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Review: A Fantastic Woman

Review: A Fantastic Woman

Sebastian Lelio’s Oscar-winning drama is captivating and poignant, writes Gina Agnew
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Review: The Child in Time

Benedict Cumberbatch and Kelly MacDonald go on separate journeys of grief as they come to terms with the disappearance of their daughter Kate in BBC1’s drama The Child in Time
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Feature: A Bigger Splash

Luca Guadagnino’s sensuous. suspenseful human drama owes a debt to David Hockney
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Review: Helping Hannah

Part of The University of Manchester Drama Society’s MIFTAs season, this is a charming, coming of age drama
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Review: Passengers

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Passengers attempts to reach for the stars with its sinister plot but ends up getting lost in space instead
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Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The audience at the Lowry were treated to a wonderful performance that was visually superb and entertaining from beginning to end
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Review: The Innocents

The Innocents explores the harrowing effects of rape on a group of Polish nuns after World War Two
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Review: Kate Plays Christine

Kate Plays Christine explores the ethics of our fascination with tragedy and death
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Review: Fringe’s Epic Love and Pop Songs

This feisty piece of promising writing from a Young Pleasance alumnus is bound to administer an injection of fun into the Fringe programme
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HOME Pick of the Week: Dheepan

Dheepan is the 2015 Palme D’Or-winning crime drama that tells a story that the media never did; Nadia Cheung reviews the film as it comes to HOME
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How you can get involved with Manchester’s theatres

How to get involved and gain invaluable experience in your chosen theatre field within some of the most popular theatres in Manchester
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Review: The Pillowman

Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, though deeply unsettling, is one of the best plays I have read, says Alex Webb
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From the Vault: Freaks and Geeks

Lifestyle Editor Moya Crockett on why this American high school TV series, first aired in 1999, should be everyone’s new favourite show
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