Onstage with Natalie Anglesey

  PRESS RELEASE   BOX OFFICE  01204 520661 WHAT'S ON  |     VISIT US  |     GET INVOLVED PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UK tour announced for Octagon’s acclaimed co-production of Animal Farm George Orwell’s compelling classic confirmed for spring 2025 tour Production image from 2024 production. [image credit: Pamela Raith Photography] Due to phenomenal demand following its acclaimed co-production earlier this year between Octagon Theatre Bolton, Derby Theatre and Hull Truck, the  Octagon Theatre Bolton  have today announced a new  UK spring tour  for 2025 of their chilling and powerful re-telling of George Orwell’s timeless fable –  Animal Farm . Adapted for the stage by  Ian Wooldridge  and directed by esteemed theatre director,  Iqbal Khan  ( East is East , Birmingham Rep & National Theatre,  Tartuffe , Royal Shakespeare Company,  Opening Ceremony of Commonwealth Games ) the tour will commence at the  Octagon Theatre Bolton  from  Wed 22 January – Sat 1 February 2025 .

  RITA, SUE & BOB TOO! EMBARKS ON NATIONWIDE TOUR IN 2025 Jake Quickenden to lead star cast in cult comedy play from Regal Entertainments Ltd   _____________________________ ______________________________ _______________­­­    The smash hit stage version of cult classic comedy Rita, Sue & Bob Too! is set to embark on a new 10-week nationwide tour next spring.  TV favourite Jake Quickenden  heads the stellar cast as Bob in the   Regal Entertainments Ltd production  which will visit 10 venues across the UK   between  Tuesday 4 February and Saturday 12 April 2025. The tour opens at   St Helens Theatre Royal on Tuesday 4 February  and then travels to   Hunstanton, Stockport, New Brighton, Birmingham, Southport, Billingham, Rhyl and Barnstaple  before ending at the   Liverpool Olympia from 9-12 April . Tickets for all venues go on sale at 10am tomorrow, Friday 14 June. Andrea Dunbar’s hilarious and gritty tale of love, lust and tested friendships is based on the 1987 British film an

  GO, GO, GO JOSEPH! THE BELOVED MUSICAL CONFIRMS A SECOND MAJOR UK TOUR     THE ACCLAIMED LONDON PALLADIUM PRODUCTION OF RETURNS TO THE MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE   PERFORMANCES FROM 26 TH  FEBRUARY – 9 TH  MARCH 2025     Michael Harrison  and the  Really Useful Group  are delighted to announce the return of  Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat  to the   Manchester Opera House   having played to packed audiences in 2022. The sensational London Palladium production of  Tim Rice  and  Andrew Lloyd Webber’s  legendary musical returns to Manchester   next year where it plays from 26 th  Feb – 9th March. Tickets go on General Sale June 14th at 10am.   Further casting to be announced.   The multi-award-winning show -  Tim Rice  and  Andrew Lloyd Webber’s  first major collaboration – has been performed hundreds of thousands of times including multiple runs in the West End and on Broadway, international tours in over 80 countries worldwide and has become one of the world’s most beloved family mu

    THE CROWDS TURNED UP IN RECORD NUMBERS FOR POYNTON PARTY IN THE PARK   Disco legends Odyssey headlined the event on Saturday attracting their highest attendance figures ever ______________________________ ______________________________ ____________________   Poynton Party in the Park returned at the weekend in record numbers as organiser’s hail the event a huge success bringing in the festival’s highest ever attendance figure since the annual fundraiser launched more than 20 years ago.   The sun was shining down on this year’s event which took place on  Saturday, 8 June  at Poynton Park and was headlined by  disco superstars   Odyssey .   The band, who formed in New York in the 1970s, performed all their biggest disco classics live including top five hits  Native New Yorker, Inside Out,  disco anthem  Going Back to My Roots  and the UK number one  Use it Up & Wear it Out.   They took to the main stage,  sponsored by Hall & Pickles , in front of a  huge crowd of thousands  f

 Sad news for Corrie fans!                                                HELEN WORTH TO BID FAREWELL AFTER 50 YEARS ON THE COBBLES  Coronation Street legend Helen Worth celebrates her golden anniversary on the show next month, and it will be a momentous occasion for her in more ways than one. Not only will she be celebrating 50 years on the nation’s best loved soap, Helen will also be looking forward to a very different future, as she has made the difficult decision to step down from her role as Gail Rodwell at the end of the year. Half a century after she first walked onto the cobbles, viewers will see Helen and Gail bid farewell to Weatherfield in a major storyline for the Platt family. Helen will start filming her exit story next month and the emotional scenes will be on screen at the end of the year. Helen said: “This year felt like the perfect time to leave the show after celebrating 50 years in the most wonderful job on the most wonderful street in the world. I made the decision