What do you ask someone who’s done it all? After all, Megan Mullally, who played Karen in TV’s Will and Grace, has been in some of TVs biggest sitcoms.

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games proves that magic is still alive as its cast take to stage at The Palace Theatre in Manchester.

A night at the theatre could achieve many things – from tears of joy to tears of sorrow.

Picture the scene: Two young florists destined for each other, forced apart by a merciless dentist in an American slum which is tormented by an overgrown plant.

Inherently bold in nature, a ballet adaptation of Orwell’s classic Nineteen Eighty-Four is extremely courageous and venturesome to say the least but translated into a huge success for the Northern Ballet.

If you are going to the theatre expecting all smiles and an abundance of jazz hands, then you may be disappointed by Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers.

Bringing one of the most magical children’s stories to life, Northern Ballet graced the stage of Manchester’s Palace Theatre earlier this week to realise Philip Feeney’s Cinderella.

The laugh-a-minute show last trod the boards in London back in 2010 but now it’s back for a UK tour.

Today, the tale of Eva Peron, Argentina’s most infamous first lady, still has the ability to captivate audiences.

The play is inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet