Local Entertainment

Families in Bury invited to enjoy a free festive experience with Santa, chocolate treats and a land train this Christmas

Critically acclaimed show ‘The Greatest Performance of My Life’ returns to the North West as tour extended into 2026

The 80s cult classic reimagined for the stage will bring martial arts, music and mentorship to Palace Theatre in May 2026

Kevin Clifton, Adèle Anderson and Nick Hayes lead the cast as hit musical opens in Manchester next February

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical to play Manchester Palace Theatre as part of major UK tour

Iconic stage adaptation of 1987 hit film to run for five nights in Manchester next autumn, with tickets on sale from 30 September

Amber Davies will star as Elle Woods in a new UK and Ireland tour of Legally Blonde The Musical, which includes a stop at Manchester Opera House in November 2026.

Tickets for Waitress at Manchester Palace Theatre go on general sale tomorrow, starring West End favourite Carrie Hope Fletcher

A full UK cast has been confirmed for the hit musical Mamma Mia! as it prepares to visit Manchester Palace Theatre in March 2026 as part of a major new UK tour.

Rochdale true crime fans are being invited to test their own inner darkness as a nationwide live show exploring staged murders arrives in town next month.

Families across Rochdale are invited to take a journey to Oz this half-term, as the Holy Trinity Youth Theatre Workshop prepares to stage its own version of The Wizard of Oz in Littleborough.

A group of Rochdale schoolchildren got their hands dirty for a good cause, thanks to TV gardener Frances Tophill, who joined forces with a Manchester garden centre to support a homelessness charity.

Multiple cast members speak out as theatre group fails to respond to serious safeguarding allegations before show’s next performance.

Roch Valley Radio was given exclusive access to the extensive renovation of Touchstones Rochdale, where scaffolding and sawdust are giving way to a bold new vision for the borough’s cultural future.

With heart, humour and haunting clarity, the Palace Theatre’s revival of Fiddler on the Roof is more than a musical, it’s a mirror held up to history and today’s world.

Free augmented reality trail, festive lights switch-on and family events launch Christmas celebrations in Bury

Rochdale’s rich musical heritage was centre stage at a packed launch event marking the beginning of a new borough-wide celebration called ‘Rochdale Music Stories’, featuring big names like Peter Hook, Clint Boon and Andy McCluskey.

Middleton Library plays host to spellbinding session with Rochdale’s poet laureate Sammy Weaver

Rochdale’s Pizza Hut restaurant is among dozens of UK branches set to permanently shut, after the company that operated the brand in the UK fell into administration.

Three bonfire night events will be delivered in Rochdale next month – all completely free of charge.

The countdown to Christmas starts in fiery fashion this November, as Rochdale’s Ignite Fire Festival returns with dazzling displays, a new torchlight procession, ice rink and festive market.

Manchester Pride Ltd is preparing to enter administration after revealing heavy losses and failing to pay performers from this year’s event, raising serious questions about the future of the city’s flagship LGBTQ+ festival.

Thousands of music lovers descended on Bury during Bank Holiday Monday, 25 August 2025, for Glaston-Bury, the annual one day music festival in aid of Bury Hospice and other local causes. Since it began in 2008, the event has raised over £300,000 and has become one of the town’s biggest highlights of the year.

Day One at Parklife 2025 is done, and what a day it was. Over 50,000 people packed into Heaton Park for a massive Saturday, with sets from FLO, Rudimental and a huge headline performance by 50 Cent.

Tens of thousands of music fans are pouring into Parklife, as the day one of the festival gets underway.