The Dancehouse Theatre

02/11/2021

Hey! We've got some Panto news...

⭐️THE PANTO IS BACK!⭐️

However, this year, the eight-freestyle is taking up residence just down the road at Contact whilst some exciting changes are made to the Dancehouse by its new owners!

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We've loved our time being the Dancehouse Panto, but with the auditorium out of action we're making our way down Oxford Road to the newly re-opened Contact Theatre, where this year’s show is....

✨DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS AMAZING CAT!✨
from 11th Dec-3rd Jan.

The same company and cast that brought you the thrills of Goldilocks: The Panto in 2019, and have been Manchester’s favourite local Panto for the last 9 years are all back for more…we’d love to see you back in the audience!

Tickets are selling fast!
Get tickets here:
https://contactmcr.com/shows/eight-freestyle-dick-whittington-and-his-amazing-cat/

Join us where the streets are paved with gold*

We wish the new owners and everyone at the Dancehouse the best of luck with the restoring this beloved mancunian theatre to it's former glory, but for now, we're on the move!

Hopefully see y'all there!

*chewing gum...

The Bells are ringing out for a sure-fire Christmas hit show at CONTACT this Christmas as eight-freestyle present: ‘Dick Whittington and his Amazing Cat!’ This upbeat, modern production of the classic rags-to-riches story tells the tale of young Dick Whittington and his loyal cat ‘Scratch’ o...

25/03/2020

24/03/2020

Head over to KNT Danceworks and see how you can get involved with their online dance classes!

24/03/2020

We’re afraid our social media channels are currently inactive. Regarding events and ticketing please consult our website.

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Online Dance Classes
We currently have no classes taking place onsite. However some of our visiting companies are currently running online classes. Head over to KNT Danceworks for further details.

24/03/2020

24/03/2020

Classes currently are not taking place onsite, however be sure to like and follow their pages for updates.

One of our regular visiting dance companies, KNT Danceworks, is in fact doing online classes! Head over to their page and get involved!

23/03/2020

Our social media channels are currently inactive. Please consult our website for updates.

18/03/2020

*** Classes Update **

The following classes have been cancelled. We will announce on our website and social media when classes resume. Please support their respective dance companies by liking their pages and also to receive further updates.

- KNT Danceworks
Tap Dance / Ballet / Jazz dance / Contempory dance / Advanced musical theatre / Stretch and tone / Pre inter musical theatre / Mixed level jazz heels

- Taste of Cairo
Belly dancing

- Afrobeat

- Capoeria

- Rose Dance Fitness

18/03/2020

Following the government statement on the 16th March we are closing the Building to the public from Thursday 19th March until further notice. We are however talking to our various bookers and other partners and will be announcing updates on individual events on the website in the days to come. Please check the individual pages for the shows on our website, all our latest updates will immediately be posted there. We appreciate your understanding with information changing day by day.

Our Box Office will be operating a reduced timetable from next week and the new times will be posted on our website once they have been confirmed.

Theatre Shows will keep their original dates on the website until we have the confirmed new date - at that point the website will be updated with the new date and time.

As we are currently rescheduling shows in April. Please refrain from contacting the theatre directly until Friday the 20th.

Please note that we will not be issuing refunds for any performances until we have a confirmed new date for the postponed show, or alternatively, a confirmed cancellation. If you have bought a ticket for any performance that is postponed then you will be automatically issued the same seat for the new date. Once a show has been either cancelled or postponed you will be emailed by your ticket vendor with further information.

Thank You

16/03/2020

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Following the government statement on the 16th March we are closing the building to the public from Thursday 19th March until further notice. We are however talking to our various bookers and other partners and will be announcing updates on individual events on the website in the days to come. Please check the individual pages for the shows on our website, all our latest updates will immediately be posted there. We appreciate your understanding with information changing day by day.

Our Box Office will be operating a reduced timetable from next week and the new times will be posted on our website once they have been confirmed.

Theatre Shows will keep their original dates on the website until we have the confirmed new date - at that point the website will be updated with the new date and time.

As we are currently rescheduling shows in April, Please refrain from contacting the theatre directly until Friday the 20th.

Please note that we will not be issuing refunds for any performances until we have a confirmed new date for the postponed show, or alternatively, a confirmed cancellation. If you have bought a ticket for any performance that is postponed then you will be automatically issued the same seat for the new date. Once a show has been either cancelled or postponed you will be emailed by your ticket vendor with further information.

Thank You

For Coronavirus advice and guidance please read the bulletin issued by Manchester City Council here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKMANCHESTER/bulletins/280fedf

Councillor Bev Craig, Manchester’s Executive Member for Adult Health and Wellbeing, has written a blog saying that how we act in a time of need is a mark of how we act as a city.

13/03/2020

EXTRA TICKETS ADDED! We’ve opened up the balcony for W. H. Lung’s show at The Dancehouse Theatre on Saturday 21st November.

Both standing & traditional style theatre balcony seats are available from the link below. Standing tickets running low

https://www.ticketline.co.uk/w-h-lung

12/03/2020

2 weeks to go!
Book your tickets now..
www.thedancehouse.co.uk
The Dancehouse Theatre

06/03/2020

Intrigue and excitement, love and romance combine in this new and exciting fusion of dance, song and drama. A Night at La Danse Paradiso heads to Manchester’s The Dancehouse Theatre this month!

Tickets: bit.ly/TLDanseParadiso

06/03/2020

ON SALE NOW

Nina Conti with her new tour Nina Conti // The Dating Show (Work In Progress) joins us at The Dancehouse this coming June.

Tickets also available via our box office, website and Ticketline

Tix>> http://bit.ly/NinaTIX

⚡️ On sale now ⚡️

Nina Conti: The Dating Show (Work In Progress)

The quick thinking queen of ventriloquism, Nina Conti is back to solve your dating woes - like Cilla Black but with masks.

Get your tickets now!
https://www.showandtelluk.com/event/nina-conti-the-dating-show-work-in-progress

Norwich Theatre Playhouse, The Old Rep, Cambridge Junction, The Old Market, City Varieties Music Hall, The Dancehouse Theatre, Oxford Playhouse

05/03/2020

"Sets himself apart from the liberal commentariat with a sharp, self-knowing wit."
- Dominic Maxwell, The Times and The Sunday Times ****

Geoff Norcott: Taking Liberties // sat 25 apr

Beyond left/right party politics and Brexit, Geoff Norcott has realised the main thing that motivates his political persuasion is that he hates being told what to do. Whether it's Eurocrats, ministers, cultural icons or his wife of 15 years, Geoff just can't stand anyone having power over him.

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05/03/2020

With spring just round the corner here's some thoughts about Irish Summers from Andrew Maxwell

Catch Andrew's new tour Andrew Maxwell - Reality this coming May

05/03/2020

W. H. Lung performing live at The Dancehouse this November

Tickets also available from our box office and Ticketline from 10am tomorrow

Tix>> http://bit.ly/WHlungTix

We’re delighted to announce W. H. Lung will be performing live in Manchester at The Dancehouse Theatre on Saturday 21st November

Tickets go on sale Friday 6th March at 10am
https://www.seetickets.com/event/w-h-lung/the-dancehouse-theatre/1515740

04/03/2020

Rehearsals are well underway for our next production:
A Night at La Danse Paradiso

Book your tickets now!
www.thedancehouse.co.uk
The Dancehouse Theatre

Intrigue and excitement, love and romance combine in this new and exciting fusion of dance, song and drama with music from Rent, Can Can, Moulin Rouge, American in Paris, Gypsy, Funny Face, Nine and La Boheme.

Set in Paris in 2019, Tony a painter, Elena a mime artist and Chase an American song writer live in a ramshackle attic flat but face a penniless New Year's Eve unless their busking can pay for champagne to welcome in the new decade. The city is buzzing with anticipation as the most exclusive club La Danse Paradiso is opening and the Russian dancer Selena will star. But all is not as it seems...

This performance may contain material unsuitable for younger children.

04/03/2020

Beyond The Joke reviews John Shuttleworth's back. And his new tour.

John will be joining us this Friday for the Manchester leg of his tour John Shuttleworth’s Back, with scant tickets left you best get a hurry on if your want to join us!

John Shuttleworth's back. In every sense. This is the title of his current tour and it also refers to his latterday lumber problems that have been giving him a right bit of pain. It also, handily, refers to the fact that after looking for a while like he was settling into cosy old age and coasting a...

04/03/2020

Preacher Lawson plus Special Guests // thu 16 apr

With smartly crafted material, unabashedly physical sense of humour, and flair for impressions (his high-spirited pastor character is vivid proof of that) Preacher Lawson is the kind of performer whose energy cannot be contained by any stage, and that includes America's Got Talent!

In 2017, television's most popular talent contest transformed Lawson into comedy's next superstar, introducing him to the wider audience he's deserved since he first began making fans in his hometowns of Memphis and Orlando.

03/03/2020

We have been a bit tied up with stuff but we are back !! Tickets are on sale now for this unique show 29th May featuring our star and guests this will be one a truly brilliant affair so don’t delay get booking

28/02/2020

// MUSICAL THEATRE // thu 26 - sat 28 mar

Join us for "A Night at La Danse Paridiso", the latest musical theatre production from JAZZGALORE this coming March. A new and exciting fusion of dance, song and drama featuring music from Rent, Can Can, Moulin Rouge, American in Paris, Gypsy, Funny Face, Nine, La Cage aux Folles and La Boheme.

28/02/2020

// LIVE MUSIC // sun 05 apr
One for all the family, fronted by CBeebies superstar Andy Day, Andy and the Odd Socks will be playing live this coming April

Woven into a colourful world of characters the energetic songs hold a message of acceptance and encouragement for all those, young and old, who feel a bit like an odd sock!

27/02/2020

to "LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION" by the phenomenal Jazzgalore Company! What a show!

Escape with us to "Jazzgalore presents A Night at La Danse Paradiso"! This promises to be another exceptional evening. This production runs from 26th - 28th March!

Tickets: https://buff.ly/2OWEbSp

(Photo Credit: Caroline Holden)

27/02/2020

// LIVE MUSIC & DANCE // fri 03 apr
Art of Believing: Flamenco Music & Dance with Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company

Composer and Flamenco guitarist Daniel Martinez presents his unique musical production, where the audience will enjoy a rich variety of Flamenco styles; from the intense emotion of a 'Seguiriya' to the joyful sounds of an 'Alegria'.

27/02/2020

PODCAST // 29 mar
The award winning, smash hit podcast Table Manners with Jessie Ware will be joining us next month with "Oversharing guaranteed"

Less than half a handful of tickets left!

26/02/2020

// COMEDY // fri 06 - sat 07 mar //
John Shuttleworth’s Back... less than a dozen tickets left, be quick sharp to catch the show!

"A ludicrously compelling night out"
- Evening Standard

John returns to regale audiences with an evening of his classic songs (plus new ones and hilarious 'back' stories), pausing only to reapply his deep heat rub!

26/02/2020

This Friday, Now Wave brings Mercury Prize nominated English rock band Field Music

Grab those tix now >> https://buff.ly/38uspq2

26/02/2020

// MUSICAL THEATRE // thu 26 - sat 28 mar

Save the date for Jazzgalore's latest musical theatre production Jazzgalore presents A Night at La Danse Paradiso, a new and exciting fusion of dance, song and drama with music from Rent, Can Can, Moulin Rouge, American in Paris, Gypsy, Funny Face, Nine, La Cage aux Folles and La Boheme.

Image from Jazzgalore's previous production "Evolution of Dance"

25/02/2020

Manchester... See you on the 3rd of April at The Dancehouse Theatre !!!!!!!

23/02/2020

Friday 28th February. Don't miss it.

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21/02/2020

Stimulate your curiosity. Enthral your mind.
😜💃💋👠🔥
"Glamorous, sultry, and a little bit tacky!"

Get your tickets now for tomorrow's extravaganza: https://buff.ly/2KVWoOu

(Photo Credit: Gemma Leigh)

20/02/2020

to Jazzgalore Company's fantastic "Flashback to the 80s"!

Tickets now on sale for this year's extravanganza "A Night at La Danse Paradiso" from 26th - 28th March!

Tickets: https://buff.ly/2OWEbSp

(Photo Credit: Caroline Holden)

19/02/2020

Nowt to say but... Oof!

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18/02/2020

😜💋
Why not join Twisted Whispers this Saturday (22nd February) for a night of glamorous indulgence, contemporary vaudeville and maybe a few surprises along the way...

Please be advised this show is for 18 year olds and over only

Follow the link for tickets!

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16/02/2020

Hello. We hope everyone out there is alright.
We don’t want to make this about us, because it’s not, it’s about you.
You are loved. You are wanted. You are important.

The number for Samaritans is 116 123.
Just give them a call if you need to talk.

Yesterday’s news is horrendous. Tell someone you love them today. Don’t wait. Be kind.

15/02/2020

Amazing opportunity from Andy and the Odd Socks for your little Odd Socker to get involved!

Andy and the Band are rolling into town on Sunday 5th April 2020 for a show that’s not to be missed!

Get your tickets: https://www.thedancehouse.co.uk/events/2020/291-andy-and-the-odd-socks