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Review: La Clique

Review: La Clique

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The Mancunion attended La Clique’s exclusive launch party to celebrate its Northern premiere – and we were absolutely blown away
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La Clique: Lj Marles on circus, family and Beyoncé

La Clique: Lj Marles on circus, family and Beyoncé

The Mancunion sits down with high-heeled aerialist Lj Marles, ahead of the Northern premiere of La Clique
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La Clique – Media preview

La Clique – Media preview

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Ahead of La Clique’s Northern premiere at Depot Mayfield, The Mancunion attended an exclusive media preview to catch a glimpse of the acts
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La Clique swings into Depot Mayfield

La Clique swings into Depot Mayfield

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Underbelly is coming to Manchester for the very first time, with their acclaimed show La Clique taking up residency at Depot Mayfield
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Review: The Bloody Chamber

Review: The Bloody Chamber

Proteus’ circus-inspired stage adaptation of Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber ended its UK tour with a haunting stop at The Lowry
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Review: The Black Blues Brothers

Review: The Black Blues Brothers

The Black Blues Brothers showed off their vast acrobatic skill in their not-so Blues show at The Lowry
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The Lowry goes blue for Black History Month

The Lowry goes blue for Black History Month

The Black Blues Brothers, a carnivalesque tribute to The Blues Brothers, is poignantly ending its run at The Lowry in Black History Month
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AO Arena is holding a procession

AO Arena is holding a procession

Cirque du Soleil returns to Manchester – bringing their classic show Corteo to AO Arena for the first time ever
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Cirque du Soleil: In conversation with Roger Hewett

Cirque du Soleil: In conversation with Roger Hewett

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Jessica Hamilton interviews band leader Roger Hewett ahead of Cirque du Soleil: Corteo’s residency at AO Arena
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MANIFF 2022: Balloon Animal

MANIFF 2022: Balloon Animal

MANIFF 2022: A circus located in small-town America, a young woman looking beyond her families expectations, Balloon Animal is a coming of age story loaded with intrigue and depth
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MANIFF 2021: The Great Circus

MANIFF 2021: The Great Circus

Lauryn Berry reviews The Great Circus documentary, which follows a circus company in its preparations for a new show
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Review: Gorgon Westley’s Railway Circus (MIFTA)

Review: Gorgon Westley’s Railway Circus (MIFTA)

Sam Whitehouse reviews UMDS’s Gorgon Westley’s Railway Circus, which was performed at the Peer Hat as part of the MIFTAs
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Preview: Party Like Gatsby

Preview: Party Like Gatsby

Party Like Gatsby is an immersive party coming to Manchester’s O2 Ritz for one night only
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Review: Circus 1903

Review: Circus 1903

Rosemary Russett reviews Circus 1903 at the Lowry
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Review: The Escape Act – A Holocaust Memoir

Review: The Escape Act – A Holocaust Memoir

Kayleigh Crawford reviews The Escape Act – A Holocaust Memorial
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Live: Warehouse Project – Circus

While Dusky was disappointing, Joris Voorn saved the day
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Club: Yousef presents Circus @ Transmission

Transmission felt a lot more fun and less serious than the Warehouse Project
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Review: Barnum

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The circus musical is a theatrical experience different from many mainstream musicals, writes Matthew Gormley
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Interview: Yousef

We caught up with head of Circus Recordings and House legend, Yousef…
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