Step back in time to the golden era of music where the jukebox roared and feet didn’t touch the floor.
Get your dancing shoes at the ready, grab yourself a milkshake and relax -you are in for an evening of back to back hits from the 1950s and 60s! From the birth of Rock n Roll through to the Beat Group sounds of the British Invasion and beyond, the show is packed with over forty hits from the likes of Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Ronettes, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black and many more.
Performed by a full live band, featuring some of the country’s top musicians, this incredible show features excellent vocals, tight harmonies and an infectious sense of fun. Dancing in the aisles is strictly compulsory so bring your dancing shoes and let the good times roll!
Beyond the Barricade, the UK’s longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour, is back for 2025. Join the cast for two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, featuring the songs that have made audiences return over and over again for more than 25 years. Enjoy numbers from The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, The Lion King, Blood Brothers, Miss Saigon, Hamilton and many others, climaxing with a spectacular finale from, of course, Les Misérables!
The concert tour will feature Andy Reiss, David Fawcett, Katie Leeming and Sarah Ryan who have all played principal roles in both the West End and UK Tours of Les Misérables, together with a live band who capture the feel of the original orchestrations of the chosen musicals.
To this day every musical note is still played and sung live – very rare indeed. Beyond the Barricade gives musical theatre songs a bold concert format treatment – but with the conviction and intention to deliver the material as if the audience are watching the original performance.
All children aged under 14 must be seated with an accompanying adult (18+) when watching a performance.
Featuring all of ABBA’s iconic hits, including Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Super Trouper, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! SOS, Take A Chance On Me, Voulez-Vous, Waterloo and many more.
Early booking is advised for what promises to be high-octane extravaganza for ABBA-lovers everywhere.
In an all live show featuring soaring strings, striking vocal harmonies and playing all the much loved songs from ELO’s hit-filled library including Evil Woman, Telephone Line and Don’t Bring Me Down. The ELO Encounter promises a night filled with rock, roll and Blue Skies that would make even Mozart mambo and Bach boogie! So Hold On Tight because Rock and Roll Is King in a show that is guaranteed to have you partying All Over The World.
Not only flawlessly recreating the wonderful music of ELO, it’s a spectacular live show from start to finish. Stunning lights and special effects create an atmosphere that will have you fully immersed in the whole experience. As the ELO Encounter reel off ELO classic hit after hit, it’s guaranteed to have the hairs on the back of your neck dancing in time to the music!
As a recent reviewer remarked, “Not really a tribute, that cheapens what this band does, which is to transport you back to those days. So sensitively and authentically done, at times it felt like it was actually ELO being mirrored up there on the stage”.
That’s what The ELO Encounter tribute show is all about.
★★★★★ “An incredible evening! It isn’t often we get shows of your calibre!” Muni Theatre, Colne
★★★★★ “A brilliant night out” – Steve Scruton – BBC Radio
★★★★★ “Amazing … a fantastic band” – Tony Fisher – BBC Radio
★★★★★ “I’ve never seen such a standing ovation here!” – Braintree Arts Theatre
★★★★★ “Simply outstanding … thank you ELO Encounter” – RoadHouse Birmingham
★★★★★ “Certainly went down a storm!” – Quay Theatre
★★★★★ “Best Tribute band we have seen at the Fisher.” – Fisher Theatre
Why pay a fortune to see ants in a stadium when for a fraction of the price you can get up close and smell the faking brilliance of the Counterfeit Stones – described as Rolling Stones’ hooky masterpiece.
Their latest fast shuffle promises yet another night of pure, unadulterated Copy-Rock. Now in their 33rd year, these prank-stars continue to deliver the best “mock ‘n’ roll” show on the circuit. Packed with big hits, retro fashion, vintage guitars and a huge dollop of “Spinal Tap” humour, it’s Satis-fiction guaranteed. So “Come On” all you Honky Tonks and Get Yer Doo Dahs Out!
IT’S PHONEY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL AND YOU’LL LIKE IT!
“The most famous Stones band in England”… SIR MICK JAGGER
“They’re hilarious”… JERRY HALL
“Four out of five stars”… THE TIMES
“Your contribution was much remarked upon”… BUCKINGHAM PALACE
“Better than the originals”… THE GUARDIAN
“They brought back my youth”… SIR TIM RICE
A free pre-show Touch Tour. Book tickets for Caroline: A New Musical here. A touch tour is a hands-on pre-show experience where visually impaired audience members can feel the set, props, and costumes to get a sense of the show before it starts.
What are the contributing factors at play? How can you as a writer be thinking about your work for those stages and what are we as readers and programmers considering?
This workshop is for mid-career professional playwrights who have already had at least one of their play professionally produced, performed by professional actors for a run of at least 11 performances or more. Or equivalent experience.
Rebecca is the RSC’s New Works Manager. Credits as dramaturg include: For the RSC: Macbeth (Daniel Raggett); Cyrano de Bergerac; Hamlet (Rupert Goold); Edward II (Daniel Raggett); Cowbois; As You Like It (Omar Elerian); First Encounters: Twelfth Night (Robin Belfield) and The Comedy of Errors (Alex Thorpe).
Rebeca oversees research and development on commissions and actively seeks out writers for the RSC to engage with. Previously Rebecca worked at the Almeida Theatre, The Old Vic, and was a Senior Reader at Theatre503.
A limited number of spaces are available to observe rehearsals for Jack and the Beanstalk Directed by Kate Lovell.
Additionally, we are providing access to our technical rehearsals for Jack and the Beanstalk, followed by a Q&A with our producing team.
Early booking is advised as spaces are limited.
A limited number of spaces are available to observe rehearsals for Jack and the Beanstalk Directed by Kate Lovell.
Additionally, we are providing access to our technical rehearsals for Jack and the Beanstalk, followed by a Q&A with our producing team.
Early booking is advised as spaces are limited.
Covering how to approach venues, package and pitch your show and gain an insight into what venue programmers are looking for. There will be an opportunity to analyse tour packs and discuss practical steps for building relationships with venues.
This workshop is aimed at artists/organisations who are looking to further develop and tour their work.
