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Ryan Thomas wants to pursue a career in theatre. Although the 31-year-old actor - who plays builder Jason Grimshaw in 'Coronation Street' - has been offered a number of ...

There are feel-good musicals and then there is Mamma Mia. The Granddaddy - or Grandmummy - of them all. For years now it's been cemented as one of the best, ...

Footloose is based on the beloved 1980s film starring Kevin Bacon. Ren McCormack (Luke Baker) and his mother Ethel move from the bright lights of Chicago to the sleepy town ...

Avenue Q is not a show for children or those easily offended. Despite the bright colours and characters that make up the show, anyone pondering over the choice of taking ...

I'd heard nothing but good things about The Bodyguard from my colleagues and family- so I was very excited to go to the Liverpool Empire Theatre last night and see ...

The Mousetrap by Dame Agatha Christie had the longest initial run of any play in history. After opening in the West End of London in 1952 it is now celebrating ...

American Idiot, Palace Theatre, now until Saturday April 9 As the winner of two Tony Awards and the 2010 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Show Album, American Idiot tells ...

Ant and Dec want to break into theatre. The comedy duo may have three huge programmes - 'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway', 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' ...

Magicians, illusionists and the like have really had to up their game in recent years. Audiences still enjoy seeing a woman sawn in half and will always marvel at the ...

Guys and Dolls tells the tale of a group New York City small time gamblers. It follows two love stories- one of Miss Adelaide and Nathan Detroit who have been ...

As one of the big classic movies of the 80s, people give me an odd look when I tell them I've never seen Footloose. It's almost something I have to ...

"Let's all go Berserkus!" is the tagline for Cirque Berserk, an intriguing collection of unique acts from across the globe that come together and form a two hour stage show ...

Oscar Isaac is set to star as Hamlet. The 36-year-old actor has taken on the iconic role as the Danish prince in a Sam Gold-directed off-Broadway version of Shakespeare's play, according ...

From the moment that the 2016 Oscar Nominations were made official, the lack of diversity amongst the chosen few put forward for the prestigious awards has rightly commanded plenty of ...

As we sat down to watch Avenue Q at Liverpool Empire Theatre last night, my mother in law turned to me and asked 'why are there not more kids when ...

There have been many versions of Sleeping Beauty throughout our history; from the earliest version Perceforest from 1528, the Brother's Grimm fairy tale in 1697, to Disney's 1959 animated movie. ...

As scores of excited children, parents and journalists swarmed into The Lowry in Manchester last night (February 3), the excitement in the air was palpable. I must admit, Shrek is ...

The Rocky Horror Show is both a stage show and film which began its life in theatres in 1973 before it was made into a movie in 1975. It quickly ...

Confession time: I've never sat through the entire Mary Poppins movie in one sitting. It's never really appealed to me and for whatever reason it wasn't one that caught my ...

Priscilla Queen of the Desert tells the story of two drag queens (Tick and Adam) and one transgender woman (Bernadette) who journey across the Australian outback from Sydney to Alice ...

Quentin Tarantino has left a permanent "f**k you" imprint outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The 52-year-old filmmaker, who is known for his foul-mouth outbursts, had his hand and footprints immortalised ...

The Sound of Music has always been one of my favourite movies. Up until recently, I had always thought the movie to be the original source material for the on-stage ...

Alexandra Burke, winner of The X Factor, number one selling record artist and now leading star of The Bodyguard. And guess what? She's never looked more alive on stage. Opening ...

A new report from lastminute.com looking into the future of theatre finds that many Brits are eager to see some of their favourite television shows come to the live stage, ...