On this weeks&nbsp;Your Manchester Extra&nbsp;sponsored by C&amp;D Security and Real Groove Records: Larry Dean&nbsp;stops by to tell us about his new tour&nbsp;Dodger Simon from 53Two and the cast of A Pineapple&nbsp;join Belinda Scandal and Mark Llewellin to talk about this futuristic new play. All of this, plus our Your Manchester Extra What's On Guide.

Dodger's and Fictional Futures

On this weeks&nbsp;Your Manchester Extra&nbsp;sponsored by C&amp;D Security and Real Groove Records: Omid Djalili stops by to tell us about his new tour Namaste Emily Benjamin star of A Knights Tale Musical joins Belinda to talk to us about this world premier opening at Opera House Manchester. All of this, plus our Your Manchester Extra What's On Guide.

Comedy Capers and Tales of Knight's

On this weeks&nbsp;Your Manchester Extra&nbsp;sponsored by C&amp;D Security and Real Groove Records: Christopher Finn plays Kevin the Koala in the stage adaptation of multi-million-copy-selling series The Koala Who Could by&nbsp;Rachel Bright&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jim Field, coming to Lowry Salford this week. Stephen brings us details of our competition, thanks to our sponsors&nbsp;Real Groove Records. Bright Light Bright Light has carved out quite the career for himself. Hugely influenced by music and cinema from the 80s and 90s, he has won fans of, and recorded with many of his biggest musical icons - Sir Elton John (4 songs together), Erasure, all Scissor Sisters members, Justin Vivian Bond, Niki Haris and Donna De Lory of Madonna fame to name but a few - and toured opening for living legend Cher, Ellie Goulding, John Grant plus, Erasure, Scissor Sisters (on their last tour) and Sir Elton John who he spent a year and half on the road with, playing 55 shows together. All of this, plus our Your Manchester Extra What's On Guide.

Enjoy Youth and Koala's who can

On this weeks Your Manchester Extra sponsored by C&amp;D Security and Real Groove Records: Welsh, queer and pretty darn hilarious comedian and writer Morgan Rees joins Mark and Belinda ahead of his headlining spot at brew. haha Queer as F*ck Comedy Night. Chia Phoenix from the cast of Pig Heart Boy tells us about the stage adaptation of Marjorie Blackman's novel coming to Lowry Salford. Stephen announces our brand new competition, thanks to our sponsors Real Groove Records. All of this, plus our Your Manchester Extra What's On Guide.

Comedy with Heart

On this weeks Your Manchester Extra sponsored by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CDTrainMe?__cft__[0]=AZXnjXI923kxgGPLk0BRQ5sO9jmZSvp5iSc-Fmhrf1LLPB0wg-W9oaPrCNOdF4Xqc0oX-hMvrM4JRQ2jYpz335bugkusTzP3TQbgzVxx7ImvuQkkf0YPUmfdV21ZoHkNQTLko2udvb_OePFQA0OnS6kAPHCapAgwXxk0XFj0acsOFA&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">C&amp;D Security and training Ltd</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/realgrooverecords?__cft__[0]=AZXnjXI923kxgGPLk0BRQ5sO9jmZSvp5iSc-Fmhrf1LLPB0wg-W9oaPrCNOdF4Xqc0oX-hMvrM4JRQ2jYpz335bugkusTzP3TQbgzVxx7ImvuQkkf0YPUmfdV21ZoHkNQTLko2udvb_OePFQA0OnS6kAPHCapAgwXxk0XFj0acsOFA&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Real Groove Records</a>: Belinda Scandal meets National Television Award winner Peter Ash, who's starring in Peter James' Picture You Dead at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheLowrySalford?__cft__[0]=AZXnjXI923kxgGPLk0BRQ5sO9jmZSvp5iSc-Fmhrf1LLPB0wg-W9oaPrCNOdF4Xqc0oX-hMvrM4JRQ2jYpz335bugkusTzP3TQbgzVxx7ImvuQkkf0YPUmfdV21ZoHkNQTLko2udvb_OePFQA0OnS6kAPHCapAgwXxk0XFj0acsOFA&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lowry</a>. We hear about the 25-26 season from Opera North. Mark and Belinda have been out on to Canal Street and caught up Adam Zane, John Hamilton, and Carl Austin Behan. All of this, plus this weeks Your Manchester Extra What's On Guide.

From the street to the stage

On this weeks Your Manchester Extra sponsored by C&amp;D Security and Real Groove Records: Nathaniel J Hall &nbsp;is in the studio chatting to Belinda Scandal about the tour of his play&nbsp;Toxic Critically acclaimed comedien Rosalie Minnitt is here talking about the tour of her show Clementine. All of this, plus our Your Manchester Extra What's On Guide.

Toxic Clementine

On this weeks Your Manchester Extra sponsored by C&amp;D Security and Real Groove Records: Ashley Stone popped in to give us his review of&nbsp;Glorious! at&nbsp;Hope Mill Theatre. Isobel Donkin of Pride and Prejudice sort of chats to Belinda about their up coming run at The Lowry. and Stephen speaks to Soraya Mafi from Opera North about their production of Mozart's The Magic Flute coming to Salford next week. All of this, plus our Your Manchester Extra What's On Guide.

The Magic of Opera and Classic Novels, sort of

On this weeks Your Manchester Extra sponsored by C&amp;D Security and Real Groove Records: Wendi Peters is here to tell us all about the Glorious! story of Florence Foster Jenkins at Hope Mill Theatre until 30th March. Mark Carlin from Sounds From The Other City pop in to the studio to chat to Mark and Belinda about this years anniversary edition of the Salford music festival. and Stephen brings us his review of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Opera House Manchester All of this, plus our Your Manchester Extra What's On Guide.

Sounds in Glorious! Technicolour

On this weeks Your Manchester Extra sponsored by C&amp;D Security and Real Groove Records: For 50 years the legendary Su Pollard has delighted audiences, starring in the nation’s best-known TV shows and on stages around the globe in some of the world’s most-loved musicals. Marjolein Robertson, Shetland-born standup and storyteller, brings her award-nominated show ‘O’ on tourin 2025 following her complete sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. A truly terrifying theatrical experience created by The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson, and Andy Nyman, co-creator of Derren Brown’s television and stage shows. Ghost Stories mixes the very best of theatre with the buzz of a thrill-ride, delivering something truly unique. We're joined by Lucas Albion,

Hi de Hi, Hoe de Hoe. It’s Su Pollard

Because every story counts

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