Theatre Archive
13th October 2023
Review: Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!
Kathy and Stella wish you a Happy Howl-oween! – you’ll be howling at this rib-tickling whodunit tale.
11th October 2023
Review: The Drifters’ Girl at Manchester Opera House
Harmonising History: The Resonant Journey of The Drifters
6th October 2023
Review: Diana – The untold and untrue story
Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story is a queer person’s love-letter to the People’s Princess, timely comic relief given current anti-trans politics
5th October 2023
Honest, rude and totally original – Rachel Fairburn dazzles with ‘Showgirl’ tour
The comedian Rachel Fairburn promises the ‘funniest’ show audiences can get tickets to. In a conversation with the Mancunion, she talks about her Manchester routes and what she wants to get out of her latest tour
4th October 2023
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!
3rd October 2023
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
2nd October 2023
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.”
27th September 2023
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?
22nd September 2023
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
21st September 2023
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!
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17th September 2023
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
15th September 2023
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
13th September 2023
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
13th September 2023
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
11th September 2023
“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’
11th September 2023
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
6th September 2023
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”
5th September 2023
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!
4th September 2023
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
2nd September 2023
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