NW Productions

Published: 21 September 2014
Reporter: David Upton

Sea Breeze at Morecambe's Winter Gardens
Nao Sakuma as Belle and Iain Mackay as the Beast in BRB's Beauty and the Beast Credit: Roy Smiljanic
Lisa Dwan in Rockaby, one of the Beckett trilogy at The Lowry

Showbiz memories will again blow through Morecambe’s once-iconic Winter Gardens next week. Sea Breeze is a contemporary performance, inspired by and presented in the now semi-derelict theatre.

Comedy queen Su Pollard and duo Cannon and Ball have teamed up to appear in Ha Ha Hood! And The Prince of Leaves. Variety theatre lives on in this touring show that arrives in the region to play four regional dates on a large-scale 61-date nationwide tour. There are performances in Lancaster, Southport, Manchester and Fleetwood.

Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to The Lowry in Salford with Beauty and the Beast, ten years after its northern première.

Putting on the Ritz comes to the Opera House, Manchester recreating some of the most famous song and dance moments of the golden age of Hollywood.

The Royal Court Theatre 's sell-out production of a trilogy of Samuel Beckett plays—Not I, Footfalls and Rockaby—all performed by actress Lisa Dwan, is at The Lowry in Salford from Tuesday to Saturday for its only Northern performances.

Contact Compacts brings the fringe to the theatre in Manchester next week, showcasing six brand new short plays by some of the north west's finest playwrights and emerging local talent.

A highly ambitious theatrical performance takes place on a contemporary showboat along the Bridgewater Canal in Sale, south of Manchester. It’s one of ten special events to celebrate Waterside Arts Centre's 10th Anniversary.

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