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Bridgerton: Will you be joining the ‘ton’ this season?

Bridgerton: Will you be joining the ‘ton’ this season?

Does Bridgerton give modern viewers everything they need?
It’s a Sin: Youth, freedom and AIDS in 1980s London

It’s a Sin: Youth, freedom and AIDS in 1980s London

Channel 4’s newest series, It’s a Sin, is a compelling portrait of 1980s gay youth, sexual freedom and the beginnings of HIV epidemic
The Prom – the inclusive feel-good musical we all needed?

The Prom – the inclusive feel-good musical we all needed?

Lauryn Berry shares her views on ‘The Prom’, Netflix’s adaptation of the hit Broadway musical starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman
Review: We Won’t Fall

Review: We Won’t Fall

Alexia Pieretti reviews We Won’t Fall at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation
Review: And Then We Danced

Review: And Then We Danced

And Then We Danced is a deeply emotional, subtle romance which avoids preachiness and pretentiousness by conveying its message through music and dance, writes Michal Wasilewski
Review: Vogue Ball of Atlantis

Review: Vogue Ball of Atlantis

Lily Rosenberg and Theatre Editor Jay Darcy review Vogue Ball of Atlantis at Manchester Academy
Review: Insane Animals

Review: Insane Animals

Francesca McClimont reviews Bourgeois and Maurice’s Insane Animals at HOME Theatre
Review: Queer Lady M

Review: Queer Lady M

Rosemary Russett reviews Queer Lady M at Waterside Plaza
Bourgeois and Maurice’s Insane Animals – Press Event

Bourgeois and Maurice’s Insane Animals – Press Event

Francesca McClimont attends the press event for Bourgeois and Maurice’s first musical, Insane Animals, which also stars Lockie Chapman from The Overtones
Review: Sound Cistem (Push Festival)

Review: Sound Cistem (Push Festival)

Rosemary Russett reviews Sound Cistem at HOME Theatre, as part of Push Festival, from Plaster Cast, a theatre company made up of past and current UoM students
Review: As British as a Watermelon – TURN ON FEST

Review: As British as a Watermelon – TURN ON FEST

Claudia Langley reviews As British as a Watermelon at Hope Mill Theatre
Review: Mother Tongue and Riot Act

Review: Mother Tongue and Riot Act

Jess Johnstone reviews UMDS’ double bill of Mother Tongue and Riot Act at Tribeca Bar
Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Alana Cook and Jess Johnstone review Priscilla Queen of the Desert, starring Joe McFadden, at the Palace Theatre
Review: Teabags in the Sink and A Room in Upper Slaughter

Review: Teabags in the Sink and A Room in Upper Slaughter

What do the everyday issues of a middle-class family and the not-so-everyday issues of two hired assassins have in common? Find out in this double-feature review
Review: Cherie Bebe’s Burlesque Revue – 6th Birthday Special

Review: Cherie Bebe’s Burlesque Revue – 6th Birthday Special

Patience Kanjira reviews the 6th Birthday Special of Cherie Bebe’s Burlesque Revue at Matt and Phreds
In conversation: BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon

In conversation: BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon

Evie Appleson and Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interview BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon, ahead of their show, All I Want for Christmas is Attention
Review: Burnout

Review: Burnout

Anna Jin reviews Burnout at the King’s Arms
Rainbow Noir: Here: Celebrating LGBTQI people of colour at HOME

Rainbow Noir: Here: Celebrating LGBTQI people of colour at HOME

As part of Black History Month, Chess Bradley discusses Tom Quayle’s beautiful, joyful images of the LGBTQI group Rainbow Noir
Review: Spring Awakening The Musical

Review: Spring Awakening The Musical

Alexi Pieretti reviews UMMTS’ last musical of the year, Spring Awakening; a show which brings hope for societal change whilst condemning censorship and adults who stifle the minds of the young, as well as the criminalisation of abortion
The Funeral Director

The Funeral Director

Alexia Pieretti reviews The Funeral Director on its visit to HOME