St. Helens Theatre Royal’s new Autumn/Winter season is filled with the very best theatre, music, comedy and entertainment to bring to audiences over the coming months; jam packed with full scale productions from the glittering tribute acts to some of the biggest names in the world, as well as favourite local talent straight to the Theatre Royal’s stage.
The season kicks off with the music of Brit Award-winning harmonisers Blake on Friday 11th September. Inspired by the lush trio harmonies of The Three Tenors, The Bee Gees and The Lettermen, they will perform exclusive songs from their latest C.D. In Harmony along with hits from their four other award winning pop/classical albums. Next up things are about to get hot as the boys from Forbidden Nights show off their talents. Forbidden are skilled and professionally trained performers, hand-picked from around the U.K. with charisma, undeniable talent, sparkling personalities and honed physiques in equal measure. Naughty but not so naughty that you couldn’t bring your Nan.
The outrageous and side splitting Olivier Award-winning musical Acorn Antiques comes to St. Helens from Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th September. Based on the hit soap opera parody, follow Miss Babs and Miss Berta’s struggle to keep their antiques business afloat as they are threatened into being taken over by yet another faceless high street coffee shop – The Guilty Bean! Keeping the laughter going, the next act to follow is the side splitting Tommy Cooper Show on Sunday 27th September. West End and Blood Brothers star Daniel Taylor stars as Tommy Cooper in the knockout performance of the year. Even with the blessing of the great man’s daughter, stepping into his shoes might seem like an impossible task but just ask the audiences who have seen him if he lives up to the part – when they stop howling with laughter that is.
From Tuesday 6th to Saturday 10th October St Helens is getting a new local as The Ale House opens its doors. Featuring an all star cast, this hilarious rowdy comedy from the writers of Night Collar promises all kinds of drunken and disorderly mayhem before the barrels are empty. Every local has its regulars and those who prop up the bar at The Ale House will having audiences laughing in the aisle. Featuring a stella cast including Jake Abrahams from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, George Wilson of Brookside fame, Hitchhikers Guide to Fazakerly’s Lindzi Germain and directed by Theatre Royal favourite Sylvie Gatrill, there will be raucous laughs from the first pint pulled.
This November, legendary international recording artists Foster & Allen bring their 40th anniversary tour to the U.K. and will be playing a string of their greatest hits along with some of their newer ones. To follow is tribute act We Three Kings of Rock N Roll. Three amazing tribute acts pay tribute to three of the all time greats of rock and roll. You’ll have a hard time believing that you’re not seeing Billy Fury, Buddy Holly and Elvis returned from the dead.
Enjoy the festive season with St. Helens Theatre Royal this Christmas, treat the whole family to the biggest panto in town as Regal Entertainments present Cinderella from Friday 4th Dec all the way through to the new year Sunday 10th Jan 2016. Featuring an all-star cast including Benidorm star and Theatre Royal favourite Crissy Rock and Coronation Street’s Marc Baylis. Also in December, the funky, folk show full of fun and laughter, The Houghton Weavers will be gracing St Helens Theatre Royal stage, guaranteeing a wonderful evening of song and humour.
However that’s not all, after the new year the Theatre Royal will return with a whole raft of brilliant and entertaining new shows, A Vision of Elvis, That’ll Be the Day, The Bradshaws – Goosed and The Illegal Eagles to name but a few.
Finally the Theatre Royal is very excited to announce the arrival in February of Bill Kenwright Ltd’s spell binding production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber’s dazzling family musical which continues its record breaking tour, having sold an estimated 15 million tickets to date. Starring X Factor winner Joe McElderry, Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat retells the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Those Canaan Days, Any Dream Will Do and Close Every Door To Me.
For full listings and prices go to the St. Helens Theatre Royal website on www.sthelenstheatreroyal.com.
Book in person at the Theatre Royal Box Office Corporation Street, St. Helens, Merseyside WA10 1LQ (Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm), call 01744 756 000 or log on to: www.sthelenstheatreroyal.com.