Theatre Review: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – The Lowry, Salford
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews John Boyne’s best-selling novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has been adapted for stage in a hard-hitting, powerful and emotional production that is sure to tug on your heart strings. Seen through the eyes of a nine-year-old, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas tells the […]
Theatre Review: Moscow City Ballet, Swan Lake – Opera House, Manchester
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews There have been many interpretations of Swan Lake over the years, but Moscow City Ballet’s latest performance of the famous classical ballet is one of the best. Swan Lake tells the story of Prince Siegfried and his love for Odette, a beautiful princess turned into a […]
Theatre Review: Sexual Perversity in Chicago
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews Following their successful Manchester Rep Season, it’s clear that 1956 Theatre don’t shy away from a challenge. Last year the company tackled four plays in just four weeks, from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger to the ambitious and original Juke Box Baby. This year, they return to Salford […]
Theatre Review: Oklahoma! – The Lowry, Salford
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical Oklahoma! may be 67 years old but it’s still as refreshing and thrilling as the day it was written. The award-winning musical has been revived in a brand new touring production directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and it certainly doesn’t disappoint. Set at […]
Theatre Review: Dead Simple – Opera House, Manchester
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews If the thought of being buried alive fills you with fear, then Dead Simple will scare you to death. Based on the best-selling novel by Peter James and adapted for stage by Shaun McKenna, Dead Simple is a gripping, chilling thriller about a stag night prank […]
Theatre Review: The Bradshaws - Goosed, The Lowry, Salford
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews More than thirty years after The Bradshaws was first broadcast as a short story on Manchester’s Piccadilly radio station, the fictitious family are still going strong as they embark on a new UK tour called Goosed. For those who aren’t familiar with the show, The Bradshaws […]
Theatre Review: The Mist in the Mirror – Oldham Coliseum
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews Susan Hill’s spine-chilling novel The Mist in the Mirror makes its world premiere at Oldham Coliseum Theatre this month before embarking on a national tour… and it’s not for the faint hearted! Adapted for stage by Ian Kershaw, The Mist in the Mirror tells the story […]
Theatre Review: A Christmas Carol – New Playhouse, Manchester
Festive, fun and fabulous, The Flanagan Collective’s A Christmas Carol will have you whipped up into the festive spirit quicker than you can suck a Humbug Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is my favourite Christmas story so you can imagine my excitement when I received an invite to The Flanagan Collective’s festive adaptation at Manchester’s […]
Theatre Review: La Traviata – The Lowry, Salford
This review was originally written for The Public Reviews Opera North’s new production of Verdi’s La Traviata may have been 15 years in the making but it’s certainly worth the wait. Fiercely passionate, profoundly moving and devastatingly tragic, La Traviata is widely considered the most popular opera of all time and is arguably Giuseppe Verdi’s […]