The series begins on Sunday 20 September when Blackpool Symphony Orchestra presents Last Night of the Proms. Union flags at the ready: this is not an evening for sitting silently on the sidelines. Light classical favourites and much-loved show tunes build towards the great Last Night traditions of Rule, Britannia!, Jerusalem and Land of Hope […]
Sunday 4 October, Imperial Classical Ballet brings The Nutcracker to life for one enchanting performance accompanied by a large live orchestra. Tchaikovsky’s timeless score, including the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Waltz of the Flowers, carries audiences into a dreamlike world of snow flurries, magic, princes and sweets. Lavish costumes, beautiful choreography and […]
Christmas may still be approaching, but for one night The Grand will become a place where toys awaken, snow begins to dance and almost anything feels possible. The atmosphere darkens dramatically on Saturday 14 November with The Picture of Dorian Gray – A New Musical. Faithful to Oscar Wilde’s original 1890 novel, this new sung-through […]
Wednesday 24 February 2027, Ukrainian National Opera presents Puccini’s Tosca, performed by the acclaimed Dnipro Opera from Ukraine with a live orchestra. Set amid political unrest in Rome, Tosca follows celebrated singer Floria Tosca as she becomes trapped in a deadly struggle between her lover, the artist Mario Cavaradossi, and the ruthless Chief of Police, […]
The season reaches its gloriously unruly finale when the Olivier and Evening Standard Theatre Award-winning Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) returns to Blackpool from Monday 26 April to Saturday 1 May 2027. Following its hugely popular first visit to The Grand in May 2023, Isobel McArthur’s audacious adaptation returns with a new company and all […]