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Review: In Dreams
13th July 2023

Review: In Dreams

In Dreams is an emotional, edifying musical that seamlessly weaves in Roy Orbison’s evocative music. Lena Hall makes the songs her own in a tour-de-force performance.
Review: Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
13th July 2023

Review: Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a magnificent show that enchants audiences of all ages, from children to their grandparents!
Bring your golden ticket to Palace Theatre Manchester and escape to a world of pure imagination
12th July 2023

Bring your golden ticket to Palace Theatre Manchester and escape to a world of pure imagination

A decade after premiering on the West End, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory visits Palace Theatre Manchester as part of its first ever UK tour.
Drive all night to Leeds Playhouse
12th July 2023

Drive all night to Leeds Playhouse

In Dreams, a jukebox musical based on the music of Roy Orbison, is having its world premiere at Leeds Playhouse, ahead of a Canadian transfer.
Review: yellow corners
7th July 2023

Review: yellow corners

yellow corners has a wonderful sense of familiarity and nostalgia to it that makes it an instantly lovable hit with anyone who has ever had the (dis)pleasure of being 13
Review: Titanic the Musical
6th July 2023

Review: Titanic the Musical

Titanic the Musical is an unexpectedly engaging and emotional take on the tragic events that unfolded over a century ago – and are once again on our minds following the Titan tragedy
Review: Leaves of Glass
5th July 2023

Review: Leaves of Glass

Leaves of Glass pulls back the curtain of the ‘ordinary’ family, exposing a mosaic of memory, manipulation, and heartbreak. This drama is a domestic archaeology, digging deep into the layers of past trauma and guilt.
Review: untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play
4th July 2023

Review: untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play

untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play is a hilarious, hard-hitting middle-finger to a century of damaging East Asian narratives and stereotypes.
Joanne Clifton on Shrek, Strictly and Lego
4th July 2023

Joanne Clifton on Shrek, Strictly and Lego

The Mancunion chats to Joanne Clifton ahead of the UK tour of Shrek the Musical. We discuss how it felt to land the role, coming from a family of performers and the realities of working in the theatre industry.
Titanic docks at Salford Quays for a trip to The Lowry
4th July 2023

Titanic docks at Salford Quays for a trip to The Lowry

Titanic: The Musical visits The Lowry as part of its UK tour – which could not be more timely following recent events in the US.

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Review: The F****ts and Their Friends Between Revolutions
1st July 2023

Review: The F****ts and Their Friends Between Revolutions

The F****ts and Their Friends Between Revolutions is a riotous, fabulous and outrageous display of queer struggle, perseverance and celebration.
Cruise your way HOME
30th June 2023

Cruise your way HOME

Cruise, an emotive and celebratory play based in the queer scene of the 1980s, is arriving in Manchester this summer – just in time for Pride!
Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom
27th June 2023

Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom

Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom, starring Kevin Clifton and Faye Brookes, is by no means exceptional – but it is strictly good fun!
The heat is on at the Royal Exchange Theatre
25th June 2023

The heat is on at the Royal Exchange Theatre

untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play, which was the Inaugural Winner of the International Award for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, is having its world premiere at the Royal Exchange Theatre as part of Manchester International Festival
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: In conversation with Ewan Gillies
23rd June 2023

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: In conversation with Ewan Gillies

The Mancunion sits down with Ewan Gillies, ahead of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory visiting Manchester for the first time ever
Musicals of Manchester: July
23rd June 2023

Musicals of Manchester: July

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this July!
Love is in the air at The Lowry
23rd June 2023

Love is in the air at The Lowry

Strictly Ballroom – a jukebox musical based on the Baz Luhrmann film of the same name and starring Kevin Clifton and Faye Brookes – is finally coming to The Lowry, after two covid-forced postponements
Review: The Crucible
23rd June 2023

Review: The Crucible

The Crucible is a must-see morality play bolstered by superb performances and a fresh take on a modern classic
Review: The RSC’s Julius Caesar
21st June 2023

Review: The RSC’s Julius Caesar

The RSC’s innovative adaptation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar falls short of greatness
The Making of Frederick the Great: In conversation with Charlotte Kindred
20th June 2023

The Making of Frederick the Great: In conversation with Charlotte Kindred

The Mancunion sits down with Charlotte Kindred, ahead of the world premiere of her debut play at The Cockpit as part of Camden Fringe