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5 Reasons to See Chris Gascoyne in Snow White at Northwich Memorial Court This Christmas
Coronation Street’s Chris Gascoyne stars as the magical Henchman in Snow White at Northwich Memorial Court, Cheshire, from Sunday 6 to Thursday 31 December…
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5 Reasons to Book Dick Whittington at Opera House Manchester This Christmas
Jason Manford and Ben Nickless star in Dick Whittington at Opera House Manchester from Saturday 5 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, with…
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5 Reasons to Book Chicago at Opera House Manchester in May 2027
Lauren Oakley, Adam Garcia and Sam Bailey lead the 2027 UK and Ireland tour of Chicago, which plays Opera House Manchester from Tuesday 25…
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5 Reasons to Book a Whittlebury Park Spa Escape in the National Spa Week Sale (Ends Monday)
Whittlebury Park in Northamptonshire is marking National Spa Week with 25% off selected spa packages on selected November and December dates. Be quick: the…
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5 Things to Know About the 2026 Theatre Book Prize and Its First-Ever Joint Winners
For the first time in its history, the Society for Theatre Research’s Theatre Book Prize has been shared, with Martin Sherman’s On the Boardwalk…
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5 Things to Know About Tinie Tempah Becoming a Music Venue Trust Patron
Tinie Tempah has become a patron of Music Venue Trust, the charity protecting the UK’s grassroots music venues, as his new album The Night’s…
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5 Reasons to See Jane Eyre at the Rose Theatre Kingston, From £31
Kingston Theatre | Until 24 October 2026 We caught Lily Dyble’s new production of Jane Eyre at the Rose in Kingston this week, and…
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5 Reasons to See Fences at the Lyric Hammersmith, From £15
London Theatre | 6 – 31 October 2026 August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning family drama lands at the Lyric Hammersmith in Daniel Bailey’s intimate, heart-stopping revival.…
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5 Reasons to See Korea at the British Museum, From £18
London Exhibitions | 1 October 2026 – 31 January 2027 The British Museum’s big autumn show spans 2,000 years of Korean art, from ancient…
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5 Reasons to See Florence Peake: Vitalities at HOME Manchester, Free
Manchester Exhibitions | 10 October 2026 – 31 January 2027 Artist Florence Peake fills HOME’s gallery with sculpture, drawing and live dance in a…
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5 Reasons to See Renoir and Love at the National Gallery, From £20
London Exhibitions | 3 October 2026 – 31 January 2027 Forty paintings explore Renoir’s sunny vision of romance and modern life in the 1870s…
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5 Reasons to See King Lear at the Royal Exchange, From £12
Manchester Theatre | 2 October – 15 November 2026 David Threlfall takes on Shakespeare’s mightiest role in Matthew Dunster’s bold production at Manchester’s Royal…
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5 Reasons to See Blood of My Blood at the Royal Court, From £15
London Theatre | Until 7 November 2026 Joy Nesbitt’s haunting new play is a ghost story about the legacy of slavery, playing upstairs at…
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5 Reasons to See Little Shop of Horrors at Hope Mill Theatre, From £34.50
Manchester Theatre | Until 28 November 2026 The cult horror-comedy musical is back at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre, and it’s an absolute blast. Here…
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5 Reasons to See The Cherry Orchard at the Harold Pinter Theatre, From £27
London Theatre | 3 October 2026 – 9 January 2027 Kristin Scott Thomas and Stephen Mangan lead Ian Rickson’s elegant West End revival of…
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5 Things to Know About The Bee’s Celebration of the Working-Class Bookworm
Literary magazine The Bee challenges the idea that working-class Britain doesn’t read, with a special edition celebrating the library users, book swappers, manga fans…
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5 Things to Know About Latymer Upper School
Born from a 1624 bequest for eight poor boys, stretching from King Street to the Thames, and replacing GCSEs from 2027. Five things to…