Theatre Archive
20th February 2017
Review: Was it good for you?
Part of the MIFTAS season by the University of Manchester Drama Society this is a hilarious play about one night stands
20th February 2017
BAFTA Awards 2017
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) took place on 12th February at London’s Royal Albert Hall
10th February 2017
Review: Swan Lake
Moscow City Ballet produce exquisite dance numbers in the ill-fated love story of Swan Lake at the Palace Theatre
10th February 2017
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is open for submissions
10th February 2017
Review: The House of Bernarda Alba
The House of Bernarda Alba is a gripping and emotional play whose symbols and characters remain relevant 80 years after its original setting
4th February 2017
Review: Amadeus
London’s National Theatre comes to Manchester’s HOME, first class entertainment at a Northern price
31st January 2017
Review: The Peony Pavilion – Chinese National Ballet
The Peony Pavilion is one of the most famous Chinese love stories and is performed by the Chinese National Ballet at The Lowry
27th January 2017
What is coming to Manchester’s theatres in semester two
The best bits of theatre coming to Manchester this semester
24th January 2017
Interview: Lizzie Nunnery
The Mancunion’s Theatre editor Brogen Campbell talks to writer Lizzie Nunnery about her play ‘Narvik’
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1st January 2017
Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The audience at the Lowry were treated to a wonderful performance that was visually superb and entertaining from beginning to end
1st January 2017
Review: Sweet Charity
This reinvention of the classic Broadway musical will have you laughing, clapping and ready to dance the night away
23rd December 2016
Review: An Evening of Puccini
An opera with a twist, it’s both funny and accessible
14th December 2016
Interview: VANT
Amy Matthews sits down with rockers VANT to talk about Theresa May, Manchester crowds and their forthcoming album DUMB BLOOD.
6th December 2016
Review: Much Ado About Nothing
Hilariously funny and another triumph for the Royal Shakespeare Company
2nd December 2016
Review: Billy Elliot The Musical
This toe-tapping smash hit musical will have you crying and laughing and everything in-between
2nd December 2016
Review: When Both Sides Surrender
The 2011 riots are dramatised to tremendous effect, an excellent production by a local Manchester theatre
28th November 2016
Review: Police Cops
An hour long show of madcap physical theatre, acted with aplomb
28th November 2016
Interview: Daisy Lewis
The Mancunion spoke to Daisy Lewis about being apart of the National Youth Theatre and why you should audition
28th November 2016
Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost
Love Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing have been paired sharing the same cast and set on different nights, after watching Love Labour’s Lost Jennifer Sterne argues that the impact of their pairing would be more effective if shown as a double-bill