Comedy Review: Fast Fringe with Justin Moorhouse – The Dancehouse, Manchester
FAST FRINGE is a ridiculously fast-paced show that is as funny as it is frantic If FAST FRINGE is anything to go by, the 2016 Greater Manchester Fringe Festival looks set to be a cracker! The two-hour comedy show opened the month-long festival at Manchester’s The Dancehouse last night, cramming more comedy and variety acts than into […]
THE 39 STEPS (The Lowry) Review
Fast-paced, well-polished and sublimely executed, THE 39 STEPS is still in spiffing form Considering THE 39 STEPS is now in its 10th year, the award-winning production is still in spiffing form. After nine years in London’s West End, Patrick Barlow’s hilarious adaptation is back on tour and is as bonkers and as brilliant as ever. […]
Comedy Review: JAMES VEITCH - Dot Con, The Lowry
Dot Con is a topical, fast-paced and witty comedy show about scamming the scammers Email spam is still a big business. In 2013, 60% of emails sent were either spam or scam, resulting in innocent people being relieved of around $6 billion of their hard earned cash. So one bold, brave and bored comedian decided to […]
Theatre Review: ROCK OF AGES – The Lowry, Salford
SMTC’s production of ROCK OF AGES entertains but is a little rough-around-the-edges The tail end of the big, bad 1980s was a time of big bands, big egos and even bigger hair. It was also was the age of the power ballad – those air-guitar anthems that you can’t help but rock along to. So when Salford […]
Theatre Review: BIRD - Royal Exchange, Manchester
BIRD is an extremely bold play with excellent cast performances BIRD, the winner of a Judges award in the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for playwriting, premiered at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre last night. Welsh writer Katherine Chandler brings us the story of Ava and Tash, two best friends fighting their way through the care system with only […]
Theatre Review: The Hollywood Special Effects Show – The Lowry, Salford
The Hollywood Special Effects Show is interesting but ultimately fails to match up to its intended audience If you’ve been to the cinema this year, chances are you saw a film that contained special effects. Almost every modern film features some form of special effects (SFX), whether its make-up prosthetics or CGI graphics. No surprise then […]
Film Review: BOWIE: THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
BOWIE: THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD is a feature length documentary about the life and inspiration of a true rock and roll icon Since music legend David Bowie first shot to fame in the 1960s, there are have been many documentaries about the British rock icon. From his impact on fashion and teenage culture […]
THE HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS SHOW Heads to The Lowry
Go behind-the-scenes to discover the science and secrets of creating movie magic The glitz, glamour and gore of Hollywood heads to The Lowry this weekend for an explosive half-term treat for all the family. THE HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL EFFECTS SHOW takes you behind the scenes of the UK’s favourite films to discover the science and secrets […]