One of the most iconic children’s TV shows of the 2010s is becoming a new stage show set to tour the UK.
Deadly 60 is a BBC and CBBC factual entertainment programme that first began back in 2009, where presenter and British naturalist and explorer, Steve Backshall, travels to different parts of the world in order to find the 60 most deadly animals living on the planet.
The show has run for five series now, with the most recent airing in 2024, and has got young people in their thousands invested in wildlife.
And now, a thrilling new live entertainment adventure inspired by the show is coming to UK arenas this October – including an all-important stop off here in Manchester.
Steve Backshall is taking Deadly 60 on a UK live tour later this year / Credit: Supplied
Deadly Live! is gearing up to be an ‘action-packed, edge of your seat experience’ based on the hugely-popular franchise Deadly, with BAFTA award-winning Backshall at the helm, and will be visiting 10 major UK arenas during the October half term.
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Audiences are being invited to join Steve Backshall on an unforgettable journey as he tracks some of the world’s most formidable predators – from big cats and birds of prey, to Dinomania dinosaurs, snakes, and many more.
With daring stunts, mind-blowing experiments, and cutting-edge science, this thrilling live show takes fans across land, sky, and sea in a truly-unique wildlife spectacle.
The Deadly Live! tour is kicking off in Newcastle on Friday 24 October, and will be arriving in Manchester and taking to the legendary AO Arena stage on Wednesday 29 October.
“I’m thrilled to be bringing Deadly Live! to arenas across the UK later this year for the very first time,” commented Steve Backshall as the UK tour was announced. “We’ve got some amazing stunts and incredible experiments planned for this new supersized show for all the family, as we explore animals from 600 million years ago right through to modern day.”
Tickets for the show will go on sale on Thursday 10 April at 10am here.
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Smash-hit West End musical Trainspotting is coming to Manchester later this year
Emily Sergeant
Trainspotting The Musical is coming to Manchester.
30 years on from the film that changed everything, and following its successful world premiere run in London’s West End, Trainspotting The Musical is heading out on a major UK tour later this year, and will be taking to one of Manchester‘s most iconic stages in the autumn.
Written by Irvine Welsh – as adapted from his best-selling debut novel – and directed and developed by Caroline Jay Ranger, Trainspotting The Musical has been described by critics as ‘radical, invigorating and life-affirming’ since its premiere.
It’s said to be an unforgettable production that’ll have even the most sceptical audiences leave on a ‘consciousness-altering high.’
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In 1996, the breakthrough British film of the same name was released and became the biggest grossing UK film of the year, winning a slew of awards in the process – including a BAFTA for Best Screenplay, and even being ranked tenth in the BFI’s top 100 greatest British films of the 20th century.
Now, three decades later, the industrial drug crazed working-class heroes of British youth culture are back… but this time, live on stage.
Trainspotting The Musical is coming to Manchester later this year / Credit: Supplied
“I believe the musical has a bigger, loudly beating human heart than either the book or the film,” creator Irvine Welsh commented as the UK tour was announced this week.
“People need to think about the world we’re living in, and we offer that inspection, but they also need to sing their hearts out and laugh their heads off. It’s what being human is all about. We’ve put together an incredible Scottish cast and I can’t wait to see them bring the musical to life.”
Trainspotting The Musical will taking to the stage at Manchester Palace Theatre later this year from Monday 2 – Saturday 7 November 2026, and tickets officially go on general sale tomorrow (Wednesday 13 May) from 10am.
Pretty Woman The Musical will be returning to the stage in Manchester next year
Emily Sergeant
“Big night out. Big. HUGE.”
This is your chance to experience one of Hollywood’s best-loved romcoms of all time, as following a record-breaking run in the West End and a sell-out first UK tour in 2023, Pretty Woman The Musical is heading back out the road again next year, and it’ll be taking to one of Manchester‘s most iconic stages.
With direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, an original score by Grammy winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J.F. Lawton, it’s no wonder Pretty Woman The Musical is one of the most popular productions of the 21st century.
Just like the 1990 film of the same name, Pretty Woman The Musical tells the story of Vivian and Edward, two unlikely soulmates who overcome all odds to find each other… and themselves.
Pretty Woman The Musical will be returning to the stage in Manchester next year / Credit: Supplied
The musical – which is described as being a ‘dazzlingly joyous love story for the ages’ – lets you experience all the moments you know and love from the movie, all while getting to know these iconic characters in a whole new way.
Stopping off at Manchester Palace Theatre next spring, the show will be in our city from Tuesday 23 March through to Saturday 3 April 2027, before visiting other northern cities like Leeds, York, Sunderland, Hull, and Liverpool, as well as major locations like Birmingham, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.
Tickets officially go on sale this week – with the pre-sale for ATG members beginning this Wednesday (13 May), before general sale starts on Friday 15 May at 10am.
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