Author: Chris Wallis
Food Review: Comptoir Libanais, Spinningfields, Manchester
Comptoir Libanais is to Lebanese food what Pizza Express is to Pizza.
Theatre Review: The Hired Man, Oldham Coliseum
Any work with the title The Hired Man has got to be a socialist polemic based on the Marxist contradiction between Capital and Labour, doesn’t it? Well, not exactly.
“People in Oldham should not have to go to Manchester to experience theatre.” Chris Lawson, acting artistic director of Oldham Coliseum
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them,” wrote the Bard, and so it is with Chris Lawson who, with the sudden departure of Kevin Shaw, has been catapulted into the role of acting artistic director at Oldham Coliseum.
Food Review: Albatross & Arnold at The Range, Spinningfields, Manchester
Curtis Stewart. Remember that name. This man can cook. And he’s currently doing his stuff in a first floor restaurant at an indoor golf club in Spinningfields.
Theatre Review: Hobson’s Choice, Royal Exchange, Manchester
What an absolute delight.
Theatre Review: The Importance of Being Earnest, Bolton Octagon at Albert Halls
This is the most interesting production of The Importance of Being Earnest I have ever seen, and that includes David Suchet in drag as Lady Bracknell.
Theatre Review: Handbagged, Oldham Coliseum
Well, that was odd. A comedy about Margaret Thatcher and the Queen and it’s very funny. Who’d have thought it?
“We’d like to make history.” The Talleyrand, Levenshulme, Manchester
Levenshulme is rising. To say it is gentrifying is perhaps too strong but it’s certainly becoming bohemian.
Theatre Review: The Way I See It, The Talleyrand, Levenshulme
The Way I See It does exactly what it says on the tin.
Tea from The Manor: Northern Soul talks tea, teabags and tea-tasting with James Green
Dapper. Not a word I often use but, English being an exact language, it’s the only word to describe the proprietor of Tea from The Manor.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
The Northern Soul Awards 2018 took place at the stunning Manchester Cathedral on November 15. Here’s our list of winners, along with the Highly Commended and Special Mentions for each category. Congratulations!
https://awards.northernsoul.me.uk/the-2018-awards/the-2018-winners/
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The Northern Soul Poll
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