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In Converstion: Bronté Barbé on Kathy& Stella and true crime

In Converstion: Bronté Barbé on Kathy& Stella and true crime

We sit down with Bronté Barbé, ahead of the Manchester premiere of Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!
Review: Vardy v Rooney – The Wagatha Christie Trial

Review: Vardy v Rooney – The Wagatha Christie Trial

Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie trial is a brilliant verbatim dramatisation (albeit with hilarious football commentators) that takes us behind the courtroom’s closed doors
Review: Wish You Were Dead

Review: Wish You Were Dead

Out of the four adaptations of Peter James’ books that I have seen, Wish You Were Dead, starring George Rainsford and Katie McGlynn, translated the worse onto the stage
Katie McGlynn on Corrie, conspiracies, and cold-blooded killers

Katie McGlynn on Corrie, conspiracies, and cold-blooded killers

The Mancunion sits down with Katie McGlynn ahead of her joining the UK tour of Peter James’ Wish You Were Dead
School Spirits review: Paramount’s paranormal murder mystery is to die for

School Spirits review: Paramount’s paranormal murder mystery is to die for

School Spirits is a teen show that has its finger on the pulse of the zeitgeist
Review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, starring Kathryn Hunter, is a remarkable production, an unclassifiable story, and a visual feast
¡Viva! 2023: La Casa entre los cactus

¡Viva! 2023: La Casa entre los cactus

Carlota González-Adrio’s debut feature film is accompanied by a live Q&A for the 2023 ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival
Enola Holmes 2 review: Family film misses its mark

Enola Holmes 2 review: Family film misses its mark

The sequel to the much-loved family detective film is back and here’s what The Mancunion have to say about it
Review: The Leviathan

Review: The Leviathan

Witchcraft. Demonic possession. All-knowing entities. these are just a few of the themes to expect in Rosie Andrew’s explosive debut novel
Manchester Opera House lays a mousetrap

Manchester Opera House lays a mousetrap

The world’s longest-running show, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, visits Manchester Opera House as part of its 70th anniversary UK and Ireland tour
MANIFF 2022: The Generation of Evil

MANIFF 2022: The Generation of Evil

MANIFF 2022: This Lithuanian murder mystery delivers the excitement factor audiences love in such a thriller. It’s just a shame the audience I watched it with were so bad
The Big Review: The Batman – The Bat and the Cat fall flat

The Big Review: The Batman – The Bat and the Cat fall flat

Whilst undeniably a new take on the caped crusader, Matt Reeves’ recent The Batman misses the mark and only manages to offer a two-dimensional mystery slog
Puzzle page: Week commencing March 22nd

Puzzle page: Week commencing March 22nd

As the term draws to end, try to figure out any patterns in the case so far…
Puzzle page: Week commencing March 15th

Puzzle page: Week commencing March 15th

Detective! The next clue is here!
Puzzle page: Week commencing March 8th

Puzzle page: Week commencing March 8th

The next clue of the case has arrived!
Who Killed the Lollipop Man?

Who Killed the Lollipop Man?

The online murder mystery mission based in Manchester that will help beat the lockdown boredom
Behind Her Eyes: Netflix must-watch mystery

Behind Her Eyes: Netflix must-watch mystery

Netflix’s new show strings along a series of secrets that makes for one of 2021’s first must-watch series
Puzzle page: Week commencing February 22nd

Puzzle page: Week commencing February 22nd

The next clue is here, can you solve it?
Puzzle page: Week commencing February 15th

Puzzle page: Week commencing February 15th

Your second clue is here, can you help solve the case?
Review: Why Women Kill

Review: Why Women Kill

Created by Desperate Housewives showrunner Marc Cherry, Why Women Kill is a brilliantly written, genre-bending and stereotype-shattering anthology series, writes Theatre Editor Jay Darcy