The Grand Theatre Archives - Page 2 of 3

25 Jul

ABBA Mania – the Name of the Game at the Grand this Summer

Linda Hampton0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & PerformanceAbba, Abba Mania, Blackpool, entertainment, Mama Mia, performance, The Grand Theatre, Theatre

Abba Mania, The Grand Theatre’s summer season show, opened this week to an all but full house and added a touch of ‘70s magic to this sunny summer in the resort. This tribute show has been running since 2000 and takes us back in time, recreating one of the world’s finest pop groups in a live stage performance, featuring iconic ABBA hits. The cast of seven, including backing band, opened the night with Waterloo, the song that won Abba the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, and it wasn’t long before everyone was clapping along. By the third number the crowd…

23 Jul

The Legend that is the Blackpool Grand Theatre Panto approaches – Beauty and the Beast

David Simper0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool, entertainment, pantomime, performance, The Grand Theatre, Theatre

It can't be panto time already can it? Oh yes it can! Oh no it can't! I'm afraid it can, even though it's only July. The Blackpool Grand Theatre pantomime 2018 looks like being particularly spiffing fun this year. Management are recommending that people book early for the best seats (out of the range of Steve Royle's super-soaker). This year everybody's Christmas highlight is a departure with the new show, Beauty and the Beast. Beauty is Belle a lady dreaming of a happy life but finding herself trapped in a cursed castle, imprisoned by a hideous beast himself beholden to…

06 Jul

Wordpool’s Most Marvellous Family Day

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, books, children, community, dance, entertainment, families, heritage, Music, performance, poetry, Stanley Park, The Grand Theatre, wordpool

This Saturday, tomorrow in fact, Stanley Park hosts the excellent Wordpool Family Day. If you have never been, this year is definitely the year to visit with the sunshine blazing down and 2018 going down in history as "that long hot summer". The event is so amazing and FREE, visitors to the park will need to register to take part in the days activities but once you have you are in - expect a treat. This years event is circus themed alongside Circus250 celebrations so expect Big Top Marvels and The Mayhem Schools Project, a promise of the Flying Sun…

05 Jul

Have A Grand Laugh This Friday

Stephen Dunstan0 CommentsLiterature & Spoken Word, Music & GigsBlackpool, Comedy, community, entertainment, performance, The Grand Theatre

Whilst most of the country is in an upbeat mood until Saturday afternoon at least, how about getting down to the latest Laugh Out Loud Comedy club at The Grand. Steve Shanyaski has appeared on ITV's Jason Manford’s Comedy Rocks, with more TV work on the way catch him whilst you can. A very charismatic and silly performer with a natural talent for storytelling, Steve never fails to entertain. Steve Day describes himself as Britain’s only deaf comedian, if there are any others he hasn't heard. A disabled performer, Steve is more concerned with success in the mainstream comedy circuit, but…

16 May

When Musical Theatre Meets Punk: Green Day’s American Idiot heads to Blackpool

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsMusic & Gigs, Theatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool, Music, The Grand Theatre, Winter Gardens

Calling all Green Day fans: “This is a public service announcement…” Following two critically acclaimed and celebrated West End runs and a sell-out UK Tour, Green Day’s explosive Tony Award winning rock musical, American Idiot, returns to mark the show’s 10th anniversary and the 15th anniversary of the Grammy Award winning album. The special anniversary tour will open at the Winter Gardens Opera House for one week only from 5 – 9 March 2019. Winner of two Tony Awards and the 2010 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Show Album, American Idiot is the story of three boyhood friends, each…

16 May

Retired Performers – A Photography project paying homage to Blackpool performance

Jill Reidy0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, artist, Blackpool, Blackpooltower, dance, entertainment, performance, photography, retiredperformers, retiredperformersproject, The Grand Theatre, timeandtide, Winter Gardens

In 2013 Claire was photographing Showzam in Blackpool and met a "retired foot juggler" who told her that her husband had performed for Hitler. After searching for a long term photography project, Claire realised that there must be a whole community of hidden stories attached to Blackpool and noted that her own family had such connections with her aunt being a Circusette in the 70's and literally "running away with the circus". The Retired Performers project was born. The Retired Performers Project, 'Time and Tide,' is an Arts Council Funded Photography series, exploring stories around retired performers with connections to Blackpool, active…

07 May

Peppa Pig’s Adventure

Jill Reidy0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool, children, entertainment, families, Peppa Pig, performance, The Grand Theatre, Theatre

Peppa Pig and her friends are back in a brand new live show Peppa Pig’s Adventure, featuring a new story, loads of songs and heaps of fun! Produced by leading children’s theatre team Fiery Light, in partnership with licensor Entertainment One (eOne), Peppa Pig’s Adventure marks the ninth consecutive year of Peppa Pig live theatre tours since 2009 and the fifth Peppa Pig stage production in total. Join Peppa as she gets ready to go on an exciting camping trip to the woods with George and her school friends, including Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe. With lunch-boxes packed and…

03 May

Tim Vine Tour – Grand Theatre 7th June

David Simper0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool, Comedian, Comedy, performance, The Grand Theatre, Tim Vine

Tim Vine comedy can have you dying on the floor in stitches and his act should probably have a health warning. As a fan of Radio 4's Tim Vine Chat Show, I can testify that this man is absolutely hilarious and has such stamina and relentless wit through each and every programme. This show is a must see. Now Tim Vine is to bring his brand of hyper-quick fire humour to the home of variety and particularly comedy, Blackpool's legendary Grand Theatre stage. These must be hot tickets for any comedy fan. Especially since Ken Dodd's recent and tragically early…

18 Dec

Grand Theatre Seeks Vloggers

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsOpportunities, Theatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool, entertainment, Music, musical, photography, The Grand Theatre, Theatre, vlogging, workshops

Blackpool's Grand Theatre is all set to launch its new Vlog channel, gVlog. Now the theatre is looking for lively, enthusiastic Vloggers who love live entertainment to appear on it as guest presenters. Hosted by radio presenter and Grand Theatre fan, Hayley Kay, gVlog is part of the Grand’s gPlayer project. The Grand would like to hear from Vloggers of all ages who are keen to share their viewpoints, including young people (18-26), families, couples and seniors. You don't need experience of presenting or of being in front of a camera. Just bring an engaging presence, an enthusiasm for live entertainment and a desire…

11 Dec

The Grand Theatre Celebrates 21 Years of Panto

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool, Christmas, Cinderella, pantomime, The Grand Theatre

Pantomime is many people's earliest experience of the theatre. With its vivid colours, slapstick comedy, and catchy songs, there's enough happening onstage to keep even the tinies transfixed over two acts. The entrancing play of lights and the frenetic, if bewildering, action can hold our attention long before we reach the developmental stage of being able to empathise with or understand the motivations of characters or even to follow the simplest of plots. No doubt about it, pantomime can be the start of a child’s life-long love for live theatre. It can even set some young people on a path…