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Review: Baby Fever (SICK! Festival)
4th October 2019

Review: Baby Fever (SICK! Festival)

Rosemary Russett and Sophia Hadji-Michael review Baby Fever, which is part of this year’s SICK! Festival
Review: Under Three Moons
4th October 2019

Review: Under Three Moons

Bayse Genc reviews Box of Tricks’ Under Three Moons at the Lowry
Preview: Pizza Shop Heroes
3rd October 2019

Preview: Pizza Shop Heroes

Phosphoros Theatre, a refugee theatre company, bring their new show to Manchester
Review: The RSC’s As You Like It
3rd October 2019

Review: The RSC’s As You Like It

Sam Bronheim reviews the Royal Shakeaspeare Company’s adaptation of As You Like It
Review: The RSC’s The Taming of The Shrew
3rd October 2019

Review: The RSC’s The Taming of The Shrew

Kayleigh Crawford reviews the RSC’s gender-swapped adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew at the Lowry
Review: A Generous Lover
27th September 2019

Review: A Generous Lover

Anna Jin reviews La JohnJoseph’s A Generous Lover at HOME
Review: 9 to 5 The Musical
27th September 2019

Review: 9 to 5 The Musical

Alana Cook reviews 9 to 5 The Musical, starring Louise Redknapp and Amber Davies
Review: Macbeth
27th September 2019

Review: Macbeth

Kayleigh Crawford reviews the Royal Exchange Theatre’s adaptation of Macbeth, a new production that evaluates gender
Review: Fifty and Nifty at Salford Arts Theatre
25th September 2019

Review: Fifty and Nifty at Salford Arts Theatre

Ella Marsden reviews Fifty and Nifty – a play about staying young no matter your age
In conversation: Russell Howard
25th September 2019

In conversation: Russell Howard

“Laughter is life’s lube”: Camila Florencia Rusailh chats to Russell Howard ahead of his Manchester show

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Preview: Trojan Horse
25th September 2019

Preview: Trojan Horse

The award-winning Trojan Horse is a new play telling the true story of ‘hardline’ Muslim teachers and governors facing accusations of extremism
Review: Z Bo Jackson Dance Gala
23rd September 2019

Review: Z Bo Jackson Dance Gala

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews the dance gala from Barbara Evan’s new dance company, Z Bo Jackson
Review: Red Dust Road
20th September 2019

Review: Red Dust Road

Patience Kanjira reviews Red Dust Road, the stage adaptation of Scots Makar Jackie Kay’s memoir
Interview with the director and cast of Under Three Moons
18th September 2019

Interview with the director and cast of Under Three Moons

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews the director and cast of new play Under Three Moons
The Fleabag Effect
18th September 2019

The Fleabag Effect

Ella Marsden reviews a live-broadcast of Fleabag and asks how the success of the TV show has affected the stage version
Preview: Liza Treyger
17th September 2019

Preview: Liza Treyger

Stand-up comic Liza Treyger is coming to Manchester as part of her European tour
Review: Mrs Lowry & Son
13th September 2019

Review: Mrs Lowry & Son

Jay Darcy reviews Mrs Lowry & Son, the new biopic about local artist L. S. Lowry, at the theatre named after him
Preview: PLAYLAND
13th September 2019

Preview: PLAYLAND

Elysium Theatre return to Manchester with an adaptation of Athol Fugard’s PLAYLAND
Preview: Contact Young Company’s Baby Fever
13th September 2019

Preview: Contact Young Company’s Baby Fever

Baby Fever is an exciting new piece of theatre created by Contact Young Company and Theater DEGASTEN and presented by Contact and SICK! Festival
Preview: Burnout
13th September 2019

Preview: Burnout

The critically-acclaimed Burnout returns to Manchester next month as a full-length, two-act play