match of the Euros 2024 will be played live on the big screen at the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent Football fans of all ages are invited down to the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday 16 June 2024 to watch Euros 2024 – England v Servia Live on the Big Screen! England’s opening match will be played live on a big screen in the Victoria Hall, creating an electric atmosphere for fans of the national team. And that’s not all. There’ll be an incredible lineup of entertainment to get the party started with live music and more starting from 6pm. This is an event for the…
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Shalamar To Return To Stoke After 42 Years!

Shalamar To Return To Stoke After 42 Years!

The iconic R&B group, SHALAMAR, are set to return to the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Friday 31 May. This will be the first time that the band have performed in the city since 1982. As 36,000 Radio 2 listeners soon realised when watching the band at the sold out ‘In The Park’ festival in Leicester,Shalamar have not lost any of the charisma or performing power over the years and still pack an ‘80’s funk & soul punch’ when it comes to live shows. The groups line up still boasts two from three original members of their golden era of 1979 - 1983 with lead…
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Review: ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ at New Vic

Review: ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ at New Vic

The stage of the New Vic becomes 1960's Brighton in the latest play to hit the theatre. One Man, Two Guvnors is an adaption of an Italian work from 1743 (Servant Of Two Masters) by playwright Richard Bean and tells the story of skiffle player Francis Henshall who finds himself separately employed by two men with very different backgrounds. Roscoe Crabbe, a local gangster and Stanley Stubbers an upper class twit. Cue high farce and certain hilarity as Francis desperately tries to keep the two from meeting one another. Quite simply, the whole cast shone from start to finish. To…
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Ambassador Theatre Group becomes ATG Entertainment

Ambassador Theatre Group becomes ATG Entertainment

LONDON, NEW YORK AND COLOGNE – 15TH APRIL 2024 – Ambassador Theatre Group (“ATG”), a leading live entertainment organisation, and operator of the Regent Theatre and Victoria Hall, today announced that it is rebranding as ATG Entertainment. The transformation is accompanied by a refreshed logo, design language and brand proposition: “Passion Behind Performance”. “Now is the right time to change our name to ATG Entertainment, modernise our look and strengthen our brand proposition,” said Ted Stimpson, CEO of ATG Entertainment. “Over the past few years, we have grown quickly and, with 64 venues and over 11,500 people across Europe and North America, we are pleased to unify…
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