Category Theatre

Theatre Review: JERSEY BOYS – Opera House, Manchester

The cast of JERSEY BOYS UK Tour 2022. Photo Credit: Birgit Ralf Brinkhoff

The cast of JERSEY BOYS UK Tour 2022. Photo Credit: Birgit Ralf Brinkhoff

Leaning on its talented cast and fantastic back catalogue, JERSEY BOYS is a thoroughly entertaining and impressively well-crafted show worthy of its ticket price.

5 out of 5 stars

Many musicals are often adapted from successful books, TV shows and hit movies, but JERSEY BOYS does something else entirely: it has been created from real life.

Based on the music and the inside story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, JERSEY BOYS tells the...

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Theatre Review: BLOOD BROTHERS – The Lowry, Salford

Niki Evans (Mrs Johnstone) & the cast of Blood Brothers- Blood Brothers UK 2022 Tour- Photo by Jack Merriman

Niki Colwell Evans & the cast of BLOOD BROTHERS. Photo: Jack Merriman

Carefully balancing moments of intensity with comedy, BLOOD BROTHERS continues to draw a crowd thanks to its compelling storyline, talented cast performance and instantly recognisable songs.

4 out of 5 stars

Few musicals can claim to be as popular as Willy Russell’s smash-hit show BLOOD BROTHERS...

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Theatre Review: THE COLOR PURPLE – The Lowry, Salford

Despite its heavy themes, THE COLOR PURPLE is a powerful and uplifting tale that celebrates life, love and the strength of survival.

4 out of 5 stars

Following its praised revival in 2019, new musical, THE COLOR PURPLE, finally heads out on a UK tour with a week-long run at Salford’s The Lowry.

Based on Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer prize-winning novel, the coming-of-age story follows courageous heroine Celie, who lives in the Deep South during the turn of the 20th century...

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Theatre Review: BEAUTIFUL – Palace Theatre Manchester

Using its tapestry of greatest hits to reflect King’s changing personal circumstances, BEAUTIFUL tells the inspiring true story of Carole King’s remarkable rise to stardom.

4 out of 5 stars

If you’re a fan of musicals like JERSEY BOYS or DREAMGIRLS that give you a VH1 behind-the-scenes peek at the music world, then BEAUTIFUL, the Carole King story, is the show for you!

Returning for an extended third run at Manchester’s Palace Theatre, BEAUTIFUL takes place across the ’60s and ’70s in and around Broadway, Broo...

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Theatre Review: A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN – Waterside Arts, Sale

Part performance, part lecture, A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN is a provocative and striking retelling of Woolf’s feminist essay.

5 out of 5 stars

October 1928. Virginia Woolf delivers two lectures at Cambridge University on Women and Fiction, which form the basis of her essay A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN, published in 1929...

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Theatre Review: Witness For The Prosecution – London County Hall 

Witness for the Prossecution Production photos , taken on 27th September 2022 at the County Hall , London

Agatha Christie’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION celebrates its fifth anniversary with a polished, faultless performance from a truly talented cast.

5 out of 5 stars


Agatha Christie’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION is set in the 1950s and centres around the character of Leonard Vole who is accused of murdering a wealthy, older lady; Emily French and who as a result of her death is set to inherit a large port...

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Theatre Review: THE BOOK THIEF – The Octagon Theatre, Bolton

Niamh Palmer and the Ensemble of THE BOOK THIEF.

Niamh Palmer and the Ensemble of THE BOOK THIEF. Photo Credit: Pamela Raith

Full of heart, passion, and optimism, THE BOOK THIEF is a musical production that needs to be seen.

5 out of 5 stars

Having started as a novel published in 2005, then adapted to a feature film in 2013, THE BOOK THIEF now takes to the stage as a musical, beginning its journey on Bolton Octagon’s stage.

Set in Nazi Germany during the Second World War, THE BOOK THIEF follows young Liesel, who finds solace within words and books, words th...

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Theatre Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY – The Lowry, Salford

The cast of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY. Photo Credit: Johan Persson

The cast of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY. Photo Credit: Johan Persson

Leaning on Bob Dylan’s glorious melodies and poetic lyrics, Conor McPherson’s GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is a stripped-back, heart-warming, and thought-provoking play packed with emotion.

4 out of 5 stars

It’s hard to imagine Bob Dylan’s extensive back catalogue could be woven into a 1930s musical, yet celebrated playwright Conor McPherson has managed to do just that.

Set in 1934 during the Great Depression, GIRL FROM THE NORTH CO...

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Theatre Review: LET ME COUNT THE WAYS – Waterside Arts, Sale

Messy, profound, unapologetic, and real, LET ME COUNT THE WAYS commands your attention.

4.5 out of 5 stars

Inspired by Elizbeth Barret Browning’s Sonnet 43, LET ME COUNT THE WAYS is a spoken word solo show written by and starring promising performer, Maz Hedgehog. What is it about? Well, LET ME COUNT THE WAYS is Hedgehog laid bare for their audience. It is the most intimate and delicate moments of their life, interspersed with romantic fairytale metaphor and disorienting sound.

As a performer, Hedgehog is exqu...

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Theatre Review: MOTHER TREE – Waterside Arts, Sale


3.5 out of 5 stars

Written and performed by Kim Wildborne, Mother Tree is an honest and raw exploration of the challenges and intricacies of motherhood. Using the concept of mother trees – the oldest tree in the forest that communicates and provides resources to seedlings – Wilborne examines the most unique of human connections and what it means to be a mother.

Wildborne is dynamic, powerful, and skilful in her performance, combining poetry, aerial silks, and physicality with humour and heart to create a...

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