Theatre

John Churnside is Mother Goose

Curtain soon to rise on Little Theatre's latest panto

Best-selling Wigan writer Paul Finch

Noir in the Theatre Bar event at WLT

Caroline McCann directs this popular comedy

Wigan Little Theatre’s next production is a great comedy, SHAKERS RE-STIRREDby J...

WLT Youth Theatre members prepare for Mort

Wigan Little Theatre stages Mort

Members of the Blood Brothers cast

Blood Brothers comes to The Old Courts

Robert Gregory, Assistant Director Digital Transformation, Sonia Halliwell, Director of Resident Services, Councillor Dane Anderton, portfolio holder for Economic Development and Regeneration, Alison Mckenzie-Folan OBE, Chief Executive Wigan Council, Phil Machin, Senior Project Officer

New hope for massive Royal Court project

Woodgruff & The Free Spirits

Immersive woodland magic at Haigh Park

Members of Wigan Autistic Theatre Company and The Tenor Ladies

Fund-raiser celebrates musical theatre

The cast of Leigh St Joseph's A Bunch of Amateurs

Award-winning am-dram comedy comes to town

Lou Steggals directs this comedy caper audiences will love.

Hilarious Dickensian comedy coming to WLT

Dance student Claudia Barrett

Top drama and dance schools offer students places

The bouncers

New show will be set in town centre nightspot

When we de-prioritise the ‘perfect’ show, children start taking creative risks

Why “messy” drama is the best thing for your child

Emily and John have worked the bar for years. They love each other, but don't know it

Wigan Musical Theatre to perform Both Sides Now

It Walks Around The House At Night

Hit ghost story to be taken on UK tour theatre tour

A tale of intrigue, joy and despair, love and sacrifice.

Three Towns to put on popular Gilbert and Sullivan musical comedy
The Three Towns Operatic Society in Leigh is in rehearsal for its latest production: the classic Gilbert and Sullivan musical comedy, Yeomen of the Guard
Catherine Kay

Evie and Emma Johnson presented flowers to Lisa Nandy with chair Anne Woolley

Little Theatre welcomes culture secretary to open day

Curtain about to go up on classic whodunnit play

Killer Queens promises to be a fun-filled night

Murder mystery evening to be held at popular venue

Little P loves her babies. Nature inspired or Nurture?

Nanny Diaries: nature and nurture

I went to the Trentino region of Italy and explored The Dolomites

I saw a new side to Italy during a brilliant adventure holiday

Saudi play ‘The Hoop’ comes to Edinburgh Fringe

The original Broadway cast of the smash-hit musical, Hamilton!, will be reuniting to celebrate its 10th anniversary at this year's Tony Awards ceremony.

Original Broadway cast of Hamilton to perform at the Tony Awards 2025

The PAW Patrol pups are once again heading to the United Kingdom - this time on a quest for hidden pirate treasure.

The stars of PAW Patrol to tour the UK this summer

Theatre 11 and 12 staff at Wrightington Hospital

First Patients Welcomed to WWL’s Newest Theatre

From Pride and Prejudice to Hamilton and Sleeping Beauty, here's 25 theatre shows coming to the North West you can't afford to miss in 2025.

Theatre Highlights of 2025: 25 shows coming to the North West

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is one of a number of family friendly shows that ATG Tickets have slashed ticket prices for as part of their January 2025 sale.

The brilliant family-friendly shows offering huge January savings
There’s some brilliant discounted options for the half term break 💲
Benjamin Jackson

The Natural History Museum’s Dinosaurs Live! is among the shows with January sale discounts

Full list of every theatre in the UK with huge January sale savings

Elton John speaks at a gala performance of The Devil Wears Prada musical.

Watch: Elton John can’t watch his own musical due to health problem

The cast of St Michael's Amateur Dramatic Society in their pantomime of Sleeping Beauty earlier this year

7 pantomimes being held in Wigan borough this winter

What theatre shows are worth taking the family to in the North West this festive season?

17 magical theatre shows coming to the North West this Christmas

With The Telegraph publishing their 48 UK counties list, what areas of the UK came out on top in the fields of history and culture in 2024?

The 9 most desirable English counties for history and culture

Loz Samuels pictured outside the world's smallest theatre - a former public loo in Malvern, UK.

We're revamping the world’s smallest theatre...a former public loo

Katie Price is set to appear in a pantomime this season, but who are some of the other familiar faces appearing on stage this year?

What familiar faces from TV are appearing in Pantomimes this season?

Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds spoke to Benjamin Jackson as he continues rehearsals before Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds begins it's nationwide tour in 2025.

Enter Shikari star on his hopes ahead of War of the Worlds tour

Outwood Academy Hindley - Open Evening Thursday 10th October 2024

Outwood Academy Hindley's Open Evening 2024

Back to the Future The Musical at London's Adelphi Theatre has been named among the best value tickets on sale in the capital

Cheapest 10 London theatre shows to see this Summer from £17.90

Car crashes through metal barriers and into the front of theatre.

Watch: Man crashes through metal barriers and into front of theatre

Wigan Infirmary

Hospital buildings praised for maintenance - but £40m more need for repairs

Just Stop Oil protesters rushed the stage of the Sondheim Theatre in London while a performance of Les Miserable was ongoing. (Credit: Just Stop Oil/PA Wire)

Breaking Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt Les Miserables West End performance

Structural damage caused by the removal of a safe has put two major parts of the Old Courts out of action, hitting revenue badly

Arts organisation forced to axe jobs and stall major projects

Sir Ian McKellen signs the staff used in the Dukes outdoor theatre production of The Hobbit. A lottery will give fans the chance to win the signed staff

Theatre gives Lancashire residents the chance to win a piece of history from Lor...

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