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The Candidates: UMDS’s first show of the year provides confrontation and comedy

The Candidates: UMDS’s first show of the year provides confrontation and comedy

In The Candidates, Harry Petts and Dan Greenwood deliver a strong satire that drips with both farce and melancholy
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UMDS’ The Postcode Lottery: Brand spanking new satire of class cruelty

UMDS’ The Postcode Lottery: Brand spanking new satire of class cruelty

Alfie Pullum and Maisie Bayliss’ The Postcode Lottery offers up a cutting commentary on hunter and hunted
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Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review – Masters of the macabre at the Manchester Opera House

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Inside No. 9 returns: Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are completely suited to the theatre in this spectacular series swan song
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Mooncalf: UMDS’ absurd comedy is a promising pick for London showcase

Mooncalf: UMDS’ absurd comedy is a promising pick for London showcase

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UMDS’ campy, farcical comedy still knows exactly when to twist the knife
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UMDS Cliffs: An enjoyably sentimental MIFTA weaved from family ties

UMDS Cliffs: An enjoyably sentimental MIFTA weaved from family ties

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UMDS’ Cliffs is a sappy but sweet study of a family across generations
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New Leeds review: A compelling call for community in our increasingly individualistic society 

New Leeds review: A compelling call for community in our increasingly individualistic society 

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In New Leeds, Jake Turner Chan paints a striking vision of a future shaped by climate change, and the ties that keep us afloat
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“Love mix’d with fear is sweetest”: UMDS’ The Duchess of Malfi

“Love mix’d with fear is sweetest”: UMDS’ The Duchess of Malfi

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UMDS’ adaptation of The Duchess of Malfi manages to revive a powerful depiction of Jacobean misogyny
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UMDS Wish List: Brilliantly uncaring

UMDS Wish List: Brilliantly uncaring

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Katherine Soper’s Wish List is handled with care by a skilled cast and crew
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Five disparate personalities united through adversity: UMDS’ Pour Me review

Five disparate personalities united through adversity: UMDS’ Pour Me review

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Pour Me, the penultimate play of UMDS’ Autumn Fringe, makes for an AA tragicomedy
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Review: Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked

Review: Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked

Kayleigh Crawford reviews Awkward Conversations with Animals I’ve F*cked
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