Fans of the iconic Disney film Hocus Pocus will be able to see it presented live in concert for the first time in the UK. Billed as 'the perfect Halloween treat', Hocus Pocus In Concert will feature a screening of the complete film with Emmy-winning composer John Debney’s musical score performed live to the spooky classic.
The nationwide tour is taking place this October, stopping at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on October 24. Hocus Pocus tells the story of three witches who are accidentally brought back to life in Salem on Halloween night.
Known as the Sanderson sisters, they attempt to steal the life essence from the town’s children so they can have eternal life. They are outwitted by a boy, Max Dennison, his young sister, Dani, and his girlfriend, Allison, and aided by a boy, Thackery Binx, who had been changed into a cat for trying to interfere with the witches centuries earlier.
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Released on July 16, 1993 and directed by Kenny Ortega, the film stars Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), Kathy Najimy (Mary), Omri Katz (Max), Thora Birch (Dani), Vinessa Shaw (Allison).
The tour will kick off in Glasgow on October 23 and will also stop at Birmingham Symphony Hall on October 25, London's Eventim Apollo on October 26 and Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall on October 28.
Pre-sale tickets are available from disneytickets.co.uk from 10am on Wednesday, May 18. They're then on general sale through Ticketmaster from 10am on Friday, May 20.
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