Spark Festival reveals 20th anniversary programme
Extraordinary artists will return to Leicester's Spark Festival in February 2023. The Spark Festival programme presents us with theatre,...
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Nov 28, 20223 min read
Reviewed: Wizard of Oz at Curve
Having been postponed for the last few years due to the pandemic, Curve certainly did not hold back on this festive spectacle.
Nov 22, 20225 min read
Reviewed: 9 to 5: The Musical at The Little Theatre
Knighton Park Amateur Operatic Society are redefining the working day. Colin Higgins' 1980 office comedy, 9 to 5, was the perfect...
Nov 9, 20221 min read
Mystery Christmas film to be hosted by Leicester Film Club at Brew Dog
Could it be Miracle on 34th Street? The Holiday? Jingle Jangle? Die Hard? Leicester Film Club will be closing its first year of...
Nov 4, 20225 min read
Christmas in Leicestershire: what's on this winter
It's officially Christmas with Visit Leicester's winter round-up Ice skating, Cinderella themed magic, and even a visit from Charles...
Nov 4, 20224 min read
Reviewed: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at Curve
A star-studded show, just like the film. Hayley Mills is in Leicester this week starring in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at Curve. As a...
Oct 21, 20224 min read
Reviewed: Sister Act at Curve
Bless this show, bless this review, bless it all. A wannabe nightclub singer, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses her married, mobster lover...
Oct 11, 20223 min read
Reviewed: The Shawshank Redemption at Curve
It's time to get busy livin' or get busy dyin'. Contains spoilers! This freshly rewritten adaptation of Steven King's novella comes to...
Oct 5, 20224 min read
Reviewed: Bugsy Malone at Curve
The touring production could've been anything that it wanted to be... There's a real risk of my sounding like a broken record in this...
Sep 22, 20222 min read
Reviewed: A Country Night in Nashville at De Montfort Hall
The sound of country music filled the iconic concert hall. Country music is quintessentially American. It's spiritual home is the Grand...
Sep 20, 20224 min read
Reviewed: Othello at Curve
The use of set was ingenious. We all know Shakespeare’s plays. Othello, perhaps slightly lesser-known, is a tragedy set in Cyprus during...
Sep 20, 20223 min read
Reviewed: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (Aged 13¾) at The Little Theatre
Niche was invited to watch the musical's dress rehearsal ahead of opening night. It's been three years since Leicester Amateur Operatic...
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Reviewed: Mamma Mia! at Curve
It’s time to lay all your love on the ninth longest-running show in Broadway history. ABBA is always guaranteed to fill a dance floor,...
Sep 12, 20222 min read
Adrian Mole musical returns to Leicester, celebrating 40th anniversary of Sue Townsend's book
It'll be on at The Little Theatre, September 20-24. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (Aged 13¾) will be staged by popular amateur group...
Sep 8, 20225 min read
Reviewed: Bongo's Bingo XL at Leicester's Morningside Arena
Covered in Coco Pops, we went back to the 80s. Famous (or infamous) for crazy prizes and riotous fun, Bongo's Bingo came to Morningside...
Sep 4, 20221 min read
Leicester Theatre Group to stage Urinetown: The Musical
A side-splitting send-up of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. Following their...
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Comedy Festival announces first shows on sale, as they celebrate their 30-year anniversary in 2023
Leicester Comedy Festival's first edition was in 1994, and it's now the largest of its kind in Europe. Big Difference - the company...
Aug 26, 20227 min read
7 date ideas in Leicester
Our list of ideas for day-time hangs and romantic nights out in and around the city. No matter whether you've started seeing someone new...
Aug 26, 20221 min read
August bank holiday sees Summer in the City's grand finale
The UK's largest puppet headlines the outdoor spectacle of City Festival. The August bank holiday weekend will see the conclusion of...
Aug 22, 20225 min read
The Little Theatre announces its new autumn/winter season
Five in-house plays, the annual pantomime, three musicals, and some fantastic one-offs round out the new lineup for Leicester's home of...
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