Theatre Archive
25th November 2016
Review: Ghosts
Henrik Ibsen’s play Ghosts is revitalised in an enthralling and thought-provoking new production at HOME Manchester
22nd November 2016
Review: The Full Monty
The Full Monty is showing at the Manchester Opera House, and it is a wonderfully funny and emotive performance throughout
22nd November 2016
Review: HAIR the Musical
Hair the Musical at Hope Mill theatre certainly leaves the audience on a high
22nd November 2016
Review: Portraits in Motion
Part of Berlin Now at HOME, Volker Gerling makes flipbooks an art form
22nd November 2016
Review: The Blue Blue Sea
Beth Armstrong reviews a stage reading of The Blue Blue Sea as part of HOME’s Berlin Now festival
15th November 2016
Interview: Daniel Rigby
Brogen Campbell talks to Daniel Rigby about playing Alan Turing, artificial intelligence, and his advice for young actors
10th November 2016
Review: Rocky Horror Show
Elise Gallagher is in for a theatrical treat at The Rocky Horror Show
7th November 2016
Review: B!RTH Festival’s USA & Brazil
The Royal Exchange Theatre opened its third day of the B!RTH festival with a bang, with two plays covering the experiences from Brazil and the USA
7th November 2016
Review: Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code at the Royal Exchange Theatre was phenomenal and emotionally charged, which kept the audience engaged from beginning to end
7th November 2016
Review: Ghost the Musical
It had a roller-coaster of emotions, famous stars and yet the play was still lacking something
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7th November 2016
Review: B!RTH Festival’s Syria & Kenya
The plays that are raising the issues and creating a discussion about childbirth and inequality
7th November 2016
Review: University of Manchester Comedy Society stand-up night
Roma Havers reviews the University of Manchester Comedy Society’s first open mic night
28th October 2016
Review: All or Nothing
It seems mod culture is definitely the newest trend to be revived
27th October 2016
Review: B!RTH Festival’s India & China
Elise Gallagher tells us about some of the inpsiring plays premiering at The Royal Exchange as part of its B!RTH Festival
27th October 2016
Review: Don’t Wake the Damp
Kill the Beast’s play allows the audience to explore the mind-set of four different types of characters through tropes, evacuations, and a mysterious monster masked as rising damp
24th October 2016
Liang Trumps Judd in English Snooker Open final
Joe Murphy and Dan Turner went behind the scenes for a captivating week of snooker at the first ever English Open. Wenbo Liang lifted the trophy come the end of the tournament
18th October 2016
Review: Burning Doors
A piece of theatre that calls to action the artist in every audience member
18th October 2016
Review: Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons
An undeniably interesting question is posed to the audience of “Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons”; what would you say with just 140 words a day?
17th October 2016
Review: Women’s Hour
An hour full of laughs, mocking and challenging the status quo
17th October 2016
Review: Rehearsal for Murder
The overall plot was compelling and built tension, but was let down by the poor performance style