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 […]
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 […]
Interview Exclusive: tutti frutti's Wendy Harris Chats About WILD!
Frankly My Dear UK talk with tutti frutti Artistic Director Wendy Harris about their new play WiLd! Following on from their acclaimed 2014 production of MONDAY’S CHILD which explored Alzheimer’s disease, theatre company tutti frutti return to the stage with their new play WILD! Written by award-winning writer Evan Placey, WILD! tells the story of […]
Theatre Review: Tom - The Story of Tom Jones, The Lowry
TOM is a hip-swinging musical full of heart but ultimately struggles to separate the man from the myth Since Sir Tom Jones first shot to fame in 1965, the Welsh singer has had sold over 100 million records worldwide, claiming 36 Top 40 hits in the UK and 19 in the US. Surprising then that […]
Theatre Review: THE NIGHT WATCH – Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Compelling, thoughtful and theatrically inventive, THE NIGHT WATCH is a story of illicit love and everyday heroism Sarah Waters’ captivating novel THE NIGHT WATCH has been adapted for the stage for the first time in a fantastic new production by the Royal Exchange Theatre. Set in the late 1940s, THE NIGHT WATCH follows the stories […]
Theatre Review: FAGIN’S TWIST – The Lowry, Salford
Bold, ambitious and incredibly inventive, FAGIN’S TWIST shows Dicken’s Oliver Twist in a shadowy new light Following the highly successful THE BLACK ALBUM in 2014, Avant Garde Dance return to the stage for their first major production, FAGIN’S TWIST. Inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic tale, FAGIN’S TWIST tells the untold story of one of literature’s most […]
Theatre Review: Pygmalion – Oldham Coliseum
Warm, witty and wonderfully funny, PYGMALION is a provocative comedy full of wit More than a hundred years after its stage premiere, George Bernard Shaw’s sparkling comedy Pygmalion has been revived in a new production by Oldham Coliseum Theatre. Pygmalion tells the tale of Henry Higgins, an egocentric Professor of Phonetics who makes a bet with […]
Theatre Review: Twelfth Night – HOME, Manchester
Wacky, wild and wonderfully weird, Filter's wonderfully off-kilter production of Twelfth Night is well worth a watch Music is most definitely the food of love in Filter’s adaptation of Twelfth Night. In fact, rock music meets Shakespeare head on in this explosive reworking of Shakespeare’s lyrical play. Twelfth Night tells the story of Viola, a young […]