Stanley Webber is possibly a pianist who is lodging at Meg and Petey Boles' seedy boarding house in an English seaside town, possibly on the South Coast.
Backstabbing, greed, blind ambition and some wonderfully odd characters combine with Told by an Idiot's bold energy to create a truly theatrical, heartfelt and touching piece that is as provocative and pertinent as it was in 1868.
Wednesday 25th September to Saturday 26th October 2013
ALL MY SONS is a searing investigation of honesty, guilt and the corrupting power of greed. The play was Arthur Miller's first success, establishing him as a leading voice in theatre.
Packed with Sondheim's characteristic wit and dark humour, SWEENEY TODD is a heart-poundingly entertaining musical thriller about a man driven mad by injustice. Widely acknowledged as Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece.
Thursday 5th December 2013 to Saturday 18th January 2014
Reinvented and re-orchestrated for the Royal Exchange's unique space, THAT DAY WE SANG is a big-hearted and nostalgic Manchester love story for all the family, written by Victoria Wood , one of the country's most distinctive and well-loved comedic voices.
Thursday 23rd January to Saturday 15th February 2014
A girl growing up in a battered part of Stockport in a battered time at the end of the seventies falls in love with the man who will break her heart into a thousand pieces.