Monthly Archives: December 2019
Festive Food Review: Dishoom, Manchester
As a vegetarian, festive meals can be disappointing.
Theatre Review: Treasure Island, Bolton Octagon at the University of Bolton Stadium
Arrh Jim lad, this is Treasure Island, but not as we know it. No timbers will be shivered, no one will be sent to Davy Jones’s Locker, but a good time will be had by all.
Opera Review: Dialogues des Carmelites, RNCM, Manchester
As tradition would have it, here at the OperaWatch office our Christmas celebrations start when the tickets for the Royal Northern College of Music’s December production arrive.
Theatre Review: Peter Pan, Liverpool Empire
Playing a straight role in panto can be a thankless task, and the programme cover and posters for this year’s festive offering from the Liverpool Empire make it clear where the production’s priorities lie.
Theatre Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Manchester Opera House
The trick to pulling off a really great pantomime is balance.
Photo Gallery: Lived-In Rooms by Daniel Meadows and Martin Parr
In 1973, June Street in Salford was an archetypal northern terraced street used for exterior shots on Coronation Street.
Music Review: Vetiver/Treetop Flyers, YES, Manchester
I’m sure Andy Cabic, aka Vetiver, won’t mind me saying that when I had a quick transatlantic chat with him last week (as you do), he seemed distinctly nervous about performing this string of UK dates completely solo, particularly as the Up On High album hasn’t been out that long.
Festive Theatre Review: Mr Popper’s Penguins, Sale Waterside
In recent years Sale Waterside has built a mighty reputation for its family-friendly Christmas shows, often in association with Pins & Needles Productions, punching well above their weight with the likes of The Bear and Father Christmas.
GinnelWatch: Northern Soul’s Best Ginnels of 2019
We love a good ginnel at Northern Soul. But, depending on where you’re from, there are all sorts of words for what essentially amounts to an alleyway, including jennel, snicket, vennel, gennel, jitty and jetty.
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