In Converstion: Bronté Barbé on Kathy& Stella and true crime
We sit down with Bronté Barbé, ahead of the Manchester premiere of Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!
In conversation with Nicholai La Barrie: Questioning what makes us human with ‘Romeo and Juliet’
“My life as an artist is a quest to discover the truth behind what makes us human and what binds us and hopefully at some point, I/we will get an answer.” – Nicholai La Barrie
In conversation with Nathaniel J Hall: HIV stigma, representation and all things ‘Toxic’
“This is the story of how we met, fell in love, and f**ked it up. But it’s not just our story. It’s his, and his and theirs. Maybe it’s yours… Maybe.”
Rebecca review: A production fulled by ‘powerful, vivacious voices, and each embodies their complicated characters’
A quintessential English story comes home following productions in 12 countries and 10 languages – but was it worth the wait?
The Crown Jewels review: We are not amused
The Crown Jewels is having its regional premiere at The Lowry – but not even an all-star cast and the Queen of the West End can save this royally unfunny script
Annie review: A fab-u-lous family spectacular
Annie sweeps Manchester off its feet with song, sass, and dreams. But act fast: by ‘Tomorrow’, tickets might be gone!
Great Expectations in the Raj: In conversation with Tanika Gupta
The Mancunion spoke to playwright Tanika Gupta about her newest adaptation of Dickens’s Great Expectations – a re-imagining which casts new historical and political light on the literary classic
Review: Great Expectations
Tanika Gupta’s rendition of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations kicks off the Royal Exchange Theatre’s Autumn/Winter season with an exciting Bengali twist on a British classic
Jesus Christ Superstar at Palace Theatre: You’ll wish the interval never comes
Blending divine drama with rock opera, this rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar dazzles as faith meets fame on the stage of Palace Theatre
Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Step into the spotlight with Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Lowry Theatre, a heartwarming whirlwind of self-discovery, laughter, and fierce fashion that will leave you humming its tunes long after the curtains close
“I’d cut off a limb to play that part”: In conversation with Carrie Hope Fletcher
The Mancunion sits down with Carrie Hope Fletcher, the reigning Queen of the West End, ahead of the regional premiere of her new play, ‘The Crown Jewels’
Jesus Christ Superstar: In conversation with Ian McIntosh
The Mancunion sits down with Olivier nominee Ian McIntosh, ahead of the regional premiere of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar
Review: The Making of Frederick the Great, fuelled by tragedy and queer love
The Making of Frederick the Great masterfully explores the tragic metamorphosis of a book-loving queer man into “Frederick the Great”
Reviewing ‘Lizzie’: True crime meets feminist rock musical
Lizzie, a “true crime rock musical” about alleged axe murderer Lizzie Borden, is a fierce, feminist, modern musical – and the world is finally ready for it!
Great Expectations launches with Pooja Ghai, Esh Alladi, and Tanika Gupta MBE FRSL
Samina Ali hosted a launch event for the Royal Exchange and Tamasha’s South Asian reimagining of Charles Dickesn’ Great Expectations, with a panel made up of Pooja Ghai, Esh Alladi, and Tanika Gupta MBE FRSL
Maiya Quansah-Breed on the success of Six, representation in theatre, and returning to Hope Mill
We sat down with Olivier nominee Maiya Quansah-Breed ahead of the UK regional premiere of Lizzie at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre
Hope Mill Theatre takes 40 whacks
Lizzie, a “true crime rock musical” based on the life of alleged axe murderer Lizzie Borden, has its regional premiere at Hope Mill Theatre
Review: Hand Me Down
Contact Young Company treat a small audience to an intense ethical debate using fashion catwalks as a space to question the unsustainable and unethical overconsumption creates by quick fashions and trends
Get on the floor and do the bamba at The Lowry
La Bamba! is a brand-new Latin jukebox musical, starring The Wanted’s Siva Kaneswaran and Strictly’s Pasha Kovalev