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IN the Shadow of Trees is Bury Met's Christmas show - and we have a family ticket to give away.
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AWARD-winning comedian Jeremy Hardy is taking his live show back on the road this winter and we have tickets to give away to see him.
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WE'RE giving away a pair of tickets for a Christmas evening at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire on December 17, plus a copy of illustrator Jan PieÅkowski's book The First Noel.
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NOT one but four new plays are equal winners in this year’s Bruntwood Playwriting Competition for the Royal Exchange, it was announced at a star-studded ceremony this week.
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AS a huge advocate of children’s theatre, actress Helen Kay is delighted to return to the Octagon Theatre, Bolton for its latest adaptation of a Roald Dahl classic.
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SO successful has been The Brothers Size, returning to Contact on Tuesday after sell-out shows there last year, that I find myself talking to its director Bijan Sheibani by phone from Istanbul.
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FORMER Coronation Street regular Sally Lindsay sounds genuinely excited to be swapping life behind the bar at the Rover's Return for the streets of Fifties Salford. She is starring in the Royal Exchange's new version of the classic Shelagh Delaney drams, A Taste of Honey.
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THIS week sees the return of Matthew Bourne's M.E.N. Theatre Award-winning, Edward Scissorhands to The Lowry.
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IN a world of competing extravaganzas it is with a wry laugh that Forced Entertainment called its new production Spectacular.
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LANCASTER actress Prudence Hall brings her one woman show to Salford at the end of the month (November 27 and 28).
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THE MEN Arena has played host to a few dinosaurs, of the rock persuasion, now some even scarier specimens are taking to the stage there.
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OF all the venues in Manchester, Greenroom is not the first place you'd look for a traditional Christmas pantomime for the family to enjoy. But Christmas Dinner - albeit with a twist on the usual format - will have something for everyone when it arrives on December 4.
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THE Lowry's just-announced Spring Season ranges from the culinary delights of Basil Fawlty to the art of puppetry and pop-ups, and from the sound of Elaine Paige to the thrilling chill of the Russian Ice Stars.
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STELLA Grundy's Nico Icon Play, already nominated for two Theatre Awards, returns to The Lowry Studio until Saturday.
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NEIL Bartlett's version of The Pianist was one of the big hits of last year's Manchester International Festival and winner of the Best Special Entertainment category in the M.E.N Theatre Awards.
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IT'S not a ballet for young children, Wayne Eagling agrees.
Manon, the show that English National Ballet is bringing to the Palace Theatre in Manchester from Tuesday, is a story of passion and tragedy.
And murder and rape - depicted on stage (although everyone keeps their clothes on, he assu...
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ONCE again Greater Manchester has excelled itself by laying on a veritable selection box of shows for you to devour over the yuletide period.
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HALLOWEEN may be behind us, but there’s still a chance to enjoy a ghost story or two this autumn, learns Angela Kelly.
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Danielle Jennings wrote: 2 weeks 3 days ago
Abigails Party was a fabulous production. Hilarious and outstanding acting from Paula Jennings. It would be criminal if she didnt walk away with the "Actress in a visiting production" award.
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