Robert Plant’s Saving Grace, the co-operative featuring Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone, acoustic guitar), and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic, baritone guitars, cuatro) have today announced a full UK tour in November 2023. Heading to the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday 23 November 2023, Saving Grace will tour some of the UK’s most striking theatres. Since forming in 2019, Saving Grace have received numerous acclaims for their live shows with Bob Harris describing it as ‘One of the best gigs I’ve seen in years’ and Toni Woodward, Americana UK providing a perfect summary: “…These five musicians…
LANDI OSHINOWO TO STAR AS ‘DELORIS VAN CARTIER’ ALONGSIDE LESLEY JOSPEH AS ‘MOTHER SUPERIOR’ AND LIZZIE BEA AS ‘SISTER MARY ROBERT’ SISTER ACT heads to the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Monday 25 to Saturday 30 September. Landi Oshinowo will lead the cast as Deloris Van Cartier, alongside television and stage star Lesley Joseph as Mother Superior. The cast also includes Lizzie Bea as Sister Mary Robert, Alfie Parker as Eddie Souther and Ian Gareth-Jones as Curtis Jackson, alongside Isabel Canning, Jackie Pulford, Phillip Arran, Lori Hayley Fox, Wendy-Lee Purdy, Bradley Judge, Damian Buhagiar, Callum Martin, Castell Parker, Esme Laudat, Amber…
Selladoor Worldwide and Theatre Royal Plymouth announce a brand-new tour of smash-hit family favourite Madagascar The Musical which will return to the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May 2024. Based on the smash-hit DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – The Musical follows all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar. ★★★★‘A joke-filled night of puppetry, whimsical humour and dazzling design’What’s On Stage ★★★★'Crack-a-lackin' feel-good family show’Manchester Evening News Alex the lion…
West End and Broadway leading man John Barrowman MBE confirms appearance as special guest star across select dates on the UK tour of Dreamcoat Stars, including the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday 21 October 2023. Dreamcoat Stars is a concert featuring artists that have played the role of Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’sJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Barrowman, whose Television credits include Doctor Who, Torchwood, Desperate Housewives and Arrow, will appear in Stoke-on-Trent as part of the Dreamcoat Stars 2023 autumn line-up tour. Natively from Glasgow Scotland, Barrowman has, through his work on stage and television in both the UK and the US, become one of the most…
Due to demand ABC have announced an extra five dates to their UK tour in January and February 2024 which sees them perform the timeless debut album ‘The Lexicon of Love’ in its entirety. The new dates include shows in Southend, Stoke-on-Trent, London, Cardiff and Bournemouth. Martin Fry’s timeless ‘The Lexicon of Love’ went straight to number one upon release. Fusing dance floor finesse with a post-punk attitude, the album spawned timeless tracks such ‘Poison Arrow’, ‘The Look of Love’, ‘Tears Are Not Enough’, and ‘All Of My Heart’. The album saw ABC enchant the world with their own unique brand of pop and remains one of the best…
Photo credit Mark Senior The iconic Dirty Dancing struts into town this week. The 1987 smash hit is a classic and is one of the best loved films of the era, with the tale of a summer holiday romance at Kellerman's between dance teacher Johnny and guest 'Baby' made famous by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Michael O'Reilly and Kira Malou are perfectly cast in the leading roles and you are immersed in the action, so much so, it's hard not to remember that you are not watching the original stars of the show. That's to take nothing away from…
BAFTA-Award winning comedian, Leigh Francis, is heading out on his first ever live tour 'My First Time'. Leigh's characters and sketches have kept millions of people around the UK laughing for years, and now he's stepping out as himself on a UK tour, opening at the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent on Friday 1 March 2024. Joining Leigh will be his favourite characters, all brought to life in a live environment for the very first time ever. From Keith Lemon, Bearand Avid Merrion to 'David Dickinson', 'Ant and Dec' and Myrtle, this tour will be packed full of hilarious sketches with buckets of audience interaction. From London's iconic Palladium to the Liverpool Philharmonic, Leigh and his characters are…
The story of the iconic Buddy Holly is told at The Regent this week which is a wonderful celebration of the life and times of his meteoric rise to fame and his legacy. Capturing the timeframe of the last two years of his life, it starts with his frustrations with the recording label Decca and his first meeting with Norman Petty. It documents key moments in his rise to fame, winning over audiences at The Apollo in Harlem and the second act concentrating largely on his final concert at the Surf Ballroom, Iowa on the Winter Dance Party tour, hours…
The multi award-winning musical SIX, written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, will return to the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 December 2023. 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. The new touring Queens will be played by Nicole Louise Lewis (Catherine of Aragon), Laura Dawn Pyatt (Anne Boleyn), Erin Caldwell (Jane Seymour), Kenedy Small (Anna of Cleves), Lou Henry (Katherine Howard) and Aoife Haakenson (Catherine Parr). Izi Maxwell, Tamara Morgan and Ellie Jane Grant will be joining the cast as Alternates, with Super Swing /…
Charlie Brooks will star in The Ocean at the End of the Lane when it heads to the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent this September Full casting for the National Theatre’s production of The Ocean at the End of the Laneincludes screen and stage actor Charlie Brooks joining the previously announced cast as Ursula. Charlie is best known for being a series regular in BBC’s EastEnders, and will be performing at the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 16 September 2023. She joins Daniel Cornish (alternate Boy), Trevor Fox (Dad), Emma-Jane Goodwin (understudy), Paolo Guidi (ensemble), Millie Hikasa (Lettie Hempstock), Lewis Howard (understudy), Kemi-Bo Jacobs (Ginnie Hempstock), Jasmeen James (understudy), Ronnie Lee (ensemble), Aimee McGoldrick (ensemble), Laurie Ogden (Sis), Keir Ogilvy (Boy), Domonic Ramsden (ensemble), Joe Rawlinson-Hunt (understudy), Risha Silvera (understudy) and Finty Williams (Old Mrs Hempstock). Charlie Brooks’ theatre credits include Beautiful Thing (UK Tour…