Set in 2020 during the Covid quarantine, Here You Come Again is a gentle jukebox musical that strikes a balance between a Dolly Parton tribute and an original storyline centred around perseverance. As the flamboyant Parton injects her music, humour and advice to offer chicken soup for the soul, the audience are taken on a journey through her curated hits that explore themes of love and self-acceptance.   

Ivan Michael Blackstock is an Olivier award-winning choreographer whose political and self-empowering projects have seen him collaborate with the likes of Nike and Beyoncé on the film Black is King and the Grammy-winning video Brown Skin Girl. Now at Aviva Studio’s, Blackstock’s latest work, Traplord showcases the barriers that must be broken to offer fresh perspectives. 

The National Theatre’s unmissable war epic has returned to The Lowry to showcase a production brimming with gentle beauty and anchored by war.