Palace Theatre, Manchester notable shows to have played successful seasons at the Palace Theatre include, amongst others, the regional premiere of "Les Misérables" which ran for 13 months from 1992–93, regional premiere of "Miss Saigon" in 2001, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" in 2006 and "Mamma Mia!" over the 2006/07 Christmas season. Broadway musical "The Wedding Singer" had its UK premiere at the theatre in 2008 and in December 2008 to March 2009 the theatre hosted a season of the UK tour of "Mary Poppins", one of only six theatres in the country to accommodate the tour, both events further cementing the theatre's reputation
Saturday Night at the Palace Market Theatre, Johannesburg, in 1982. It then moved to the Old Vic Theatre in London in 1984. The play was made into a film in 1987 starring Paul Slabolepszy as Vince, Bill Flynn as Forsie, John Kani as September, Arnold Vosloo as Dougie and Joanna Weinberg as Sally. Saturday Night at the Palace Saturday Night at the Palace is a play by South Africa's Paul Slabolepszy. The play relates the story of two working class whites (Vince and Forsie) who arrive at an isolated roadhouse ("The Palace") just as it is closing. The black waiter (September) who works there is