First casting has been announced for the eagerly awaited first UK non-replica production of Disney’s High School Musical, the run of which been extended for an extra week.
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Hope Mill and The Lowry to stage new production of High School Musical
Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre and The Lowry are joining forces again to present the first UK non-replica production of Disney’s High School Musical next summer.
Hope Mill to stage regional premiere of Young Frankenstein musical
Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre will stage the regional premiere of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein The Musical as part of its 10th birthday celebrations this autumn.
Lizzie: The Musical – Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Lizzie: The Musical continues at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London until 2 December 2023. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
Lizzie – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Lizzie continues at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 30 September 2023. The production then tours until 16 December 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella continues at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 11 December 2022. Star Rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Grace Mouat injury delays Hope Mill’s press night for Cinderella
Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre has been forced to cancel this weekend’s press night night performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella after leading lady Grace Mouat suffered an injury.
Full cast for Hope Mill Theatre’s Cinderella
Full casting has been confirmed for the upcoming UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre. As previously announced the production which will play the Ancoats’ venue from 1 November until 11 December 2022, will star Grace Mouat (Legally Blonde, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre; & […]
Hope Mill’s Ella finds her Prince in Jacob Fowler
Jacob Fowler will play the Prince to Grace Mouat’s Ella in the UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre. Known for winning the BBC talent search show Little Mix: The Search, Fowler’s musical theatre credits include playing JD in Heathers The Musical at The Other […]
Grace Mouat to star in Hope Mill’s Cinderella
Grace Mouat will take on the central role when the delayed UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella dances into Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre in November. Mouat whose credits include the recent Regent’s Park Open Air production of Legally Blonde, and the West End productions of Six The Musical, & […]
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella to dance into the Hope Mill Theatre in November
Cinderella will finally go to the ball when the delayed UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella dances into Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre in November. Originally due to make its debut at the popular Ancoats venue in 2020, the production will take to the stage in Manchester from 1 November […]
Hope Mill’s Rent to return in August 2021
Hope Mill Theatre’s hit production of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical Rent will return for live performances this summer. After playing just five performances in the short window before restrictions returned late last year, the production will play the Manchester venue for a strictly limited season from 6 August until 19 September 2021. Announcing the latest […]
Hope Mill to release tickets to watch theatre’s sold-out Rent online
Home viewers will get a change to view selected performances of the sold-out run of Hope Mill Theatre’s highly-anticipated new production of Jonathan Larson’s Rent. With tickets selling out for the live theatre performances within 48 hours, the production will now be filmed and broadcast online to a strictly limited number of viewers over four […]
Hope Mill Theatre to host Industry Minds Awards 2020
The Industry Minds Awards 2020 will be announced at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre on 30 November 2020 during a ceremony hosted by Industry Minds and Hope Mill patron Denise Welch. Set up to celebrate, support and raise awareness for mental health in the arts, this year’s award winners will be announced during a ceremony in […]
Autumn dates announced for Hope Mill Theatre’s rescheduled Rent
Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre has announced rescheduled dates and the full creative team for its new production of Jonathan Larson’s innovative musical Rent. Originally due to play a limited season from 31 July 2020, with rehearsals scheduled to begin a month earlier, the venue has taken the decision to announce new dates (from 30 October […]
Hope Mill Theatre streams free online Rodgers and Hammerstein concert
With the UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Hope Mill Theatre on hold the team at the award-winning Manchester venue are streaming a free online concert celebrating the work of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Available until 3 May 2020 and hosted by Hope Mill’s founders William […]
West End stars will feature in Hope Mill Theatre’s online concert of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s music
Hope Mill Theatre is staging an online concert featuring West End stars, celebrating the much-loved music from legendary songwriting duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, on 26 April 2020 at 7pm. Like many theatres across the country, Hope Mill Theatre has been closed since 17 March due to Covid-19. The venue ceased all productions and made the […]
Hope Mill Theatre’s Cinderella is postponed
The UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella at Hope Mill Theatre has been put on hold indefinitely due to uncertainty surrounding the current crisis. The first musical from A Factory of Creativity, the new charity formed to take over the running of the popular Ancoats venue, the production was […]
Luke Sheppard to direct Hope Mill Theatre’s Rent
Luke Sheppard will return to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre this summer to direct a revival of Jonathan Larson’s innovative musical Rent. Returning to the Ancoats venue for the first time since his critically acclaimed production of Spring Awakening in 2018, the director of current West End hit & Juliet will take charge of the new […]
Hope Mill Theatre to present UK theatrical premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
The UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella will be the first musical produced by A Factory of Creativity, the new charity formed to take over the running of Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre. Due to play the popular Ancoats’ venue from 9 May to 6 June 2020 before heading for […]
Hope Mill Theatre and Aria Entertainment launch new drama course in Manchester
Northern-based performers will benefit from the launch of a new drama course which marks the latest development in the highly successful partnership between Manchester’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment. Aria’s Katy Lipson and Hope Mill’s Joseph Houston and William Whelton are the driving forces behind Hope Aria Academy, a part-time […]
Putting It Together – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Putting It Together continues at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 24 November 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ ‘Having just a vision’s no solution, everything depends on execution: putting it together, that’s what counts’ – if ever there was a song to encapsulate the ethos behind the creation and development […]
Closets – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Closets at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Opening with a pre-show warning for ‘extreme campness’, time travelling new musical Closets is the perfect warm-up for the upcoming Manchester Pride; a fun, feel-good show celebrating love in all forms that also manages to be far more poignant and touching […]
It’s Only Life – Union Theatre
It’s Only Life continues at the Union Theatre, London until 7 July 2018. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ One disadvantage with songwriters that write highly personal, intimate songs is that there is often a preponderance of numbers about writing. This is often true with It’s Only Life, a revue of songs by John Bucchino that was originally put together […]
From Page To Stage moves to Southwark Playhouse and launches Northern spin-off
Writers from across the world are once again being invited to compete with homegrown talent for a place in this year’s line-up at the popular From Page to Stage festival. Returning for its sixth year, the musical theatre event created by leading independent theatre company Aria Entertainment will move into the Southwark Playhouse from 10 until […]
Hope Mill’s last two shows of 2018 are The Return of the Soldier and A Christmas Story
British musical The Return of the Soldier and the UK premiere of Broadway hit A Christmas Story The Musical will be the final two in-house productions in 2018 from the highly successful partnership between Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre and London arts producer Aria Entertainment. Charles Miller and Tim Sanders’ musical adaptation of Rebecca West’s novella […]
Pippin – Southwark Playhouse
Pippin continues at Southwark Playhouse, London until 24 March 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ There has never been much of a love affair between London and Pippin. The original production which opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre in October 1973 was a dismal flop, despite the showstopping rendition of ‘No Time At All’ by […]
Hope Mill Theatre to celebrate first two years with evening of song and backstage stories
The creative team behind Manchester’s award-winning Hope Mill Theatre will step out from behind the scenes in April to celebrate the distinctive venue’s incredible first two years in operation. An evening of song and stories, An Aria of Hope and Dreams on Monday 16 April, will be hosted by Hope Mill’s co-founders Joseph Houston and […]
Hope Mill Theatre’s Yank! to receive London transfer
Off-Broadway musical Yank! will transfer to London this summer just months after its acclaimed UK premiere run at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre. The Second World War gay love story will play the Charing Cross Theatre from Monday 3 July until Saturday 19 August with a press night on Monday 10 July. Yank! has a book and lyrics […]
Hair – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Hair continues at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 3 December. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Viewed 49 years after it first blasted onto the Off-Broadway stage in a waft of illicit cigarette smoke and body parts, Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt MacDermot’s counterculture rallying cry is probably more significant for […]
Hair lined up as next in-house musical at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre
Classic rock musical Hair will be the second in-house musical theatre production at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester’s new independent theatre and event space. With a creative team led by director Jonathan O’Boyle (Four Play and Sense of an Ending at Theatre503, The Surplus at the Young Vic and associate director on Mack & Mabel, The Scottsboro Boys and The Judas Kiss) and […]
