Theatres - Still Showing - November 12 onwards

Nov 10 2009 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

STILL SHOWING

ADOLF HITLER: MY PART IN HIS DOWNFALL (Playhouse Theatre, Williamson Square, Liverpool, November 9-14)

SPIKE Milligan’s celebrated war memoirs are finally brought to the stage by Ben Power and Tim Carroll. This anarchic odyssey charts Gunner Milligan’s progress through World War Two, using Milligan’s own words as well as comedy, song and dance. Visit www.everymanplayhouse.com or ring 0151 709 4776.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Opera House, Quay Street, Manchester, November 10-14)

DISNEY’S multi-award winning musical is back. One of the most popular and enchantingly romantic fables ever told, this theatrical phenomenon has wowed audiences worldwide. Well-loved songs from the show include Be Our Guest and Beauty and the Beast. Visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2484.

THE ENTERTAINER (Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester, November 4-December 5)

JOHN Osborne’s scathing and scintillating state of the nation classic from 1957 is revived by director Greg Hersov. Music Hall artist Archie Rice is about to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the last time he paid income tax. In a clapped out business in a broken country, he’s the last hurrah of a lost age but as long he can still make ‘em laugh, he couldn’t care less. But then conflicts start to overwhelm him and his comedy begins turning to tragedy. Visit www.royalexchange.co.uk or ring 0161 833 9833.

FESTEN (Emlyn Williams Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold, October 22-November 14)

TIM Baker directs this dramatisation by David Eldridge of the celebrated Danish Dogme film and play by Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov and Bo Hansen. A father is celebrating his 60th birthday with a formal dinner at his large country home. But there is tension in the air and when Christian, the eldest son, rises to propose the first toast, he makes a devastating accusation against his father which changes relationships forever. Visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk or ring 0845 330 3565.

GLYNDEBOURNE ON TOUR (Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent, November 10-14)

THREE spectacular productions showcasing some of the best emerging young talent on the operatic stage. The company willpresent Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, produced by Nicholas Hytner, on November 13, Janacek’s Jenufa on November 12 and Verdi’s Falstaff on November 14. Visit www.ambassadortickets/stoke or ring 0844 871 7649.

THE GOOD SOUL OF SZECHUAN (Library Theatre, St Peter’s Square, Manchester, October 30-November 28)

THREE gods are on a mission to see if there are any good people left on earth. Only Shen Te, a warm-hearted prostitute, offers them shelter. She opens a tobacco shop with what the gods give her as thanks. Suddenly everyone starts to take advantage of her good nature. How will she survive? David Harrower translates Bertolt Brecht’s parable for our time in a production directed by Chris Honer. Visit www.librarytheatre.com or ring 0161 236 7110.

OPERA NORTH (The Lowry, Salford Quays, November 10-14)

OPERA North’s latest season brings three productions to The Lowry. Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte can be seen on November 10 and 13, Werther by Jules Massenet is performed by November 11 and 14 and The Adventures of Mr Broucek by Janacek can be seen on November 12. Visit www.thelowry.com or ring 0870 787 5793.

PUB (Royal Exchange Theatre Studio, St Ann’s Square, Manchester, November 11-December 5)

AS THE nights draw in, it’s happy hour in The Studio with an eclectic celebration of the Great British Pub. Featuring new work by new directors and some imaginative performers, this is a unique programme of performance with a surprise around every corner. Snatches of story combine with live music, real ale, quizzes, games and chance encounters. Visit www.royalexchange.co.uk or ring 0161 833 9833.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Empire Theatre, Lime Street, Liverpool, November 9-14)

THE legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical by Richard O’Brien returns to the stage with the usual assortment of outrageous characters led by Frank n Furter and also featuring the hapless Brad and Jent, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta. Hit numbers include Sweet Transvestite, Damn It Janet and, of course, The Time Warp. Visit www.LiverpoolEmpire.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2525.

RELATIVELY SPEAKING (Forum Studio Theatre, Hamilton Place, Chester, November 7-14)

ALAN Ayckbourn’s breakthrough comedy is revived by Tip Top Productions. It is a masterpiece of misunderstandings as a young couple in the early days of romance whose relationship is tainted with suspicion due to some mysterious phone calls. When his girlfriend rushes off to see her parents in the country, Greg decides to follow and ends up in he middle of an extremely confusing Sunday lunch. Visit www.tiptopproductions.co.uk or ring 01244 341296.

SCROOGE (Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester, November 9-14)

LEGENDARY song and dance man Tommy Steele returns to the role of Dickens’ infamous miser, brought to musical life in this spectacular production which features numbers including Thank You Very Much. Visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2484.