All the creature comforts are aboard the S.S.America, allowing audiences to be whisked away by P.G. Woodhouse and Guy Bolton’s whimsical musical at sea. The wholesome 1934 comedy is back with a brand-new production that brings a gold standard of musical performances and swoon-worthy choreography to the Palace Theatre stage. We follow stockbroker and ladies’ man Billy (Samuel Edwards) as he ditches work to board a top tier cruise in the hopes of rekindling his relationship wit

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. We follow our nameless prince (Shaq Taylor) who quickly comes under fire for turning away a homeless witch (in the rain no less), causing a unique curse to be

From the playwright that brought you Educating Rita, comes a dramady musical that plays with class expectations, friendship and love. Splitting a self-imposed and societal self-fulfilling prophecy, Blood Brothers ends as it begins, opening the show with a dramatic murder. Blood Brothers is burdened by fate, offering audiences a narrative that follows both superstition and systematic discrimination. As the musical plays back the story of twins Eddie (Joel Benedic) and Micky (J

Rock opera aficionado, Andrew Lloyd Webber continues to stick it to The Man with his wildest West End offering that has finally hit Manchester theatres. Playing out an infectious 109-minute tribute to rock, the musical follows hapless teacher, Dewey Finn and his class of rebellious private school students. Expelled from his band for playing too many 20-minute solos and desperate for rent money, wannabe rock star Dewey decides to con his way into a new gig. Fiddling his way in