Theatre Archive
13th July 2023
Review: In Dreams
In Dreams is an emotional, edifying musical that seamlessly weaves in Roy Orbison’s evocative music. Lena Hall makes the songs her own in a tour-de-force performance.
13th July 2023
Review: Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a magnificent show that enchants audiences of all ages, from children to their grandparents!
12th July 2023
Bring your golden ticket to Palace Theatre Manchester and escape to a world of pure imagination
A decade after premiering on the West End, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory visits Palace Theatre Manchester as part of its first ever UK tour.
12th July 2023
Drive all night to Leeds Playhouse
In Dreams, a jukebox musical based on the music of Roy Orbison, is having its world premiere at Leeds Playhouse, ahead of a Canadian transfer.
7th July 2023
Review: yellow corners
yellow corners has a wonderful sense of familiarity and nostalgia to it that makes it an instantly lovable hit with anyone who has ever had the (dis)pleasure of being 13
6th July 2023
Review: Titanic the Musical
Titanic the Musical is an unexpectedly engaging and emotional take on the tragic events that unfolded over a century ago – and are once again on our minds following the Titan tragedy
5th July 2023
Review: Leaves of Glass
Leaves of Glass pulls back the curtain of the ‘ordinary’ family, exposing a mosaic of memory, manipulation, and heartbreak. This drama is a domestic archaeology, digging deep into the layers of past trauma and guilt.
4th July 2023
Review: untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play
untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play is a hilarious, hard-hitting middle-finger to a century of damaging East Asian narratives and stereotypes.
4th July 2023
Joanne Clifton on Shrek, Strictly and Lego
The Mancunion chats to Joanne Clifton ahead of the UK tour of Shrek the Musical. We discuss how it felt to land the role, coming from a family of performers and the realities of working in the theatre industry.
4th July 2023
Titanic docks at Salford Quays for a trip to The Lowry
Titanic: The Musical visits The Lowry as part of its UK tour – which could not be more timely following recent events in the US.
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1st July 2023
Review: The F****ts and Their Friends Between Revolutions
The F****ts and Their Friends Between Revolutions is a riotous, fabulous and outrageous display of queer struggle, perseverance and celebration.
30th June 2023
Cruise your way HOME
Cruise, an emotive and celebratory play based in the queer scene of the 1980s, is arriving in Manchester this summer – just in time for Pride!
27th June 2023
Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom
Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom, starring Kevin Clifton and Faye Brookes, is by no means exceptional – but it is strictly good fun!
25th June 2023
The heat is on at the Royal Exchange Theatre
untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play, which was the Inaugural Winner of the International Award for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, is having its world premiere at the Royal Exchange Theatre as part of Manchester International Festival
23rd June 2023
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: In conversation with Ewan Gillies
The Mancunion sits down with Ewan Gillies, ahead of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory visiting Manchester for the first time ever
23rd June 2023
Musicals of Manchester: July
Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this July!
23rd June 2023
Love is in the air at The Lowry
Strictly Ballroom – a jukebox musical based on the Baz Luhrmann film of the same name and starring Kevin Clifton and Faye Brookes – is finally coming to The Lowry, after two covid-forced postponements
23rd June 2023
Review: The Crucible
The Crucible is a must-see morality play bolstered by superb performances and a fresh take on a modern classic
21st June 2023
Review: The RSC’s Julius Caesar
The RSC’s innovative adaptation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar falls short of greatness
20th June 2023
The Making of Frederick the Great: In conversation with Charlotte Kindred
The Mancunion sits down with Charlotte Kindred, ahead of the world premiere of her debut play at The Cockpit as part of Camden Fringe