Direct from the West End.
The Last Laugh is a “brilliant” (The Telegraph) brand new laugh-a-minute play which reimagines the lives of three of Britain’s all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse.
Filled with great gags and touching stories, The Last Laugh is nostalgic and poignant and guaranteed to be the best comedy night out.
The Last Laugh is written and directed by the award-winning Paul Hendy, and stars “a trio of sublime performances” (WhatsOnStage) by Bob Golding as Morecambe, Simon Cartwright as Monkhouse and Damian Williams as Cooper.
Hear the heartbeat of history
Love stories can happen anywhere. In the present or the past, in the head or the heart. But when Him and Her meet by chance at the Liverpool docks and unearth the hidden history of the Southern Syncopated Orchestra – the original jazz pioneers – could this be the start of something new, or are they stuck repeating another love story from a hundred years earlier?
Syncopated is an intoxicating new play set to music by Varaidzo about a music student from London and a young Liverpudlian discovering each other in the shadow of the city. As they connect, they begin to sense history’s echoes when two figures from the past lead them on a journey of personal discovery – a trip into the revolutionary Black sound that took the world, and their own lives, by storm.
Co-produced by Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse and Talawa Theatre Company as part of Talawa’s Black Joy season, Syncopated hums with live music and romantic energy.
You won’t want to miss a beat.
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein!
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced “Fronk-en-steen”) inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced “Eye-gore”), and a leggy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. “It’s alive!” he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds.
Every bit as relevant to audience members who will remember the original as it will be to newcomers, Young Frankenstein has all the of panache of the screen sensation with a little extra theatrical flair added. It will surely be the perfect opportunity for a production company to showcase an array of talents. With such memorable tunes as “The Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” by Irving Berlin Young Frankenstein is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment.
Directed and choreographed by international award-winning director and choreographer Nick Winston, known for Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick Theatre, WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical), MAME and Burlesque.
Presented by Hope Mill Theatre for their 10th Anniversary.
Shake-Scene Shakespeare are BACK to present a Double Bill of Shakespeare’s Dirtiest Politics!
Join Shake-Scene Shakespeare this August, returning for their second mini-residency in the Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden.
In 2024 they brought laughs and tears – in 2025 it’s all about deceit, treachery and manipulation. Grab your seat for Measure For Measure, Julius Caesar or both!
Shake-Scene will once again be performing from cued parts in their own unique way. This technique requires the actors to work only from their own lines and cues – nobody studies the whole play, and the full text is not rehearsed before performance resulting in a myriad of hilarious, jaw-dropping and unforgettable moments – it’s Shakespeare Jim but not as we know it!
A fun and engaging introduction to Shakespeare!
Shakespeare arrives at Queen Elizabeth’s court to put on his latest play, only to realise that the actors haven’t been booked, the script has been left behind and the only people able to help are two women (who at the time were banned from performing on the stage!)…
Over the next 60 minutes the audience is introduced to some of Shakespeare’s most iconic excerpts from his plays as the trio try to create a play for Queenie from what they can remember – anything so that they don’t lose their heads!
The production gives a fun and engaging introduction to Shakespeare and is aimed at families with children aged 8 upwards. It’s a hilarious and educational show, with edited and accessible versions of scenes from the Bard’s most popular plays (Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream) – a great introduction to Shakespeare for young people, and there’s quite a bit of audience interaction too!
Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company as they put on a frantic disposition to tackle Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy in their own anarchic style.
When he discovers that his uncle has murdered his father, married his mother and traitorously taken the crown of Denmark there’s only one course of action for Hamlet: feign madness, frequently monologue and take swift revenge. But outrageous fortune has other plans for the poor Prince of Denmark…
With live music, audience interaction, brevity-boosting abridgements, comic turns and tragic twists there’s only one question: To be there, or to be square?
For fans of circus, princesses, puppets, laughing, pirates and adventure!
Poor shipwrecked Princess Poppy finds herself lost at sea in a most cumbersome ball gown. If only she could access a higher vantage point to see which way to swim!
Try as she might her frills and layers thwart her attempt to climb the mast to get a better view… Inspired by inventive women of the past, she niftily transforms her outfit into a practical and fabulous solution.
The show encourages us all to reuse, repurpose and recycle as Poppy reinvents her outfit and her mindset to overcome her predicament. With a strong feminist message, the show uses slapstick comedy, puppets and circus skills to tell a highly visual story of overcoming adversity.
Expect wayward crabs, slippery fish, coconut telephones and a whole lot of “yaaaarrrgh!”
This show is suitable for all ages and aimed specifically at 5 to 11 year olds.
A Totally Awesome 80’s Midsummer Night’s Musical
The award-winning musical from A Place for Us Theatre is coming to Shakespeare North this August and its bigger and bolder than ever!
Electric Dreams- true to Shakespeare’s original text – abridged and suitable for all the family, explodes with a ‘totally awesome’ 80s inspired soundtrack. Featuring leading UK Musical theatre performers, as the warring Queen and King of the Fairies, alongside a live band and a dynamic cast.
You are invited to transport yourself and join us on Midsummer Night in 1980s Athens. Four young lovers and a group of oddball actors find themselves entranced and entrapped in a neon lit enchanted forest of dreams and desires…where Rock Diva Fairies rule and a mischievous sprite is hell bent on causing havoc…what could possibly go wrong?
Following it’s critically acclaimed sell out run supported by Arts Council England at Norton Priory outdoor theatre in 2023 and 2021, Electric Dreams comes to the Cockpit Theatre this August. Get ready for a summer of Shakespeare, love, mischief, spells and timeless anthems , where emotions are big and the hair is bigger…it’s a kinda magic!
Don’t miss out on this unforgettable summer adventure!
Folksy Theatre invites you to experience a brand new musical adaptation of this classic tale, touring open air throughout summer 2025!
Set against the enchanting backdrop of the eerie Sherwood Forest, this whimsical production sees King John and the Sheriff of Nottingham trying to thwart the legendary outlaw, Robin Hood and his band of merry men as they steal from the rich to give to the poor.
Will Robin and his band escape the Sheriff’s clutches? And whose side is Maid Marian truly on?
Filled with Folksy’s signature live music, audience interaction, and delightful silliness, this adaptation promises to have you laughing and singing along!
