Opera House Archives - Blackpool Social Club

25 Jul

Theatre Review: & Juliet

Louise Ashcroft0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool, Opera House, review, Theatre

Shakespeare gets a feminist makeover in this retelling of the classic tragedy turned comedy. Audiences in Blackpool this week explore what would have happened if Juliet hadn’t killed herself upon discovering the dead Romeo. It turns out she could live without him! On the back of West End and Broadway success, & Juliet continues its UK tour at Blackpool Opera House this week. The show opens with a jukebox on stage, clearly owning its identity as a jukebox musical, with a score made from '90s and '00s anthems from icons such as Britney Spears, the Back Street Boys, Pink and…

Review: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis live at the Blackpool Opera House

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsMusic & Gigslive music, Music, Music Venues, Opera House, review, Reviews, rock, soul, Winter Gardens

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 10/09/2021 PEACE WILL COME An odd choice of venue for Nick Cave and Warren Ellis? Perhaps. This, however, did not deter a large audience in the grand auditorium of Blackpool Opera House with its 2,813-seat capacity. They were dressed to the nines, with some resembling Cave himself! This being the first joint bill tour, Cave and Ellis may have felt they had something to prove, and prove it they did. Pre-show, the stage was impressive even with the house lights up, with its array of musical instruments including a grand piano, guitar, drums, violin and something mysterious in a…

COMPETITION: Nick Cave gig tickets giveaway

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsMusic & Gigslive music, Music, Nick Cave, Opera House

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are performing this Friday night at the Blackpool Opera House, one of 20 UK shows, and we have tickets to give away. Previously members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, formed in 1983, the Australian rock band created a stir in the alternative rock, post-punk, and gothic rock genre. On the back of 17 studio albums, they have also had numerous international tours and hit songs such as Do you love me? and Into My Arms. Memorably, Nick Cave duetted with Kylie Minogue on the track Where the Wild Roses Grow which charted…