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Review: Tell Me on a Sunday

Review: Tell Me on a Sunday

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tell Me on a Sunday, which stars Jodie Prenger, at the Lowry

Review: Grease

Review: Grease

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Grease at the Opera House, starring Peter Andre

Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Editor in chief Jess Walmsley reviews Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Lowry – ahead of the release of the film adaptation

Don’t cry over ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’: musical theatre songs you misunderstood

Don’t cry over ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’: musical theatre songs you misunderstood

Do you cry over Don’t Cry for Me Argentina? Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy explores the hidden meanings behind notable musical theatre songs that audiences have misunderstood

Review: The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit

Review: The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit

Kayleigh Crawford reviews The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, a musical sequel to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

Review: Legally Blonde (UMMTS)

Review: Legally Blonde (UMMTS)

Online editor Bec Oakes reviews UMMTS’ production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, based on the classic Reese Witherspoon chick flick

Review: Mame

Review: Mame

Alexia Pieretti reviews the first production of Mame in half a century, starring 2 x Olivier winner Tracie Bennett

Review: Amélie The Musical

Review: Amélie The Musical

Jay Darcy reviews Amélie at The Opera House Manchester, a musical adaption of the quirky and surreal French film, which is currently touring the UK

Review: Spring Awakening The Musical

Review: Spring Awakening The Musical

Alexi Pieretti reviews UMMTS’ last musical of the year, Spring Awakening; a show which brings hope for societal change whilst condemning censorship and adults who stifle the minds of the young, as well as the criminalisation of abortion

Review: Hair the Musical

Review: Hair the Musical

Louise Avey reviews a revival of Hair the Musical at the Palace Theatre

Review: Seussical the Musical

Review: Seussical the Musical

Ella Marsden reviews UMMTS’ production of Seussical the Musical

Review: MMR’s 48 Hour Challenge Musical

Review: MMR’s 48 Hour Challenge Musical

Theatre Editor Anuli Changa reviews Manchester Musical Revue’s 48 Hour Challenge Musical

Review: Motown The Musical

Review: Motown The Musical

Jay Darcy reviews jukebox musical Motown The Musical on its touring visit to the Manchester Opera House

Review: Jersey Boys

Review: Jersey Boys

Grace Johnstone reviews Jersey Boys touring company visit to the Palace Theatre

Review: The Rocky Horror Show

Review: The Rocky Horror Show

Jay Darcy reviews the touring company’s Rocky Horror Show on their visit to the Manchester Opera House

Review: ‘Wicked’

Review: ‘Wicked’

Lauren Ellis-Stretch reviews ‘Wicked’ in it’s touring production visit to the Palace Theatre

Review: ‘Chicago’

Review: ‘Chicago’

Emily Cushlow review the Theatre Society’s latest production, ‘Chicago’

Review: ‘SIX’ The Musical

Review: ‘SIX’ The Musical

Anuli Changa reviews ‘SIX’ The Musical, the new smash hit by Marlow and Morris, fresh from the West End

Review: ‘The Last Five Years’

Review: ‘The Last Five Years’

Colette Bond reviews ‘The Last Five Years’, a Jason Robert Brown musical performed at the Bolton Albert Hall

Review: Kinky Boots

Review: Kinky Boots

Jay Darcy reviews ‘Kinky Boots’ as it visits the Manchester Opera House on its national tour.