Monthly Archives: February 2017
Writer Philip Meeks talks about Miss Marple and adapting horror for the stage
In the early 1960s, two national treasures were the creative forces behind one of British cinema’s most successful franchises: the Miss Marple movies.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Hidden Gems in Black and White, Newcastle
North East Photographer Lee Stoneman discovers hidden gems in Newcastle and captures eye-catching images with powerful black and white photography.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Sounds of the North
Northern Soul‘s Head Photographer Chris Payne captures the North’s love affair with music in a series of atmospheric snaps.
Read the full story..Review: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, The Lowry, Salford
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show might be named exclusively after Eric Carle’s globally-famous ravenous insect, but is in fact an hour-long romp through a wider slice of the author’s imagination.
Read the full story..Review: Funny Girl, Palace Theatre, Manchester
I’ve been a huge fan of Sheridan Smith since her days in Runcorn-based sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
Read the full story..Review: Fiddler on the Roof, Liverpool Everyman
It is perhaps appropriate that the Liverpool Everyman’s first rep company in 25 years should open their inaugural production with a rousing song called Tradition.
Read the full story..Win tickets to Girl Gang Manchester’s immersive screening of Bridesmaids
Win tickets to Girl Gang Manchester’s immersive screening of Bridesmaids
Read the full story..Review: I Was A Wife, The Dukes, Lancaster
The last time I saw Polly Lister on stage, she was on her way to winning a 2015 UK Theatre award for best performance in a play.
Read the full story..Count Arthur Strong: Steve Delaney talks pantomimes, pensioners and The Sound of Mucus
In this age of The X Factor, The Voice and Britain’s Got Talent, it’s entirely possible to become famous overnight.
Read the full story..Review: From a Dark Place: How a Family Coped with Drug Addiction, Albert Square Chop House, Manchester
Sitting in the dimly lit bar of Manchester’s Albert Square Chop House – nursing what can only be described as the world’s biggest (and most expensive at £6) gin and tonic – I wait for the launch of From a Dark Place: How A Family Coped with Drug Addiction to begin.
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