The iconic McCallister house is looking even grander projected above a live orchestra on the Bridgewater Hall stage. With the symphony performing John William’s nostalgic score, Home Alone in Concert brings the allure of live music to the perfectly crafted Christmas film.

Aslan is back at the Lowry for a musical revival of C.S. Lewis’s beloved classic. Tapping into a wardrobe full of wonder, this stunning adaptation transforms the 1950s story with ingenious staging and stunning puppetry that keep the childlike wonder alive. While the Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are evading the Blitz in a Professor’s old countryside manor, Lucy (Kudzai Mangombe) discovers a snowy new realm through a wardrobe. Within its land are desperate c

Opera North’s standout production of Susanna is a tug of war between sincerity and a double dose of deception. Built to strike a nerve, it comes across as storybook horror that plunges the Lowry audience into a familiar battle of his word against hers.