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Giselle Review: Hardly a pantomime and scarcely a ballet

Giselle Review: Hardly a pantomime and scarcely a ballet

Only with Akram Khan’s re-imagining of Giselle do we find the full emotional potential of the story laid bare before us.
Jesus Christ Superstar at Palace Theatre: You’ll wish the interval never comes

Jesus Christ Superstar at Palace Theatre: You’ll wish the interval never comes

Blending divine drama with rock opera, this rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar dazzles as faith meets fame on the stage of Palace Theatre
Heathers: In conversation with Elise Zavou

Heathers: In conversation with Elise Zavou

With Heathers in Manchester, The Mancunion sits down with Eliza Zavou. We spoke about musical theatre, her character (Heather Duke), and the pressures of starring in a show with such a passionate fan base
Review: Dirty Dancing

Review: Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing is a timeless classic revived
Review: The King & I

Review: The King & I

The King and I is a sumptuous delight and daringly sociopolitical
Review: My Fair Lady

Review: My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady, which bows out at Palace Theatre Manchester, attempts to ‘correct’ the sexism in a sumptuous delight
Palace Theatre Manchester invites you to dance all night

Palace Theatre Manchester invites you to dance all night

My Fair Lady visits the Palace Theatre for the final stop of its UK tour – starring Adam Woodyatt, Michael D. Xavier, Lesley Garret, and John Middleton
Review: The Lion King

Review: The Lion King

The stage adaptation of Disney’s The Lion King is at the Palace Theatre for a four-and-a-half-month residency, as part of its second UK tour
Review: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Review: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Beautiful has rock ‘n’ rolled its way to Palace Theatre Manchester
Swan Lake: Will and Grace visit the ballet

Swan Lake: Will and Grace visit the ballet

Beauty and elegance are evident in the Royal Ballet’s performance of Swan Lake
Palace Theatre Manchester finds its inner-beauty

Palace Theatre Manchester finds its inner-beauty

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical returns to the Palace Theatre as part of its UK tour
Review: Dreamgirls

Review: Dreamgirls

Jessica Hamilton and Katie Bray review Dreamgirls at the Palace Theatre, where it is playing as part of its first-ever UK tour – starring Nicole Raquel Dennis
Palace Theatre Manchester gets ready to Stick It to the Man

Palace Theatre Manchester gets ready to Stick It to the Man

Manchester’s Palace Theatre kicks off its 2022 theatre season with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage adaptation of School of Rock
Review: White Christmas

Review: White Christmas

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews White Christmas at the Palace Theatre
Déjà Review: The Woman in Black

Déjà Review: The Woman in Black

Jessica Hamilton reviews The Woman in Black at the Palace Theatre – the first show at the Palace since reopening after over a year
Review: Heathers

Review: Heathers

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Heathers – which is based on the cult film of the same name – at the Palace Theatre