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Review: Wuthering Heights

Review: Wuthering Heights

Sophie Hicks reviews Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights, an adaptation of the Emily Brontë’s novel, at the Lowry
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The Lowry reaches new heights

The Lowry reaches new heights

Adapted by controversial theatre director Emma Rice, Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights plays at the Lowry Theatre
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Review: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World

Review: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World at the Lowry
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Les Misérables: a magical musical or mere misery?

Les Misérables: a magical musical or mere misery?

Deputy News Editor Shikhar Talwar argues that the world-renowned Les Misérables, currently playing at the Lowry, is far from perfect
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Review: Les Misérables

Review: Les Misérables

Aayush Chadha reviews Les Misérables at the Lowry Theatre
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Review: Shelia’s Island

Review: Shelia’s Island

Hannah Wellock reviews Sheila’s Island at the Lowry
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Review: Animal Farm

Review: Animal Farm

Sophie Hicks reviews Animal Farm at the Lowry
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‘Magic truly is real’ – Bedknobs and Broomsticks at The Lowry

‘Magic truly is real’ – Bedknobs and Broomsticks at The Lowry

Brummie/Cockney accents, excellent puppetry and a truly magical bed – Emily Turvey reviews the stage adaptation of Bedknobs and Broomsticks at the Lowry, which last played in Manchester mere months ago and stars Dianne Pilkington in the lead role
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Review: Opera North’s Alcina

Review: Opera North’s Alcina

Jess Ferguson reviews Opera North’s Alcina at the Lowry
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Review: Opera North’s Rigoletto

Review: Opera North’s Rigoletto

Maria Plakhtieva reviews Opera North’s Rigoletto at the Lowry
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Review: Opera North’s Carmen

Review: Opera North’s Carmen

Secoura Grim reviews Opera North’s Carmen at the Lowry
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Review: As You Like It

Review: As You Like It

Harriet Cummings reviews As You Like It at the Lowry
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks flies into the Lowry

Bedknobs and Broomsticks flies into the Lowry

Disney’s stage musical adaptation of Bedknobs and Broomsticks returns to Manchester, playing at the Lowry and starring Dianne Pilkington
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All the world’s a stage at the Lowry

All the world’s a stage at the Lowry

An all-Northern adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It is playing at the Lowry next week
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Review: Private Lives

Review: Private Lives

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Noël Coward’s Private Lives at the Lowry, starring Patricia Hodge OBE and Nigel Havers
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Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Aayush Chadha reviews The Hound of the Baskervilles, an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes novel of the same name, at the Lowry
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Review: The Play What I Wrote

Review: The Play What I Wrote

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews The Play What I Wrote, which featured Charles Dance as a mystery special guest
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Review: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Review: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Sophe Hicks reviews The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe at the Lowry, starring Samantha Womack
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All I Want For Christmas is Theatre: What’s on in Manchester

All I Want For Christmas is Theatre: What’s on in Manchester

Find out what shows are heading to Manchester’s main theatres over the holiday season
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Take a trip to Narnia with the Lowry this Christmas

Take a trip to Narnia with the Lowry this Christmas

The stage adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe plays at the Lowry this Christmas
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