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Royal Exchange Theatre hosts an uprising

Royal Exchange Theatre hosts an uprising

No Pay? No Way!, a contemporary retelling of Dario Fo’s Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, is having its UK premiere at the Royal Exchange Theatre
Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness and ridiculing the rich

Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness and ridiculing the rich

Palme-d’Or-winning Triangle of Sadness is a wild, cynical satire ridiculing the rich in all possible ways.
Review: The Wolf From The Door

Review: The Wolf From The Door

Alexia Pieretti reviews the University of Manchester Drama Society’s production of Rory Mullarkey’s The Wolf from the Door
Grimmfest 2019: A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life

Grimmfest 2019: A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life

Darkly comic and quintessentially British, Staten Cousins Roe’s A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life is a memorable addition to 2019’s Grimmfest line-up, writes Deputy Film Editor Josh Sandy
Sundance London 2019: Corporate Animals

Sundance London 2019: Corporate Animals

Tobias Soar — Despite its underwhelming visual presentation, Corporate Animals is a hilarious dark comedy which might make you squirm in your seat
Review: Thunder Road + Q&A

Review: Thunder Road + Q&A

Thunder Road is a captivating must-see, wild journey through the grief riddled unravelling of a police officer’s life
Review: Mother Courage and Her Children

Review: Mother Courage and Her Children

Alfie Clark reviews Mother Courage and Her Children in its re-imagined dystopian form, at the Royal Exchange Theatre
MIFTA Season: Abandon Ship

MIFTA Season: Abandon Ship

Alexia Pieretti reviews Abandon Ship as part of the Drama Society’s MIFTA Season