News tagged with rose theatre

At the age of 25 a young woman is forced to choose between dreams and duty, love and leadership, personal happiness and national security. Discover the secret thoughts of the ‘virgin queen’ in I, Elizabeth.

The fine line between sanity and psychosis is explored through the pure, unaccompanied voice of a lone actor in the extraordinary, dark and brilliant one-woman production The Big Smoke.

Hidden passions are revealed and family secrets uncovered in Henrik Ibsen’s scathing commentary on 19th century morality, Ghosts on at Edge Hill University’s Rose Theatre.

Take four talented musicians with four remarkable voices. Add a dozen instruments and creative influences from the four corners of the globe, and what have you got? Urban Folk Quartet, the new stars of the folk scene.

Q Magazine likened her to Joni Mitchell and Radio 2’s Mike Harding claims she can walk on water. Experience Emily Smith’s unique brand of contemporary Scottish folk for yourself at the Rose Theatre.

Fans of funniness are in for a treat with four first-class fellas who will have you falling about, fighting back tears of laughter and possibly even fainting with mirth. Stand-up comedy night returns to Edge Hill University’s Rose Theatre.

Bank jobs? Check. Sex? Check. Murder? Check. What more could you ask for on a Thursday evening? The untold story of notorious, gun-toting, bank robbing lovers, Bonnie & Clyde, is the Rose Theatre.

Take centre stage for 2011 and let your creativity shine through by signing up for the new Rose Youth Theatre.

Join veteran fiddle player Peter Knight for an evening of outstanding traditional music as he brings his new band, Gigspanner, to the Rose Theatre.

Chloe Hall is an exceptional singer and an exceptional songwriter. Experience the big voice from Down Under at Edge Hill University’s Rose Theatre on Friday 19th November.

Get ready to sing, dance and laugh your string vest off with Sex & Docks & Rock ‘n’ Roll at the Rose Theatre.

George Orwell’s legendary satire, Animal Farm, is transformed into an unmissable one-man show at the Rose Theatre on Thursday 18th November.

Why not swap the economy for comedy with a night of hilarious stand-up at Edge Hill University’s Rose Theatre.

Discover the woman behind one of the great figures of the 20th century in My Darling Clemmie showing at the Rose Theatre.

Join Tom and the Girl Pirates on a swashbuckling family adventure to sail the seven seas and steal the booty at the Rose Theatre .

October sees a number of entertaining shows being performed at the Rose Theatre that you won’t want to miss.

Two bungling burglars get more than they bargained for in Mark Whiteley’s hilariously dark, new comedy, Thick as Thieves.

Young performers can take centre stage and learn from the professionals if they sign up for the brand new Rose Youth Theatre.

Legendary folk singer Maddy Prior returns to her roots with Back to the Tradition, at the Rose Theatre.

Fiery passion, a sultry Spanish backdrop and a flamenco soundtrack – this is William Shakespeare’s classic love story, Romeo and Juliet, as you’ve never experienced it before at the Rose Theatre.

Visitors can now purchase tickets for the Rose Theatre in double-click time by using the brand new online booking facility.

Take centre stage during the school holidays and put your name down for the Rose Theatre’s exciting Performing Arts Summer School.

Get ready for one of the best nights of folk and acoustic music in the North West!

Climb aboard Dr Cagliari's caravan of chaos and join the mysterious medic for a spectacular outdoor event.

This month the Rose Theatre will come alive with some classic tales and weird and wonderful performances to suit all tastes.

A London pub becomes the dark and claustrophobic setting for a highly imaginative reinvention of the classic tale, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, showing at Edge Hill University's Rose Theatre.

Beating Berlusconi, the hilarious true story of the Scouser who squared up to the Italian prime minister during the 2005 Champions' League Final, kicks off at the Rose Theatre on 23rd March 2010.

Shelagh Delaney's classic story of forbidden love and teenage angst in 1950s Salford, A Taste of Honey, comes to Edge Hill University's Rose Theatre on Thursday 11th March 2010.

Shakespeare's classic story of star-cross'd lovers torn apart by bitter rivalry and misplaced honour comes to Edge Hill University's Rose Theatre on Monday, 28 September.

North West schools join Edge Hill for a performing arts summer school.

Kerpow! Comic book creator Tim Quinn dons his superhero outfit (underpants on the outside, of course!) and leaps on to the stage to bring you an evening of cartoon capers at Edge Hill University's Rose Theatre.

Venture into the jungles around Edge Hill University as one of Rudyard Kipling's best-loved tales is brought magically to life in a special outdoor performance of The Mowgli Stories.

Get yourself in the mood for Valentine’s Day with My Stamping Ground, an exhilarating story of love, passion and heartache, showing at Edge Hill University’s Rose Theatre on Thursday, 5 February, 2009.

Have you ever read a book that changed your life? i-witness, showing at Edge Hill University's Rose Theatre on 9th December, shows you what happens when four friends discover a book that changes their perception of the world.

Edge Hill University will host The Advertiser Sports Awards for the second year running on Monday, November 3.