INTERVIEW: Director Michael Fentiman Talks AMELIE THE MUSICAL
Director Michael Fentiman talks about the challenges of adapting the hit film AMELIE for the stage Five-star musical adaptation of 2001 Oscar-nominated film AMELIE heads to Manchester’s Opera House next week as part of a new UK tour. AMELIE THE MUSICAL tells the story of a young woman with a gift for quietly bringing joy […]
INTERVIEW: Audrey Brisson and Danny Mac Talk AMELIE THE MUSICAL
Ahead of its run at Manchester's Opera House, Audrey Brisson (Amelie) and Danny Mac (Nico) about the five-star musical adaptation of the hit film AMELIE The musical version of hit film AMELIE heads to Manchester’s Opera House next week as part of a new UK tour. Based on the 2001 Oscar-nominated of the same name, […]
Theatre Review: CLUB TROPICANA THE MUSICAL - Opera House, Manchester
Camp, cheesy and full of fun, CLUB TROPICANA THE MUSICAL is the 1980s answer to LOVE ISLAND Ever since I saw George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley live it up in the so-called ‘Club Tropicana’, I’ve wanted to go. After all, this is a place where drinks are free and there’s fun and sunshine enough for […]
Theatre Review: THE KING AND I - Opera House, Manchester
Bartlett Sher handles this politically tricky piece with care, respect and skill to deliver a wonderfully lush and beautifully staged revival of THE KING AND I that is a joy to watch Following its multi-award winning run on Broadway and its record-breaking sold-out season at the London Palladium, American director Bartlett Sher brings his revival […]
INTERVIEW: Joe McFadden and Rita Simons Talk THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL
BAFTA-nominated actor Joe McFadden and award-winning actress Rita Simons talk about their roles in Peter James' spine-tingling new thriller THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL Peter James' spine-tingling new thriller THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL heads to Manchester’s Opera House next month as part of a new UK tour. Starring BAFTA-nominated actor and winner of BBC1’s […]
Theatre Review: ABIGAIL'S PARTY - Opera House, Manchester
Sarah Esdaile squeezes every bit of humour out of Mike Leigh's bitter comedy ABIGAIL'S PARTY but ultimately undercuts the emotional impact of the ending As someone who never lived through the 1970s, I always imagine the era to be a mix of bell-bottomed flares, big afros, disco music and dodgy moustaches. These very thoughts were confirmed […]
Theatre Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS – Opera House, Manchester
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS is an acute, revealing piece but Sam Yates' touring production doesn't quite close the deal as successfully as it should It’s fair to say that the salesman has become almost an archetypal figure in America, embodying the American dream and taking a central role in works of art and literature such as in […]
Theatre Review: MOTOWN THE MUSICAL - Opera House, Manchester
With its goldmine of hits, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is a feel-good show about this iconic period in music and popular culture history Mention the word Motown and you’re more likely to think of the US city of Detroit, not the UK city of Manchester. Yet this humble Northern city has more links to the iconic record […]
Theatre Review: THE FULL MONTY - Opera House, Manchester
Rowdy and raucous, THE FULL MONTY is the ultimate crowd pleaser and a hilarious adaption of the hit 1997 film First performed in 2013, the stage production of THE FULL MONTY is an adapted version of the 1997 film about a group of unemployed men who decide to become strippers for a night to raise […]
Theatre Review: ANNIE - Opera House, Manchester
Nikolai Foster’s touring production of ANNIE certainly looks and sounds the part but the 40-year-old story is beginning to show its age Forget the adults, it’s the kids who rule theatre at the moment. From Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin’s MATILDA THE MUSICAL to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SCHOOL OF ROCK, the array of young talent gracing […]