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The Kite Runner review: Unflinching look generational trauma and the divided history of Afghanistan

The Kite Runner review: Unflinching look generational trauma and the divided history of Afghanistan

Giles Croft’s adaptation of Khalid Hosseini’s novel movingly explores friendship, betrayal, and redemption while also educating and enlightening audiences on the tumultuous political and cultural history of Afghanistan. It is an innovative and immersive piece of theatre that remains poignant and important in today’s climate
England and Son review: A tragic tale of stolen youth, rage, and outrage

England and Son review: A tragic tale of stolen youth, rage, and outrage

Ed Edwards’ poignant play follows Thatcher’s Great Britain, with a father and son struggling to get by as they go into business together. The glory days are over for Industrial England, and an uncertain future lies ahead
The Making of Frederick the Great: In conversation with Charlotte Kindred

The Making of Frederick the Great: In conversation with Charlotte Kindred

The Mancunion sits down with Charlotte Kindred, ahead of the world premiere of her debut play at The Cockpit as part of Camden Fringe
Life of Pi – showcase with Lolita Chakrabarti OBE and Finn Caldwell

Life of Pi – showcase with Lolita Chakrabarti OBE and Finn Caldwell

Ahead of its first ever UK tour, Life of Pi held a showcase at The Lowry, where it plays over the holiday season – with special guests Lolita Chakrabarti OBE and Finn Caldwell
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: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a frustrating theatre-going experience which takes big swings but, more often than not, misses its mark
Royal Exchange Theatre gets a cat

Royal Exchange Theatre gets a cat

Following on from the success of The Glass Menagerie, the Royal Exchange is staging another Tennessee Williams classic: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Royal Court Theatre is holding out for a hero

Royal Court Theatre is holding out for a hero

Danny Lee Wynter’s debut play, Black Superhero, has its world premiere at the Royal Court Theatre – starring Wynter and Dyllón Burnside
Manchester Opera House makes lemonade out of lots and lots lemons

Manchester Opera House makes lemonade out of lots and lots lemons

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons comes to Manchester Opera House as part of a two-city tour, following a hit run in the West End – starring Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner
Review: Song From Far Away

Review: Song From Far Away

Song From Far Away, starring Will Young as a man coming to terms with his brother’s death, is not quite moving – and that’s what makes it so special
Will Young sings a song far away from HOME

Will Young sings a song far away from HOME

Song From Far Away, an emotional play starring Will Young, is running at HOME
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
Review: Live To Tell: (A Proposal For) The Madonna Jukebox Musical

Review: Live To Tell: (A Proposal For) The Madonna Jukebox Musical

Live to Tell is a meta, satirical but deeply personal account of HIV, with the Queen of Pop used as a representation of transformation
Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which is currently having its regional premiere at The Lowry, is a fantastic, fantastical exploration of family
The Lowry claims its canal is an ocean

The Lowry claims its canal is an ocean

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, the National Theatre play based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name, has its Regional Premiere at The Lowry
Review: Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

Review: Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap, currently playing at the Palace Theatre, is deserving of its 70-year success whilst inferior to Agatha Christie’s other works
Manchester Opera House lays a mousetrap

Manchester Opera House lays a mousetrap

The world’s longest-running show, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, visits Manchester Opera House as part of its 70th anniversary UK and Ireland tour
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: In conversation with Eleri B. Jones

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: In conversation with Eleri B. Jones

Eleri B. Jones, a former UoM student and the Resident Director of The Ocean at The End of the Lane, talks to The Mancunion, ahead of the play’s regional premiere at The Lowry
Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a new play based on These Foolish Things, is warming audiences’ hearts at The Lowry (in not-so sunny Salford)
The Lowry invites you to stay the night (in Jaipur)

The Lowry invites you to stay the night (in Jaipur)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a new stage adaptation of These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach OBE FRSL, is heading to The Lowry