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Cole Porter's classic, multi-award winning musical-comedy, Anything Goes sails into town in this brand new production!

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J.M. Barrie's classic tale of Peter Pan, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong…does, as the accident prone thesps embark on a thrilling adventure to Neverland, with hilariously disastrous results.

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue discusses the highs and lows of the ITV coverage of the 2015 Olivier Awards.

BWW Reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue lists her picks for 2015's Olivier Awards.

This exhilarating musical follows the irrepressible imagination and dreams of Phineas T Barnum, America's Greatest Showman. The story of his life and his marriage to Chairy reveals a couple who looked at the world from opposite sides of the spectrum, and also reveals that she was the practical one who made his dreams come true.

Peter and Lily have a secret. They love Sonny & Cher, their favourite celebrity couple of all time. With a string of hits in the 1960s and a successful American variety TV show in the 1970s, Sonny and Cher were mismatched, they were camp, they were good honest fun.

It's 1936. As the world stands on the brink of war, King Edward VIII has abdicated for the love of Wallis Simpson. Bertie, his brother who has previously shied away from the public eye because of a terrible stammer, is to be crowned King George VI of England. With the support of his wife Elizabeth (the future much-loved Queen Mother), Bertie meets Maverick Australian speech therapist and failed actor, Lionel Logue, at an office in Harley Street.

Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard Frank Farmer is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge - what they don't expect is to fall in love.

Based on Baroness Maria von Trapp's 1949 autobiography, this wonderfully lavish new staging of The Sound of Music tells the true story of the world-famous singing family, from their romantic beginnings and search for happiness, to their thrilling escape to freedom as their beloved Austria becomes part of the Third Reich at the start of WWII.

The adored & critically acclaimed Olivier Award winning rock spectacular is returning on a much anticipated 25th anniversary UK tour. Inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest and packed with rock 'n' roll classics such as Heard It Through the Grapevine, Young Girl, Great Balls of Fire and Gloria with stunning special effects and a brilliant cast of actor musicians this is the great night out to remember!

Set in the Deep South, Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel sees racial injustice envelop a small-town community. Through courage and compassion, lawyer Atticus Finch seeks the truth, and his feisty daughter, Scout - a young girl on the cusp of adulthood - brings new hope to a neighbourhood in turmoil.

Park is an urban oasis, a place of refuge from ordinary life where eight characters play, fight, fall in love and learn to survive. In this playground of relationships, young lovers wrestle in a historic fountain, a graffiti artist sprays his story, a busker finds his only appreciative audience in a bag lady and a flag-waving bully rants worn out political beliefs. Their stories intertwine creating a modern day fairytale that is alternately sharp, funny and cruel.

A new programme of show-stopping music and songs from the greatest Broadway musicals, performed by an all-star West End cast.

With unique special effects and a strong twist of local humour, the traditional rags-to-riches fairy-tale will be brought magically to life on the Clyde Auditorium stage.

This brand new production of Saturday Night Fever, one of the most loved dance stories of all time, is packed with legendary hits from the Bee Gees including the classics Stayin' Alive, Night Fever, Jive Talking, You Should Be Dancing and How Deep is Your Love?

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue picks her highlights from theatre in 2015!

On board this maiden voyage is star of Gary Tank Commander and Fresh Meat Greg McHugh in the role of Smee, Capital FM presenter Des Clarke makes a hearty return as Starkey, River City favourite Scott Fletcher reaches new heights as Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up and King's newcomer Joanne McGuinness stars as Wendy in a production featuring breath-taking special effects and spectacular flying.

Christmas mayhem is afoot in everyone's favourite department store - T J Confuse - because Santa's shown up and he's a little bit different-- he's a SHE! Not only that but she's claiming to be the real bona fide Santa Claus; and that she's here to bring the true meaning of Christmas back to the pantosphere as well as prove to little Snoozy that her mum Doris will get all she wants for Christmas and more…

Winner of three Olivier awards for Best New Musical, Best Choreography, Best Costumes and the Evening Standard Award for Best Night Out, this spectacular West End production is now touring the UK, wowing audiences and sweeping the board with 5 star reviews. Top Hat brings the glamour of Hollywood's golden age and the glorious, tap-dancing magic of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to the stage in one of the greatest dance musicals of all time.

West End leading ladies Kerry Ellis (Wicked/We Will Rock You), Joanna Ampil (Miss Saigon/Cats) and Ria Jones (Les Miserables/Evita) join forces to celebrate their critically acclaimed careers.