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Road at Royal Exchange, Manchester
Road at Royal Exchange, Manchester
Review of Road at Royal Exchange, Manchester. Telegraph poles have sprouted within the Royal Exchange’s Great Hall, a van sits abandoned near the toilets, and a chippie awaits around the corner. Se…
The Engagement Party at Oldham Coliseum
The Engagement Party at Oldham Coliseum
Blithe Spirit at Hope Mill Theatre
Blithe Spirit at Hope Mill Theatre
Manchester Theatre - Best of 2024
Manchester Theatre - Best of 2024
Spend Spend Spend at Royal Exchange
Spend Spend Spend at Royal Exchange
Review of Spend Spend Spend at Royal Exchange, Manchester. After winning £152,000 on the football pools in 1961 (the equivalent of over £4,000,000 today), Viv Nicholson famously declared “I’m going…
I Wish at HOME
I Wish at HOME
Frank 4 Sophie 4 Eva at 53two
Frank 4 Sophie 4 Eva at 53two
Review of Frank 4 Sophie 4 Eva at 53two, Manchester. Frank wants sex, Sophie doesn’t. Their marriage is on the rocks, and we’re introduced to them as they arrive for their first session with a rela…
WRESTLELADSWRESTLE at HOME
WRESTLELADSWRESTLE at HOME
Review of WRESTLELADSWRESTLE at HOME, Manchester. “I’m Jennifer Jackson… and tonight I’m going to show you how to remove someone from a house party.” And she’s not messing around – with the h…
Husk at Hope Mill Theatre
Husk at Hope Mill Theatre
Review of Husk at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester. Intruders spotted in a garden, a knife glinting in the darkness, unanswered questions, and a gathering storm. Thriller-style hooks draw the audienc…
42 Balloons at The Lowry
42 Balloons at The Lowry
Review of 42 Balloons at The Lowry, Salford. On seeing an online video of Larry Walters flying in a lawn chair over Los Angeles held aloft by a load of balloons, Jack Godfrey didn’t just think OMG …
A Taste of Honey at Royal Exchange
A Taste of Honey at Royal Exchange
Review of A Taste Of Honey at Royal Exchange, Manchester. “Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.” At times, director Emma Baggott’s sure-footed revival of A Taste of Ho…
Shed: Exploded View at Royal Exchange
Shed: Exploded View at Royal Exchange
Review of Shed: Exploded View at Royal Exchange Theatre. Partly inspired by Cornelia Parker’s artwork Cold Dark Matter, Phoebe Eclair-Powell’s Bruntwood Prize winning Shed: Exploded View is fragmen…
In The Time Of Dragons at The Edge
In The Time Of Dragons at The Edge
The Gap at Hope Mill Theatre
The Gap at Hope Mill Theatre
Animal Farm at Bolton Octagon
Animal Farm at Bolton Octagon
Manchester Theatre – Best of 2023
Manchester Theatre – Best of 2023
Lost and Found at Aviva Studios
Lost and Found at Aviva Studios
Review of Lost and Found at Aviva Studios. Waiting for the show to start, down in the stalls, Aviva Studios’ ingenious folding yellow seating was keeping a surprising number of young audience membe…
Brief Encounter @ Royal Exchange
Brief Encounter @ Royal Exchange
Around the World in 80 Days @ Bolton Octagon
Around the World in 80 Days @ Bolton Octagon
Review of Around the World in 80 Days at Bolton Octagon. Continuous squiggly lines adorn Bolton Octagon’s walls and floors, drawing the eye ever deeper into the building. All routes lead to the aud…
Romeo and Juliet @ Royal Exchange
Romeo and Juliet @ Royal Exchange
Free Your Mind @ Aviva Studios
Free Your Mind @ Aviva Studios
Pornography @ 53two
Pornography @ 53two
A View From The Bridge @ Bolton Octagon
A View From The Bridge @ Bolton Octagon
Great Expectations @ Royal Exchange
Great Expectations @ Royal Exchange
Lizzie @ Hope Mill Theatre
Lizzie @ Hope Mill Theatre
This Town @ Contact
This Town @ Contact
Animal @ Hope Mill Theatre
Animal @ Hope Mill Theatre
Too Much World At Once @ HOME
Too Much World At Once @ HOME
Song From Far Away @ HOME
Song From Far Away @ HOME
Beginning @ Royal Exchange
Beginning @ Royal Exchange
Spring and Port Wine @ Bolton Octagon
Spring and Port Wine @ Bolton Octagon
Betty! A Sort of Musical @ Royal Exchange
Betty! A Sort of Musical @ Royal Exchange
Manchester Theatre – Best of 2022
Manchester Theatre – Best of 2022
A Christmas Carol @ Bolton Octagon
A Christmas Carol @ Bolton Octagon
Let The Right One In @ Royal Exchange
Let The Right One In @ Royal Exchange
The Book Thief @ Bolton Octagon
The Book Thief @ Bolton Octagon
Road @ Oldham Coliseum
Road @ Oldham Coliseum
Things That Divide Us @53two
Things That Divide Us @53two
The Glass Menagerie @ Royal Exchange
The Glass Menagerie @ Royal Exchange
While We Were Waiting... Something Changed @ Contact
While We Were Waiting... Something Changed @ Contact
We Should Definitely Have More Dancing @ Oldham Coliseum
We Should Definitely Have More Dancing @ Oldham Coliseum
Electric Rosary @ Royal Exchange
Electric Rosary @ Royal Exchange
Habibti Driver @ Bolton Octagon
Habibti Driver @ Bolton Octagon
The Jungle Book @ Oldham Coliseum
The Jungle Book @ Oldham Coliseum
The House with Chicken Legs @ HOME
The House with Chicken Legs @ HOME
Kes @ Bolton Octagon
Kes @ Bolton Octagon
The Bread We Break @ Contact
The Bread We Break @ Contact
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