Award-winning band The Bluejays (featuring stars of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, Dreamboats & Petticoats and Million Dollar Quartet) take you on a jiving journey through the fabulous fifties. Packed with over 40 classic hits including Rock Around The Clock, That’ll Be The Day, Jailhouse Rock, Johnny B. Goode, Tutti Frutti, C’mon Everybody, Stupid Cupid, Great Balls of Fire and La Bamba, all performed live on stage, Rock and Roll Revolution will transport you back to the era when music changed the world forever! From the early days of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis at Sun Studio, via the brief but brilliant careers of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Eddie Cochran, right through to Rock ‘n’ Roll’s heyday with artists such as Cliff Richard, Connie Francis, Bill Haley and his Comets, Dion and the Belmonts and Little Richard – Rock and Roll Revolution is a whistle-stop tour through music’s most defining decade! In 2017, The Bluejays were flown out to Lubbock, Texas to play for members of Buddy Holly’s family – even being joined on backing vocals by Buddy’s wife, Maria Elena! Fortunately, you don’t need to travel that far to catch this wonderful […]
Where were you when Robert Plant climbed that stairway to heaven or Guns N Roses knocked on heaven’s door? Who can forget Clapton’s blistering riffs or Freddie Mercury’s four octave vocal range? Allow the all new musical extravaganza THE HISTORY OF ROCK to propel you back to the best days of music in a celebration of the very best of CLASSIC ROCK through the ages from Chubby Checker’s iconic Twist and the seeds of Rock & Roll, the unforgettable instrumentals of Jimmy Hendrix in the 60’s, to Led Zeppelin, Cream and many more classic rock tunes of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. This is a must for any fan of ROCK to experience the iconic music of 4 decades brought back to life by an exceptional 7 piece band of the finest session musicians and performers from around the world. With accompanying visual footage of the original bands and artists and incredible concert staging and lighting, THE HISTORY OF ROCK will take you back to the golden age of music. “For those about to Rock, We Salute You!”
On January 10, 2016, the world lost a great music legend, David Bowie. The legacy he left his fans is a superb catalogue of music from a stellar 40+ year career. In an authentic celebration and salute to David Bowie, aka Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke, the UK’s No. 1 David Bowie tribute show ULTIMATE BOWIE starring Ed Blaney will transport you across the golden years of Bowie, from Spaceboy to Superstar. Media in the UK, internationally and, more importantly for Ed, the Bowie fans reviews, highlight the fact that Ed possesses Bowie’s awe-inspiring vocal prowess. A performer who easily commands the eyes of the audience every moment he is on stage, Ed blends past and present, showing the many sides of Bowie’s personality. Precise attention to detail has been taken under Ed’s musical direction of his seven-piece band through to the costumes he wears to “recreate Bowie in spectacular style. Ed Blaney’s ULTIMATE BOWIE makes a welcome return to the Forum Theatre and delivers a stunning two-hour show of Bowie classics, from “Space Oddity” to “Let’s Dance” to David’s latest massive hit “Blackstar”. The band is not called “Ultimate Bowie“ for nothing “This show captures the essence […]
Starring Les McKeown Celebrating 45 yeas of Rollermania this year 2019, the legendary Bay City Roller Les McKeown is bringing his award-winning Rollertastic show back to the Forum Theatre !!! Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers promises to be a unique voyage back to the 1970s, when Les and his Legendary band ruled the world’s pop charts and The Bay City Rollers’ music became the soundtrack for a generation of teenagers. Les brings back the all the thrill and excitement of Rollermania, performing all the original hits including Bye Bye Baby, Shang-a-Lang, Remember, Summerlove Sensation and Give A Little Love plus many many more as well as introducing new songs from new album “Lost Songs”. Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers bring a new energy to all the classic hits.
ntc presents THE STARS LOOK DOWN From the novel by A J Cronin Freely adapted by Alex Ferguson Northumberland Theatre Company open our Autumn season after an absence of twelve years with a physical theatre version of this classic 30s novel set in the North East. A J Cronin’s uplifting family saga centres on a miner’s son who resolves to fight the profiteering that killed so many through underground accidents and starvation, and the injustice that wears down families and communities. Davie Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to gain decent wages and conditions for the pitmen and better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as a local schoolteacher before finishing his degree. Davie finds he is ill-at-ease in his role, the more so when he realises Jenny still loves her former boyfriend. When he finds that his father and the other miners are going to have to continue working on a possibly deadly coal seam he decides to act…
Join us to celebrate the incredible career of Cyndi Lauper. This high energy live production will take you back to the 1980’s with all of Cyndi’s greatest hits such as Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, True Colors, Good Enough, Time After Time, She Bop, I Drove All Night and many, many more! Recreating highlights from her unique live performances, this show pays tribute to the outstanding songwriting and quirky costumes that made Cyndi one of the greats. Back comb your hair and put on your bracelets because the Cyndi Tour will have you coming back, Time After Time! This is a tribute show and is in no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.
Award-winning band The Bluejays (featuring stars of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, Dreamboats & Petticoats and Million Dollar Quartet) take you on a jiving journey through the fabulous fifties. Packed with over 40 classic hits including Rock Around The Clock, That’ll Be The Day, Jailhouse Rock, Johnny B. Goode, Tutti Frutti, C’mon Everybody, Stupid Cupid, Great Balls of Fire and La Bamba, all performed live on stage, Rock and Roll Revolution will transport you back to the era when music changed the world forever! From the early days of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis at Sun Studio, via the brief but brilliant careers of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Eddie Cochran, right through to Rock ‘n’ Roll’s heyday with artists such as Cliff Richard, Connie Francis, Bill Haley and his Comets, Dion and the Belmonts and Little Richard – Rock and Roll Revolution is a whistle-stop tour through music’s most defining decade! In 2017, The Bluejays were flown out to Lubbock, Texas to play for members of Buddy Holly’s family – even being joined on backing vocals by Buddy’s wife, Maria Elena! Fortunately, you don’t need to travel that far to catch this wonderful […]
The Ronnie Scott’s Story: 60th Anniversary Concert Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club and combining world-class live jazz alongside rare archive photos and video footage, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take you on a guided musical tour of this music institution. Life at Ronnie’s is evocatively re-imagined through tales of the club’s past visitors, from pop stars, film stars and politicians to comedians and royalty, but above all, the musicians. Featuring classic music from the jazz greats who have performed at Ronnie Scott’s, alongside projected images and footage, and tales of old Soho, miscreant musicians and police raids, The Ronnie Scott’s Story is a glimpse into this unique world and its incredible history. ‘Full-on brilliance’ – The Guardian
The Meat Loaf Story Steve Steinman brings you his brand-new production featuring Meat Loaf’s greatest hits with special guest star Lorraine Crosby, the female lead vocalist on Meat Loaf’s Grammy Award winning song and No 1 hit the world over “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”. Amongst her many achievements Lorraine can also be credited for her amazing vocals on the hit No 1 album Bat Out Of Hell II – Back Into Hell. Lorraine is well known for her live performances where many superstars, including Bonnie Tyler, have joined her on stage. Steve Steinman has come a long way since his appearance as Meat Loaf on ITV’s hit TV show Stars In Their Eyes back in 1993. His journey can only be described as remarkable as for the past 26 years Steve has constantly toured all over the world in the hit show “The Meat Loaf Story”. He has performed in some of the most iconic venues such as Sun City, South Africa and the London Palladium, which Steve rates as one of his all-time achievements. Steve has pulled out all the stops to bring you his all new hit show; Anything For Love […]
Russian National Ballet Presents Swan Lake – The greatest of all romantic ballets Music by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky After the sell-out performances of Nutcracker last year, Russian National Ballet returns to the UK with the most famous Ballet of all time. Swan Lake is one of Tchaikovsky’s best works, featuring some of ballet’s most memorable music and breath-taking dance. Swan Lake is a tale of two young women, Odette and Odilie, who resembles each other so strikingly one can easily be mistaken for the other. It is the compelling legend of a tragic romance in which a princess, Odette, is turned into a swan by an evil curse. Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful young woman he is instantly captivated – will his love prove strong enough to break the evil spell that she is under? Swan Lake is full of mystery and romance and has captured the imagination of generations over the years and it continues to attract worldwide audiences, young and old. A wonderful evening out and memories which you will cherish long after the final curtain falls. For more information, please go to […]
