Ice work if you can get it!
08 Jul 2017
From box office boy to the glare of the spotlight, a lot can change in 12 months. And that’s the journey for young skater James Horrocks, as he prepares to make his debut in Blackpool’s world famous Hot Ice Show’s 2017 production Dreams. But for James, the dream began as a child taking...
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Hot Ice Show: Obsession review at Blackpool Pleasure Beach – ‘skating spectacular’
11 Jul 2016
Celebrating its 80th anniversary, this year’s summer skating spectacular at the Pleasure Beach Arena is nothing less than a technical and artistic tour de force. The heat is on from the opening moment when a single line of fire is drawn in the ice. But it’s not just the succession of...
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“Obsession” Hot Ice Show 2016 – 5 Stars *****
08 Jul 2016
Hot Ice celebrates 80 ice cool years As Blackpool Pleasure Beach celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2016, another milestone is also being reached at the park this year. This is the 80th anniversary of the Hot Ice show! Amanda Thompson, OBE, has pulled out all the stops with...
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N-icely does it as skate show marks 80 years
08 Jul 2016
It could be described as the coolest show in Blackpool. And this year Hot Ice – currently running at the Pleasure Beach Arena until September 10 – is celebrating its 80th year. It has starred famous names over the years, such as Steven Pickavance, Dan Whiston and Katie Stainsby, as...
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Aladdin’s Cave of Family Fun at King Georges Hall
23 Oct 2015
ALADDIN’S genie will be bringing a sprinkling of magic to Blackburn this Christmas for a festive pantomime at King Georges Hall. The timeless tale, which was released as an animated film back in the early 1990’s is expected to thrill crowds in Blackburn over the Christmas period, as the...
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Hot Ice is on fire
04 Jun 2015
Blackpool’s glitziest show is back, with all that you’d expect from the Hot Ice team. From the get go, audiences are captivated by dazzling stunts, tricks, flips and spins from the international cast. And that’s without even considering the thousands of feathers, sequins and rhinestones, that...
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Hot Ice returns!
03 Jun 2015
Blackpool's famous Pleasure Beach Hot Ice Show is back with top class international skaters dazzling the senses and leaving you gasping at their jaw-dropping moves. This year 29 gifted skaters are taking part in the world’s longest running ice show. Included in the impressive line up...
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Hot Ice: the sensational skaters of Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach
02 Jun 2015
Between engagements at the Manchester international festival, I nipped over to Blackpool – insofar as anyone can nip on one of those sluggish local trains – to see Hot Ice at the Pleasure Beach Arena. It was my first ever visit to Blackpool. It was also the first time I had seen an ice show...
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