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Review: Trial by Laughter
11th February 2019

Review: Trial by Laughter

Louise Avey reviews Trial by Laughter at the Lowry Theatre, which may go on to become a hit with seasoned theatre-goers
Review: Jersey Boys
7th February 2019

Review: Jersey Boys

Grace Johnstone reviews Jersey Boys touring company visit to the Palace Theatre
Review: Ladybones
4th February 2019

Review: Ladybones

Camila Florencia Rusailh reviews Ladybones at The King’s Arms, Salford
Preview: Ken Cheng’s Best Dad Ever
31st January 2019

Preview: Ken Cheng’s Best Dad Ever

Anuli Changa talks to comdeian Ken Cheng about his first UK tour and his comedic experience
Review: Cuts of the Cloth
25th January 2019

Review: Cuts of the Cloth

Jay Darcy reviews Cuts of the Cloth as part of the HOME Push Festival
Review: The Rocky Horror Show
15th January 2019

Review: The Rocky Horror Show

Jay Darcy reviews the touring company’s Rocky Horror Show on their visit to the Manchester Opera House
Review: The Frou Frou Club
11th January 2019

Review: The Frou Frou Club

Patience Kanjira reviews the impressive The Frou Frou Club at 53two, featuring ‘mind-boggling’ performances and huge diversity in its acts
17th December 2018

Review: The Forest of Forgotten Discos

The play was inclusive for all, featuring sign language for deaf actors and audience members
Review: National Theatre Live’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
13th December 2018

Review: National Theatre Live’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

It was an “evening full of laughs, action and breath-taking tragedy”
Review: ‘Wicked’
13th December 2018

Review: ‘Wicked’

Lauren Ellis-Stretch reviews ‘Wicked’ in it’s touring production visit to the Palace Theatre

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Review: ‘Chicago’
13th December 2018

Review: ‘Chicago’

Emily Cushlow review the Theatre Society’s latest production, ‘Chicago’
Review: ‘The Producers’
12th December 2018

Review: ‘The Producers’

“Shocking, insulting and outrageous and I loved every minute of it”: Bella Jewell reviews the musical that combines Nazism, glorious campness, and spandex
Preview: Lady Wildflower presents ‘The Frou Frou Club’
12th December 2018

Preview: Lady Wildflower presents ‘The Frou Frou Club’

Anuli Changa previews ‘The Frou Frou Club’ presented by Lady Wildflower
Review: ‘SIX’ The Musical
6th December 2018

Review: ‘SIX’ The Musical

Anuli Changa reviews ‘SIX’ The Musical, the new smash hit by Marlow and Morris, fresh from the West End
Review: ‘First Time’
6th December 2018

Review: ‘First Time’

Evie Appleson reviews ‘First Time’, Nathaniel Hall’s solo performance that tackles a difficult subject
Review: ‘I Caught Crabs in Walberswick’
6th December 2018

Review: ‘I Caught Crabs in Walberswick’

Sam Bronheim reviews student led production of Joel Horwood’s bittersweet, coming-of-age tale; ‘I Caught Crabs in Walberswick’ on the NIAMOS stage.
Review: Submission
6th December 2018

Review: Submission

Jay Darcy reviews ‘Submission’, a French satire scratch performance at HOME Theatre
Review: ‘Barred’
6th December 2018

Review: ‘Barred’

Sam McElhattan reviews ‘Barred’, a rehearsed improvisation performed at Antwerp Mansion
Review: ‘Mallets’
3rd December 2018

Review: ‘Mallets’

‘The stakes are high and the tensions higher.” This statement from the description of the play was certainly true of the University of Manchester Drama Society’s latest production, ‘Mallets’, written by Rex Fisher and directed by Merle Wheldon-Posner and Felix Firth. Set in summer in a garden in South Gloucestershire, the fast-paced and entertaining comedy […]
Review: ‘Jack and the ‘Beaker’stalk: The Panto’
3rd December 2018

Review: ‘Jack and the ‘Beaker’stalk: The Panto’

Amy Hagan reviews ‘Jack and the ‘Beaker’stalk: The Panto’ by the UoM Panto Society