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Jed Malley

Jed Malley

Deputy Theatre Editor for the Mancunion. Actor. Ginger.
Next to Normal review: UMMTS’s final show of the year is one of their strongest yet

Next to Normal review: UMMTS’s final show of the year is one of their strongest yet

Excellent direction and stellar performances make Next to Normal a fantastic ending to UMMTS’s year
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UMDS’s Juturna review: A cosmic journey to the final frontier

UMDS’s Juturna review: A cosmic journey to the final frontier

Benedict Zephyr and Neeyati Singh offer an isolated tale of colonial cabin fever in ‘Juturna’
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UMMTS’s Making a Killing review: A masterful musical murder mystery

UMMTS’s Making a Killing review: A masterful musical murder mystery

UMMTS’s latest original endeavour is a charming sendup of the detective novels of old in ‘Making a Killing’
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UMDS’s The Beauty of It review: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore receive a touching tribute

UMDS’s The Beauty of It review: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore receive a touching tribute

UMDS shine a light on a pair of forgotten queer artists and activists in ‘The Beauty of It’
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UMDS’s We Know the Rats review: Restaurant comedy-drama is both brash and sensitive

UMDS’s We Know the Rats review: Restaurant comedy-drama is both brash and sensitive

UMDS kick off the MIFTAs with a searing exploration of masculinity, loss, and pest control in ‘We Know the Rats’
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UMMTS in Concert: From Page to Stage review

UMMTS in Concert: From Page to Stage review

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UMMTS’s first show of the year brings literary heroes and villains to life in ‘From Page to Stage’
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UMDS’ Start Swimming: Radically, powerfully pessimistic

UMDS’ Start Swimming: Radically, powerfully pessimistic

In Start Swimming, its final Autumn Fringe show, UMDS proves that it is not going anywhere
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Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review – Masters of the macabre at the Manchester Opera House

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Inside No. 9 returns: Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are completely suited to the theatre in this spectacular series swan song
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Mooncalf: UMDS’ absurd comedy is a promising pick for London showcase

Mooncalf: UMDS’ absurd comedy is a promising pick for London showcase

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UMDS’ campy, farcical comedy still knows exactly when to twist the knife
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UMDS Cliffs: An enjoyably sentimental MIFTA weaved from family ties

UMDS Cliffs: An enjoyably sentimental MIFTA weaved from family ties

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UMDS’ Cliffs is a sappy but sweet study of a family across generations
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UMDS Wish List: Brilliantly uncaring

UMDS Wish List: Brilliantly uncaring

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Katherine Soper’s Wish List is handled with care by a skilled cast and crew
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Five disparate personalities united through adversity: UMDS’ Pour Me review

Five disparate personalities united through adversity: UMDS’ Pour Me review

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Pour Me, the penultimate play of UMDS’ Autumn Fringe, makes for an AA tragicomedy
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Wild Swimming review: A delicate journey through time

Wild Swimming review: A delicate journey through time

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Boasting stellar performances and a story that spans several centuries, UMDS’ Autumn Fringe performance of Wild Swimming shifts delightfully between being a comedic period piece and a serious, thoughtful drama
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Bull review: A stunningly effective corporate guilt trip

Bull review: A stunningly effective corporate guilt trip

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UMDS’ production of Bull offers ringside seats to the most venomous of office conflicts
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