Monthly Archives: December 2019
Win an Embellish With Relish cookbook gift bag prize worth £50
Win an Embellish With Relish cookbook gift bag prize worth £50.
A Little Bird says…the truth is under threat
In a series of editorials where leading writers are free to say what they want under a pen name, Little Bird writes about how the truth is under threat.
Theatre Review: Gypsy, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Get set for a night of high kicks, old Hollywood glamour, backstage shenanigans, feathers and lipstick, all under the watchful eye of Rose – the pushiest showbiz mum in town.
Theatre Review: The Night Before Christmas, Leeds Playhouse
I’m definitely not a 21st century incarnation of Ebenezer Scrooge (I’ve checked this with my kids) but I do get more than a bit anxious as November clicks into December and numerous Christmas Markets have been and gone and mince pies are BOGOFF in the shops.
Review: The Lanterns at Chester Zoo
If Christmas really is all about the children, then there can’t be any quibbles about this year’s iteration of The Lanterns at Chester Zoo.
Opera Review: Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók and Sinfonetta by Leoš Janáček, Opera North, Huddersfield Town Hall
The first thing that greets you as you leave Huddersfield Train Station is the tall statue of the short Harold Wilson, well 5’ 8” according to Google.
Festive Food Review: Comptoir Libanais, Spinningfields, Manchester
Comptoir Libanais nestles comfortably among Spanish and Thai fare in The Avenue, the fast-growing eating and drinking destination in Manchester’s Spinningfields.
Theatre Review: Cinderella, The Dukes, Lancaster
Once upon a time there was a very good theatre director called Sarah Punshon who got a job as artistic director at the Dukes Playhouse in Lancaster where she did some excellent work including a wonderful summer show in Williamson Park loosely based on The Three Musketeers and a Peter Pan for Christmas that was the best thing I saw last year.
Win three tickets to Black Cacti Presents: The Luka State at The Met in Bury
Win three tickets to Black Cacti Presents: The Luka State at The Met in Bury.
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