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18th March 2015

La Traviata

An unfortunate start by tenor Ji-Min Park was quickly overcome by the impressive ensemble of Verdi’s La Traviata
17th March 2015

Review: The Breakfast Club

The Mancunion’s Annabel Cartwright reviews Sam Ebner-Landy’s contribution to the MIFTAs; a stage adaptation of 1985’s Brat Pack classic The Breakfast Club
16th March 2015

Review: Dominic Berry

Lauren Gorton reviews Dominic Berry’s poetry performance for LGBT History month at Manchester Central Library
13th March 2015

Preview: The Producers

The Producers is back in Manchester after 7 long, long years. Starring Jason Manford and Phil Jupitus, The Producers is the show of the season.
12th March 2015

Interview: Dylan Moran

The Irish comedian, best known as the misanthropic bookshop owner Bernard Black, is currently on tour with his new show Off the Hook
28th February 2015

Review: Bad Company

Annabel Cartwright reviews one of the picks of this years MIFTA performances; Bad Company, a comic drama by Tom Mackintosh
23rd February 2015

Review: Vagina Monologues

The eye-opening and thought-provoking performance never lost its humour, despite the seriousness of the content, writes ‎Aimée Grant Cumberbatch
17th February 2015

Preview: Patience

Nicole Tamer anticipates MUGSS’s upcoming performance of Patience with excitement as the cast get ready to woo, sing and make the audience end up in stitches
16th February 2015

Review: INSIDE

On the 9th of February, Elise Gallagher visited the Bolton Octagon to see the acclaimed psychological thriller INSIDE, presented by Strawberry Blonde Curls Theatre Company
16th February 2015

Review: Scuttlers

Camilla Lindner reviews Scuttlers, a play about the gang culture of 1880s Manchester. A thought provoking play, which engages all of the senses

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11th February 2015

Three cheers for UMMTS success at NODA awards

The University of Manchester Musical Theatre Society impressed the jury and audience at the annual NODA awards. Nicole Tamer spoke to the winners Richard Aaron Davies, Tom Durrant and Jess Ewart to find out more about their success.
4th February 2015

Review: Spamalot

Spamalot offered a lot of surrealist surprises and a hilarious evening, writes Matthew Gormley
1st February 2015

Review: Tuesdays at Tescos

Tuesdays at Tescos shows the life and struggle of a transgender woman who tries to get accepted as a daughter by her father. The one-hour monologue gives the audience a sense of the difficulties transgender people have to face every day, writes Camilla Lindner
15th December 2014

Review: Little Shop of Horrors

Staying true to the spirit the original musicals and movies, Royal Exchange’s play exceeds the expectations of Luke Sharma
15th December 2014

Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Matthew Gormley on this year’s festive extravaganza at Manchester Opera House
15th December 2014

Review: Robin Hood

The raunchy student production delighted with strong writing and hilarious moments, writes Hannah Toeman
26th November 2014

Review: Othello

Frantic Assembly’s modern adaptation of Othello hits the nerve of the generation despite stereotypical gender portrayal, writes Camilla Lindner
26th November 2014

Review: Edward Scissorhands

The modern fairy tale enchanted the audience at The Lowry with ambitious visual effects and strong performances,
21st November 2014

Review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Annabel Cartwright explores the scandalous lives of the Pollitt family in the classic play written by Tennesse Williams
21st November 2014

Review: A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms by Imitating the Dog did not manage to come close to the book’s subtle censure of war, criticises Morris Seifert.