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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Spamalot offered a lot of surrealist surprises and a hilarious evening, writes Matthew Gormley

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

The raunchy student production delighted with strong writing and hilarious moments, writes Hannah Toeman

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

Matthew Gormley on this year’s festive extravaganza at Manchester Opera House

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

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

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

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.

Churchill’s sobering play deals with delicate themes and achieves a rare harmony of almost all the theatrical aspects required for a production, writes Sam Ebner-Landy

Rob Paterson’s play The Purgatory delighted the audience with dark themes while questioning morality, reality and mortality, writes Allie Liu

The circus musical is a theatrical experience different from many mainstream musicals, writes Matthew Gormley

Nicole Tamer reviews a hilarious evening of nostalgia at the Wooster and Jeeves performance at the Lowry