Theatre Review: Northern Ballet's THE GREAT GATSBY - The Lowry, Salford
Northern Ballet deliver a new and fresh twist to a classical ballet with THE GREAT GATSBY The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. A story a majority of us know and love. The classic American novel about the mysterious millionaire who has an affinity for lavish parties and good-looking women. Set in the 1920s, Gatsby’s exotic lifestyle […]
Theatre Review: HOME, I'M DARLING - The Lowry, Salford
E-bay, the internet and mobile phones meet the 1950s in HOME, I’M DARLING Laura Wade’s witty comedy brings to life one woman’s desire to be the perfect 1950s housewife in a world where fetching her husband’s slippers and descaling the taps with lemon juice is all part of the daily routine. The married couple decide […]
Theatre Review: JERSEY BOYS - Opera House, Manchester
Four guys, four stories, one unforgettable musical, JERSEY BOYS certainly lives up to the hype West End and Broadway extravaganza JERSEY BOYS tells the remarkable tale of four ordinary boys from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who went on to sell 100 million records worldwide. Frankie Valli, Tommy De Vito, Nick […]
Theatre Review: THE MAIDS – HOME, Manchester
Violently deluded yet brilliantly captivating, THE MAIDS is a dark twisted tale that is bold and unforgettable Bringing a whole new pallet of colours to the show, director Lily Sykes refreshes THE MAIDS into a story which changes the notion of gender roles and contemporary ideas and steals our attention with intensity, dark humour and a delusional […]
Theatre Review: CLOD ENSEMBLE: PLACEBO - The Lowry, Salford
Infectious movement becomes the medicine in this catchy dance experiment - or is it just another placebo? The placebo effect is defined as being the positive outcome of using a fake drug or treatment, which has no actual beneficial properties other than the patient’s own beliefs that it does. In a clever and somewhat manipulative […]
Theatre Review: AWFUL AUNTIE - Opera House, Manchester
Inventive and lighthearted, AWFUL AUNTIE has the little ones giggling right from the very start In this David Walliam’s book-turned-stage play, 12-year-old Stella finds herself waking up from a coma as an orphan and under the care of her Aunt Alberta who is far from nice. In a crazy series of events, Stella befriends the ghost […]
Music Review: Thank You For The Music - The Lowry, Salford
THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC is the ultimate tribute to ABBA, recreating the sounds, sights and unforgettable hits of the Swedish pop group Mamma Mia – what a performance! A blast from the past recreating ABBA’s number one hits with bright lights, flashy outfits and unforgettable voices. The Swedish pop group from the 1970’s and […]
Theatre Review: Nigel Slater's TOAST - The Lowry, Salford
Nigel Slater's TOAST is a phenomenal piece of British nostalgia which brings more than just a single memory to life on stage The theme for the second of The Lowry's Week 53 Festival is ‘coming of age’ and TOAST, an interactive trip down memory lane which explores the childhood of one of Britain’s favourite foodies, […]
Theatre Review: THE JUNGLE BOOK - The Lowry, Salford
Jessica Swale’s riveting and vivacious twist on Rudyard Kipling’s classic THE JUNGLE BOOK brings the life and soul of the jungle to Salford's The Lowry Rudyard Kipling’s THE JUNGLE BOOK has been retold in many different ways over the years, with Walt Disney's 1967 animated film and, more recently, the live action film from 2016, in particular, […]
THE WINSLOW BOY Review: Rachel Kavanaugh's revival of Terrance Rattigan's 1946 play is a thrilling legal drama which has have you gripped from the start
Rachel Kavanaugh's revival of Terrance Rattigan's A WINSLOW BOY is a thrilling legal drama which explores the ages of time, the courts of justice and a close-knit family’s relationship Written by Terrance Rattigan in 1946, THE WINSLOW BOY tells the story of a family’s fight for their son who has been accused of stealing and cashing a […]