Theatre Review: THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET is a brave and bold production which stays true to Shakespeare’s original text From Prokofiev's famous ballet to Baz Luhrmann's MTV-inspired film, William Shakespeare’s THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET has been adapted many times in many different ways. So it’s no surprise that Girl Gang Manchester chose this very play […]
Theatre Review: SPRING AWAKENING - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
SPRING AWAKENING is a spectacular, poignant piece full of emotion and hope despite its dark nature Hope Mill Theatre takes on it’s seventh in-house musical since opening in 2016 and SPRING AWAKENING is a spectacular, poignant piece that doesn't shy away from it’s talking points. Based on the 1891 play of the same name, SPRING AWAKENING […]
Interview With The Cast of SPRING AWAKENING
The cast of SPRING AWAKENING talk to Frankly My Dear UK about taking on the iconic musical Spring Awakening is the seventh in-house musical at Hope Mill Theatre since it’s opening in 2016. The show has music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater, utilising a contemporary rock sound to tell […]
Theatre Review: THE TOYBOY DIARIES – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
This review was originally written for The Reviews Hub Sex sells, as Wendy Salisbury’s bestselling memoirs The Toyboy Diaries clearly demonstrates. When the glamorous grandmother released her tales of love, lust and very young men back in 2009, the book became an international best seller, spurning a sequel, and now, a brand new British musical. […]
Hope Mill Theatre and Aria Entertainment Announce First Three Shows for 2018
New musical THE TOYBOY DIARIES to make its world premiere alongside SPRING AWAKENING and ASPECTS OF LOVE Following their landmark 2017 season, the award-winning Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester and Aria Entertainment has revealed the first three productions for 2018. New British musical THE TOYBOY DIARIES will make its world premiere alongside a revival of […]
Theatre Review: WHAT I FELT WHILST UNDER YOU – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
WHAT I FELT WHILST UNDER YOU is a tender examination of what it means to be masculine in the 21st century Following their five-star, sell out run of smash hit CONSTELLATIONS, Wonderhouse Theatre Company return to Hope Mill Theatre with WHAT I FELT WHILST UNDER YOU, a new play by award-winning, Manchester based, writer David Gregan-Jones. […]
Theatre Review: EDWARD GANT’S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS! – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Bold, bizarre and a little bonkers, EDWARD GANT’S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS! captures the peculiar atmosphere of the Victorian freak show In 1881, the famed and enigmatic impresario Mr Edward Gant presented his renowned travelling show for the final time: a bizarre evening of grotesquery, black comedy and mystery. Over a century later, Gant’s final […]
Theatre Review: THE TRIAL – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
People Zoo Productions grotesque and darkly comic adaption of Kafka’s THE TRAIL is both innovative and incredibly daring This review was originally written for The Reviews Hub. Considering Franz Kafka wrote THE TRIAL more than half a century ago, it’s uncanny prediction, both in subject matter and form, is eerily disturbing. In today’s world of mass surveillance […]
Theatre Review: KING LEAR – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Following their five-star production of HAMLET and sell-out performances of TWELFTH NIGHT, Liverpool’s PurpleCoat make a welcome return to Manchester with their innovative re-imagining of KING LEAR. Widely considered William Shakespeare’s bleakest tragedy, KING LEAR tells the story of the jealous and ageing King of Britain who greedily divides his kingdom between his three daughters […]