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Review: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Review: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Anuli Changa finds joy in the spontaneity of a show that changes every night

Review: The Vagina Monologues 2018

Review: The Vagina Monologues 2018

Anuli Changa finds empowerment and diversity in the University of Manchester’s production of the 1996 play

Female creatives launch campaign to buy theatre

Female creatives launch campaign to buy theatre

A group of female creatives are seeking support for their latest venture – buying a theatre

Review: Action Man

Review: Action Man

Jess Johnstone reviews Action Man, the final play in the Drama Society’s Autumn Season 2017

Brand new women’s theatre society taking back the stage

Saira Baksh introduces us to the Women’s Theatre Society at the University of Manchester

Migration researchers team up with theatre group

The multi-media theatre production is part of the University of Manchester’s first-ever Manchester Migration Month spanning across October

Review: People, Places & Things

Anna Merabishvili reviews the touring production at HOME.

Review: Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Jade Fox reviews Octagon Theatre Bolton’s revival of Andrea Dunbar’s seminal classic

Review: Yank! The Musical

A tonally confused musical lifted by some fantastic performances and moments of pathos and humour

A summer of art in Manchester

With summer on the way find out what Manchester’s galleries have got in store

Review: Killing Curtis Drake

Part of the MIFTAS season by the University of Manchester Drama Society, this play doesn’t quiet live up to expectations

Review: Artificial Salt

Part of the MIFTAS season by the University of Manchester Drama Society the ambitious and daring nature of this play pays off

Review: Was it good for you?

Part of the MIFTAS season by the University of Manchester Drama Society this is a hilarious play about one night stands

Review: Narvik

A truly haunting and mesmerising play by Lizzie Nunnery

Interview: Lizzie Nunnery

The Mancunion’s Theatre editor Brogen Campbell talks to writer Lizzie Nunnery about her play ‘Narvik’

Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The audience at the Lowry were treated to a wonderful performance that was visually superb and entertaining from beginning to end

Review: Ghosts

Henrik Ibsen’s play Ghosts is revitalised in an enthralling and thought-provoking new production at HOME Manchester

Review: The Full Monty

The Full Monty is showing at the Manchester Opera House, and it is a wonderfully funny and emotive performance throughout

Review: Women’s Hour

An hour full of laughs, mocking and challenging the status quo

Review: The Privileged

The Privileged is a true work of art: Full of daring techniques to subvert the audience-actor relationship and break the ice when discussing race, rule-breaking, and respect