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Review: Opera North’s La bohème

Review: Opera North’s La bohème

Lily Martin reviews Opera North’s rendition of La bohème at The Lowry Theatre

Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

Review: Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

Sam Bronheim reviews Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes at the Lowry, which stars Adam Cooper and Ashley Shaw

Review: PLAYLAND

Review: PLAYLAND

Dolly Busby reviews PLAYLAND, the last play written by Athol Fugard under Apartheid

In conversation: BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon

In conversation: BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon

Evie Appleson and Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interview BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon, ahead of their show, All I Want for Christmas is Attention

Review: Nuclear Future

Review: Nuclear Future

Dolly Busby reviews Gameshow’s Nuclear Future, the portrayal of family in a post-nuclear apocalyptic landscape

Review: On Your Feet!

Review: On Your Feet!

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews the jukebox musical On Your Feet!, which tells the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, at the Palace Theatre

Review: Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella (English National Ballet)

Review: Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella (English National Ballet)

Sam Bronheim reviews Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella (English National Ballet)

Review: The Lovely Bones

Review: The Lovely Bones

Ella Broadbent reviews The Lovely Bones, the stage adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name

Review: Negative Space

Review: Negative Space

Rosemary Russett reviews Reckless Sleepers’ Negative Space at the New Adelphi Theatre

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

Review: Rip it Up the 70s

Review: Rip it Up the 70s

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Rip it Up the 70s, starring Melody Thornton, Louis Smith CBE, Rachel Stevens, and Giovanni Spano

Interview with Javaad Alipoor of Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Interview with Javaad Alipoor of Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Bayse Genc interviews Javaad Alipoor, the writer and co-creator of Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Review: Curtains

Review: Curtains

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Curtains, a musical whodunnit, starring Jason Manford, Carley Stenson and Ore Oduba

Review: Baby Fever (SICK! Festival)

Review: Baby Fever (SICK! Festival)

Rosemary Russett and Sophia Hadji-Michael review Baby Fever, which is part of this year’s SICK! Festival

Review: Under Three Moons

Review: Under Three Moons

Bayse Genc reviews Box of Tricks’ Under Three Moons at the Lowry

Preview: Pizza Shop Heroes

Preview: Pizza Shop Heroes

Phosphoros Theatre, a refugee theatre company, bring their new show to Manchester

Review: The RSC’s As You Like It

Review: The RSC’s As You Like It

Sam Bronheim reviews the Royal Shakeaspeare Company’s adaptation of As You Like It

Review: The RSC’s The Taming of The Shrew

Review: The RSC’s The Taming of The Shrew

Kayleigh Crawford reviews the RSC’s gender-swapped adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew at the Lowry

Review: Fifty and Nifty at Salford Arts Theatre

Review: Fifty and Nifty at Salford Arts Theatre

Ella Marsden reviews Fifty and Nifty – a play about staying young no matter your age

Musical Theatre Society get set for 2019/20

Musical Theatre Society get set for 2019/20

The Musical Theatre Society are gearing up for another year of performance, with the Musical Revue getting going soon