Review by Dave Stringer: The Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys is back on tour to celebrate its twentieth anniversary and is spending this week at the Regent Theatre Hanley. The great news is that this beautiful production is showing no signs of showing its age and remains one of those must see pieces of musical theatre. It may well fall into the genre known as jukebox due to its adherence to the music of Frankie Valli and The Four […]
Weclome to the latest episode of A View from the Wings the Moorlands Radio Arts & Entertainment podcast. It's a busy one this week! We have reviews of Annie from the Regent, Oh Zeus from the New Vic and the Addams Family from the Stoke Rep. We have interviews from the ELO Experience, the Mow Cop Players and from the Jersey Boys. We bring to the latest What's On's and there is a look ahead at what we are seeing […]
There is always a slightly bigger bounce in my step when I go to a production of Annie – the feel good musical that proved to me that an excellent piece of musical theatre can be so good for the soul. Make no bones about it, this production once again revived my faith in human nature and sent me home with a swelling heart and the unforgettable score winging its way around my brain. The story of red-haired Annie which […]
An encounter with Out Of The Blue - ELO's sixth studio album - changed John Rowen's musical life. After cutting his performing teeth in the pubs and clubs around Hull, he realised that his musical mission would be to create the finest celebration of Jeff Lynne's work with the help of a group of talented musicians. Twenty years later John claims that he is still learning and improving but the ELO Experience is acknowledged as one of the greatest homage […]
Jersey Boys first ran in London’s West End from 18 March 2008 to 26 March 2017 – nine amazing years – and, at the time, was the 6th longest musical running in the West End. The musical returned to the West End as the first show to play the reinstated Trafalgar Theatre from 14 April 2021 to 4 January 2024. Jersey Boys previously played three record-breaking UK and Ireland tours from 2014 to 2016, 2017 to 2019 and 2021 to […]
Welcome to the latest episode of A View from the Wings, the arts and entertainment podcast produce by Moorlands Radio. After a week's break Dave and Carol talk about what they've seen including the theatre shows, comedians and even Michael Ball! We have interviews with West End star Alex Bourne who stars in the latest production of Annie. Carol speaks to Simon Drakeford about Stoke Book Festival and Dave has the pleasure of speaks to the lead actors of Romeo […]
Dave and Carol are back featuring the great and the good of the Arts & Entertainment scene across North Staffordshire and South Cheshire. They review a recent Freddie Mercury tribute act and Romeo & Juliet whic is currently playing the New Vic Theatre. This week Dave interviews Lucy Beaumont ahead of her appearance at The Victoria Hall. Carol chats to Andrew Nicklin the Director of the Film Theatre Stoke. Oh and it's Panto preview time, oh yes it is! Dave […]
Strap yourselves in for this bumper edition of A View from the Wings - the Arts & Entertainment podcast produced by Moorlands Radio. Dave and Carol have been busy! Dave tals to the one and only Michael Ball ahead of his appearance at the Regent Theatre which has now been rescheduled for the 5th October. Carol talks to Janine Adamson about her exciting new project that launches next week entitled 'Glazed Collective R&B Choir' and yes you can be involved. […]
Michael Ball is on his Glow UK Tour throughout late 2026, supporting his 23rd solo album, Glow. The tour features new songs alongside old favorites, with support from Liss Jones. Michael hits the stage of the Regent Theatre this coming Wednesday 16th September and there are a few tickets left should you fancy an evening's entertainment from the great man himself. Our Dave Stringer managed to catch up with Michael and as ever when Mr Stringer interviews someone, the conversation […]
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