Beauty and the Beast is the perfect Disney production, awash with dreamy set pieces, fabulous frocks and passionate performances. This big-budget show brings the spirit of its 1991 Oscar-winning animation to the Palace theatre stage, with its live incarnation encapsulating the best of what musical theatre has to offer.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's glitzy Bible revival tweaks the tale of Joseph from the Book of Genesis into a flamboyant whirlwind of a musical.

This soulful opera surrounding father-daughter relationships, hired hitmen and curses offers a twisted morality tale not to be missed.

Director Racky Plews is bringing morally corrupt 80s pop music to the Opera House theatre audience for a night of fine music, drink and depravity. In a story that grapples with the harm that fear and ignorance can spread, Footloose is a strangely layered salute to youth and community.