Something Rotten!

Comedy, TV and musical theatre icon Jason Manford makes his highly anticipated return to the stage in fetching pantaloons, alongside star of stage and screen Richard Fleeshman and two-time Olivier nominee Marisha Wallace, as this UK premiere production opens at Manchester Opera House – bringing this award-winning show to the land where it all (most definitely) happened.
 
The ‘90s are back! The 1590s, that is. Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but remain stuck in the shadow of that pompous Renaissance rockstar, Will Shakespeare. When a quirky soothsayer foretells an outlandish future for theatre – full of acting, singing, and dancing all at the same time – Nick and Nigel set out to write this strange new creation called A MUSICAL! But amidst the scandalous excitement of Opening Night, the Bottom Brothers discover that reaching the top means being true to thine own self… and all that jazz.