Onstage with Natalie Anglesey

Dear England at The Lowry, Salford Until   29 June 2025 Review by Natalie Anglesey Wow! That was my initial reaction on leaving the Lowry after seeing this stunning new touring production of James Graham’s Olivier Award-winning play, Dear England, which packed out the Lowry in Salford. This highly anticipated staging of the National Theatre’s smash-hit production has a four-week run in Salford until 29 June.   Written by award-winning playwright James Graham (Punch, Young Vic; Sherwood, BBC One) and directed by the Almeida Theatre’s Artistic Director Rupert Goold (Patriots, Ink; Almeida Theatre/West End/Broadway), it’s a stark look behind the scenes at football politics.  Dear England tells the uplifting, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring story of Gareth Southgate’s revolutionary tenure as England manager in this gripping examination of a nation and its game. This production, which won ‘Best New Play’ at the 2024 Olivier Awards, has been updated foll...

  TWO WEEKS TO GO TO POYNTON PARTY IN THE PARK   Unmissable line-up of top tribute acts and brilliant entertainment for all the family   Event is celebrating its 20 th  anniversary in 2025 ______________________________ ______________________________ ____________________   The countdown is on with just two weeks to go before Poynton Party in the Park brings a brilliant day of live music and entertainment to the popular Cheshire town.   The  Poynton Rotary and Cheshire Concerts  event takes place  on Saturday 7 June  and promises to be the biggest and best to date.   A packed line-up of live music for the Party in the Park’s  20 th  anniversary year  features three award-winning tribute headliners performing full, hit-filled live sets alongside local acts and family entertainment throughout the day.   The one-day festival will also include an exclusive appearance from everyone’s favourite animated  TV charact...

  View this email in your browser Programmes... Tosca, Opera Gala & Gospel@Clonter We are delighted to announce that programmes for  Tosca , the  Opera Gala , and  Gospel@Clonter  are now available to pre-order online when you book your tickets. Pre-ordered programmes will be available for collection from the Box Office on the evening of the event. If you have already purchased tickets and would like to add a programme to your order, please call the Box Office on 01260 224514 (Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm). Please note programmes are  FREE  for  Friends  and  Patrons  of Clonter. Please click  here  for further information and to become a Friend. Tosca Sat 19 - Sat 26 July One of Puccini’s most famous and best loved operas, Tosca is a story of passion, power and betrayal, where love burns brightly but is ultimately consumed by treachery and sacrifice, set against the political turmoil of Rome. Programmes: £6 FREE for Fr...

  The Overtones and Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova Announce Jukebox Idols Tour for 2026   The UK’s leading platinum-selling vocal harmony group  The Overtones  and  Strictly Come Dancing ’s world–champion professional dancer  Nadiya Bychkova  have announced they   will star together in a brand new show for 2026 called  Jukebox Idols.   Brought to you by the producers of the West End smash hit  Rip It Up 60s , Jukebox Idols is a non-stop whirlwind of the greatest hits from the ‘50s and ‘60s’ biggest music icons that celebrates the era-defining music that poured from jukeboxes around the globe to create the unforgettable soundtrack of a generation.   Joining The Overtones and Nadiya will be a stellar supporting cast of dancers  as they swing, bop, jive and rock ‘n’ roll their way throughout the ultimate jukebox show, bringing to life the show-stopping hits from legends  such as Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Frankie Valli...