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Tony winning musical Titanic comes to Regent Theatre!

The Tony Award-winning Titanic The Musical is making its way to the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Monday 24 April to Saturday 29 April 2023. Produced by Danielle Tarento, Steven M Levy and Vaughan Williams in association with Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, the production is coming to the Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent as part of a UK Tour, 10 years since it made its critically acclaimed debut at Southwark Playhouse in London. Danielle Tarento said: ‘Steven, Vaughan and I are so excited that the great ship Titanic is setting sail on a new UK Tour. I can’t believe that it’s been 10 years since that first production at Southwark Playhouse - it feels like a lifetime ago and…

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New Vic Brings ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Back For Christmas

One of the New Vic’s best-loved Christmas shows, Alice in Wonderland, is back this festive season to celebrate the culmination of the theatre company’s 60thanniversary of theatre making. Opening on Friday 18 November 2022 and running until Saturday 28 January 2023, audiences will journey with Alice down the rabbit hole, following the White Rabbit into a curiously enchanting new world, filled with even curiouser characters.  As she searches for a way home, Alice encounters strange and whimsical people: a disappearing Cheshire Cat with a grin wider than she’s ever seen, a Mad Hatter whose tea party never quite serves tea, and…

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Ore Oduba Stars In Rocky Horror Show

Actor, presenter and winner of Strictly Come Dancing Ore Oduba has been delighting audiences and receiving rave reviews as Brad Majors up and down the country in Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show. Ore will continue to don his fishnets performing to Stoke-On-Trent audiences as the Rocky Horror Show comes to the Regent Theatre. Ore Oduba said: “I’m SO excited to be performing with such an amazing Rocky family. Truth is, when you know how it feels to wear a corset and heels it’s very hard to take them off!! (at least it is in my case!) It’s been a wild ride so far; the…

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Irlam Live Festival Returns In June

IRLAM LIVE 2022 is back for it’s sixth year.  Four days over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend – Thursday 2nd June, Friday 3rd June, Saturday 4th June and Sunday 5th June 2022 at Manchester’s – Prince’s Park looks set to be it’s biggest year yet!  Four great days – one awesome festival.  Headliners for this year include Marti Pellow and Bananarama. Also playing the main stage is The Feeling, Hue & Cry, Boyzlife, N-Trance, Abz from 5ive, Ben from Phats and Small and lots, lots more.   It all kicks off on Thursday 2nd June with ‘Cool Britannia’. This is the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee day,…

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Casting Announced for World Premiere Stage Production Tom, Dick & Harry

Top row L-R: Andrius Gaučas, Andrew Pollard, Sam Craig, Perry Moore, Michael Hugo.Bottom row L-R: David Fairs, Dominic Thorburn, Eddy Westbury, Nicholas Richardson.Photo credit Andrew Billington. Casting has been revealed for the New Vic’s stage play inspired by the true story behind the escape from Stalag Luft III in World War II, which starts rehearsals this month and will have its world premiere at the theatre-in-the-round this summer. Tom, Dick and Harry, brought to the stage by the team behind Around the World in 80 Days, will have performances at the New Vic from Friday 10 June to Saturday 9 July.…

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‘The Ocean At The End Of The Lane’ To Tour The Regent

The National Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Ocean At The End Of The Lane will tour to The Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from Tuesday 12th – Saturday 16th September 2023 as part of a major UK and Ireland tour. Directed by Katy Rudd (Camp Siegfried) and adapted by Joel Horwood (Skins, I Want My Hat Back), the first major stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s work is a thrilling adventure of fantasy, myth and friendship, which blends magic with memory in a tour-de-force of storytelling that takes audiences on an epic journey to a childhood once forgotten and the darkness that lurks at the very…

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Interview: Peter White ‘Islands In The Stream’

On In My City talk to Peter White, one of the UK's leading Kenny Rogers' tribute acts, ahead of his performance in Victoria Hall, Hanley's show 'Islands In The Stream' on 12th May Peter discusses the show, how he started off in the business, appearing on 'Stars In Your Eyes' and how much the audiences around our area mean to him. Tickets can be purchased here: More information about the event can be found here https://soundcloud.com/user-863110835/peter-white-as-kenny-rogers-interview?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Sandbach Comedy: June 2022 Lineup Announced

Comedy Hotspot only book the very best in the business, and our next show at Sandbach Town Hall is no exception. All of the acts on the bill are headliners in their own right, and that only means one thing, a superb night of live comedy. We cannot wait to welcome you to what is going to be another outstanding Comedy Hotspot Event Line Up:Joe RowntreeLindsey SantoroAllyson June SmithJustin Moorhouse Age Restrictions:18+ Buy tickets here

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LOL@Regent: May 2022 Lineup Announced

Four top professional comedians, Enjoy brilliant comedy, A great night out! Troy Hawke, Isma Almas, Michael Legge and MC Damion Larkin *please note that the lineup can be subject to change Milo McCabe as his latest creation is Troy Hawke an erudite homeschooled 1930’s throwback…the Errol Flynn of the high street. As well as winning The First Laugh at Sheffield Comedy Festival, Isma Almas was a semi-finalist in So You Think You’re Funny and made it to the final of Funny Women. She spent six months co-presenting the mid-morning show on BBC Radio Leeds, where interviewing a number of famous names. A truly…

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Ricardo Fuller Comes To Mitchell Arts Centre

Stoke City fans' favourite, Ricardo Fuller, makes an appearance at Mitchell Arts Centre in "An Evening With" on Friday 20th May. Ricardo appears alongside Stoke City stalwart and 1972 legend, Terry Conroy on stage and in conversation chatting life, football and sharing stories of Stoke City and playing in two different eras. Ricardo, who scored Stoke City's first ever Premier League goal (against Bolton Wanderers) was part of their promotion winning season and was a regular during their formative years in the Premier League, netting over 40 times during his time at The Potters'. Terry Conroy is a fantastic ambassador…

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