NEWS: DANIEL BROCKLEBANK to star in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THE MUSICAL Liverpool Playhouse Transfer

Hope Mill Theatre are delighted to announce that Coronation Street’s Daniel Brocklebank will be taking over the role of Dr Frederick Frankstein in their production of Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THE MUSICAL when it transfers to Liverpool Playhouse for a limited 5-week run over the Christmas season. Performances start on 3 December 2025 running through to 3 January 2026.

NEWS: ALEXANDRA BURKE TO PLAY CHAKA KHAN IN I’M EVERY WOMAN THE CHAKA KHAN MUSICAL WORLD PREMIERE

Producer Adrian Grant, in association with Chaka Khan, is thrilled to announce that multi-platinum recording artist and award-winning actress Alexandra Burke* (The X Factor, Sister Act, The Bodyguard, Curfew) will play Chaka in I’M EVERY WOMAN THE MUSICAL, the powerful and inspiring life story of the award-winning, multi-platinum selling, global icon herself. The musical will open at The Peacock Theatre in London for a strictly limited engagement from 5 – 28 March 2026 with an official opening night on 11 March.

PHOTO FLASH: Brand-new costumed set-up shots for ELF the Musical

Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit starring Will Ferrell, ELF features a book by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, with songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin and musical supervision/additional arrangements and orchestrations by Alan Williams.