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Upcoming Live Art and performance in Spring 2014

Jasper Llewellyn fills us in on the up and coming live art calandar.

The Royal Opera House

Zoe Landau, tells us about her role as Student Ambassador for the venue and why she thinks there’s so much more to it than meets the eye.

An International Eyeful

Caroline Hailstone reviews the Best of the BE Festival

What I’m looking forward to this year in Theatre

Helen McCarthy gives us the best picks of what local theatre has to offer this year

The Confused Storm

Vicky Carter reviews Forced Entertainment’s The Coming Storm at the Contact Theatre

Is it us or them?

Ellie Riley reviews Blue/Orange at the Manchester Opera House

Must See This Week In Theatre: 26th November-3rd December

The best of theatre for the week ahead.

Johnny Don’t Come At All

Sophie Lipton reviews Coal’s ‘Johnny Come Lately’ at the Royal Exchange Studio Theatre

Must See This Week In Theatre: 19th November-26th November

The best of theatre for the week ahead.

Risque and Manic

Josephine Lane finds the personalities of the two performers gel perfectly.

Orpheus may be descending but Imogen Stubbs is on the rise

Hannah Lawrence reviews Sarah Frankcom’s latest production at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Orpheus Descending.

Preview and Interview: American Idiot

Josephine Lane previews ‘American Idiot: The Musical’ and interviews it’s stars Trent Saunders and Alyssa de Palma

We are not even citizens. We are a native ‘problem’

Jessie Cohen reviews ‘Mother to Mother’ at the Contact Theatre

Review: Borderline Vultures

Ellie Scallan finds a thrilling atmosphere which delights human curiosity by taking the individual firmly out of their comfort zone

Wake me up when the musical ends

Josephine Lane reviews the UK premiere of American Idiot, performed at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on October 9th

And the girls in their successful dresses

Sophie Lipton reviews ‘And the girls in their Sunday dresses’ at the Contact Theatre

Must See This Week In Theatre: 5th November-12th November

The best of theatre for the week ahead.

9 to 5: What a way to spend an evening!

Joshua Val Martin reviews the UK premiere of Dolly Parton’s musical: 9 to 5

Locked in emotion

Rosie Panter reviews The Cell at the Bolton Octagon, one of the new plays showcased in Manchester’s 24:7 Festival

Nothing to say about something

Robbie Davidson reviews The Alchemystorium at The Lowry Theatre