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Wagatha Christie: In conversation with Nathan McMullen

Wagatha Christie: In conversation with Nathan McMullen

The Mancunion sits down with Nathan McMullen, ahead of the UK tour of Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial
Review: The Way Old Friends Do

Review: The Way Old Friends Do

The Way Old Friends Do, which follows the establishment of the first drag ABBA tribute band, is a celebration of friendship, queerness and, yes, ABBA
Review: Wish You Were Dead

Review: Wish You Were Dead

Out of the four adaptations of Peter James’ books that I have seen, Wish You Were Dead, starring George Rainsford and Katie McGlynn, translated the worse onto the stage
Musicals of Manchester: June

Musicals of Manchester: June

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this June!
The Lowry welcomes old friends for a night of devotion, desire and Dancing Queens

The Lowry welcomes old friends for a night of devotion, desire and Dancing Queens

The Way Old Friends Do, a play about the first ABBA tribute band in drag, visits The Lowry as part of its UK tour
Carrie Hope Fletcher is pulled back to The Lowry

Carrie Hope Fletcher is pulled back to The Lowry

Carrie Hope Fletcher is ‘pulled’ back to The Lowry as part of her first ever UK tour, An Open Book
With ‘The Ambassadors’, Hew Locke seeks to deliver an important message

With ‘The Ambassadors’, Hew Locke seeks to deliver an important message

The Mancunion visits Hew Locke’s stunning new exhibition, ‘The Ambassadors’, at The Lowry
Review: Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist – An Oliver Twisted Tale

Review: Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist – An Oliver Twisted Tale

Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist beatboxes new life into Oliver Twist – but, like Oliver himself, it leaves me asking for more
The Lowry gets it twisted

The Lowry gets it twisted

The stage adaptation of Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist, itself a reimagining of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, comes to The Lowry as part of its UK tour
Review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, starring Kathryn Hunter, is a remarkable production, an unclassifiable story, and a visual feast
Review: Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror

Review: Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror

Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror tells a devastating tale whilst showcasing the most dazzling disabled talent
Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo

The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a beautiful but disappointing adaptation of Christy Lefteri’s novel
Ride through the air on a very fine gander to The Lowry

Ride through the air on a very fine gander to The Lowry

Mother Goose comes to The Lowry for the penultimate stop of its UK tour, starring Sir Ian McKellen, John Bishop, and Anna-Jane Casey
Musicals of Manchester: April

Musicals of Manchester: April

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this April!
Review: Opera North – The Cunning Little Vixen

Review: Opera North – The Cunning Little Vixen

Welcome to the forest: Opera North’s performance of Janáček’s political opera The Cunning Little Vixen was nothing short of brilliant
Review: Opera North – Tosca

Review: Opera North – Tosca

Opera North’s stunning adaptation of Puccini’s Tosca was tense and thrilling
Review: Opera North – Ariadne auf Naxos

Review: Opera North – Ariadne auf Naxos

Opera North’s adaptation of Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos had moments of brilliance whilst falling prey to the familiar trope of trying to do everything everywhere all at once
Review: Steel Magnolias

Review: Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias is a fun, feel-good and emotional exploration of female friendship, so it’s a real shame the tour has been cut short by three months
Musicals of Manchester: January

Musicals of Manchester: January

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this January!
Giovanni Pernice brings the Italian heat to The Lowry in not-so sunny Salford

Giovanni Pernice brings the Italian heat to The Lowry in not-so sunny Salford

Giovanni Pernice brings his new solo tour, Made in Italy, to The Lowry – where he will transport the audience from not-so sunny Salford to his breathtaking homeland