Birmingham Royal Ballet's ROMEO AND JULIET – The Lowry, Salford
Passionate, emotional and breathtaking, Birmingham Royal Ballet's adaptation of ROMEO AND JULIET is simply spectacular Birmingham Royal Ballet's 2016 Shakespeare season looks amazing. The world-class ballet company is performing seven ballets at 10 venues across the UK as part of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. This month sees the much-loved revival of Kenneth MacMillan’s […]
Theatre Review: HUSBANDS & SONS – Royal Exchange, Manchester
Intense, gritty and powerful, Ann Marie Duff and Louise Brealey shine in HUSBANDS & SONS Marianne Elliott makes a welcome return to the Royal Exchange with HUSBANDS & SONS, a major co-production with the National Theatre starring Anne-Marie Duff and Joe Armstrong. Adapted for stage by the National Theatre’s Associate Director Ben Power, HUSBANDS & […]
Theatre Review: CHIP SHOP CHIPS – The Hub, Salford
CHIP SHOP CHIPS is a funny and warm-hearted play which will leave you with a full belly and a smile on your face Seven years after her collaboration with Box of Tricks on LETTING IN AIR (2009), acclaimed playwright Becky Prestwich makes a welcome return to the stage with her new play CHIP SHOP CHIPS. […]
THE SOLID LIFE OF SUGAR WATER – Royal Exchange, Manchester
THE SOLID LIFE OF SUGAR WATER is an intimate portrait of loss, hurt and recovery Following its premiere at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Jack Thorne’s new play THE SOLID LIFE OF SUGAR WATER heads to Royal Exchange this week as part of a national tour. Directed by Amit Sharma, THE SOLID LIFE OF SUGAR […]
Theatre Review: WIT – Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Raw, real and relentless, WIT is a beautiful play full of grace and redemption Following his production of THINGS OF DRY HOURS back in 2007, Raz Shaw makes a welcome return to the Royal Exchange to direct WIT, the Pulitzer prize-winning play about a 50 year old professor dying of cancer. Written by American playwright Margaret […]
Theatre Review: Move Over Moriarty – Sale Waterside Arts Centre
Fast-paced, slick and funny, Move Over Moriarty makes a welcome return to the stage Following the success of Inspector Norse and Withering Looks, satirical comedy duo LipService return as Holmes and Watson in a reprisal of their cult classic Move Over Moriarty. Written by Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding, Move Over Moriarty follows super sleuth […]
Theatre Review: Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel at The Lowry, Salford
Smart, silly and wickedly funny, Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel is fully deserving of its huge popularity Improvised comedy (or ‘improv’ as it is otherwise known) has always had a bit of a bad reputation in the UK. Despite continued efforts to revive the genre, many ‘off-the-cuff’ improv productions can easily become meandering and flabby. […]
Theatre Review: The Bodyguard – Palace Theatre, Manchester
Slick, sassy and superbly performed, Alexandra Burke excels in The Bodyguard Few people can handle the power ballad classic I Will Always Love You like Whitney Houston, but Alexandra Burke is certainly one of them. The three-time Brit nominee and X-Factor winner steals the show as Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard, belting out hit after […]
Theatre Review: INTO THE WOODS - Royal Exchange, Manchester
Matthew Xia delivers a musical Christmas cracker at Manchester's Royal Exchange with INTO THE WOODS “Into the woods, into the woods!” And into the woods we certainly went! Setting the scene for Sonheim’s amalgamation of fairy tales is Tony Award winning stage and costume designer Jenny Tiramani who has turned Manchester’s Royal Exchange round stage […]
Theatre Review: Opera North - Kiss Me, Kate at The Lowry, Salford
Smart, stylish and scintillatingly witty, Opera North's production of KISS ME KATE is not to be missed This review was originally written for The Reviews Hub Following their five-star production of Carousel in 2012, Opera North returns to the world of Broadway with a brand new production of hit musical Kiss Me, Kate. Written by Samuel […]