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Aha! Alan Partridge comes to Manchester

Aha! Alan Partridge comes to Manchester

Stratagem, starring Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge, plays at Manchester’s AO Arena as part of its UK tour
Review: Shelia’s Island

Review: Shelia’s Island

Hannah Wellock reviews Sheila’s Island at the Lowry
Review: Saving Britney

Review: Saving Britney

Is there more to #FreeBritney than meets the eye? Saving Britney follows a fan’s love affair with the star, who secretly saves her.
Cold One Liners, Hate the Shelf, Comedy Red Flag Time

Cold One Liners, Hate the Shelf, Comedy Red Flag Time

Anna Nixon hilariously tells all on red and green flags when it comes to conversations about comedy in the current dating scene.
Review: Private Lives

Review: Private Lives

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Noël Coward’s Private Lives at the Lowry, starring Patricia Hodge OBE and Nigel Havers
Don’t Look Up: No need for subtlety in McKay’s perfect satire for the modern world

Don’t Look Up: No need for subtlety in McKay’s perfect satire for the modern world

Full of black humour and intentional heavy-handedness, Don’t Look Up is a hilarious satire for our times and a wake-up call for humanity.
Palm Springs: The time loop romcom we need?

Palm Springs: The time loop romcom we need?

Andy Samberg and Christin Milioti shine in this sun swept, time bending romcom
Review: Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun

Review: Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun

Aunty Donna’s hilarious Aussie mayhem perfectly manages to stay on just the right side of pure insanity
Horoscopes: Week commencing November 2nd

Horoscopes: Week commencing November 2nd

Find out which Looney Tunes character you are, based on your star sign!
Review: Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm

Review: Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm

Outrageous, thought-provoking, and politically charged, Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat’ sequel has big swings but few hits
Review: Hubie Halloween

Review: Hubie Halloween

Sandleristas rejoice for the prodigal son has returned with his latest comedy caper, Hubie Halloween
Horoscopes week commencing October 19th

Horoscopes week commencing October 19th

Inspired by the Parks and Recreation team from Pawnee, Indiana – this week’s horoscopes will tell you which character you are
Recommended: Top 20 British Films and TV Shows

Recommended: Top 20 British Films and TV Shows

In this time of need, Sam James lists his Top 20 British Films and Television Shows
Review: Indigo

Review: Indigo

Alexia Pieretti reviews Indigo at the King’s Arms
Recommended: Coming-of-age films

Recommended: Coming-of-age films

Oh, grow up, will you? Writers and editors of the film section come together to compile the essential list of coming-of-age films
Bourgeois and Maurice’s Insane Animals – Press Event

Bourgeois and Maurice’s Insane Animals – Press Event

Francesca McClimont attends the press event for Bourgeois and Maurice’s first musical, Insane Animals, which also stars Lockie Chapman from The Overtones
Home: A look at Rufus Jones’ “refugee sitcom”

Home: A look at Rufus Jones’ “refugee sitcom”

What do a middle-class English family and a Syrian refugee have in common? A lot more than you might think, argues Channel 4 sitcom Home
Netflix delivers the schooling we all wish we had with Sex Education

Netflix delivers the schooling we all wish we had with Sex Education

Netflix’s Sex Education has received high praise for it’s ability to break down taboo topics around sex, and other issues
Review: Bombshell

Review: Bombshell

Due to a combination of unlikeable protagonists and questionable toning, Bombshell is unable to realise the potential that its cast and subject matter deserves, writes James McCafferty
Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Kayleigh Crawford reviews Mischief Theatre’s Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Lowry