Author: Chris Wallis
Review: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Bolton Octagon
I arrive at the theatre something of a Brontë virgin, having never read any of the sisters’ books (I know, you’re appalled, but I’m a child of the 60s and I did science at school and university – blame The Two Cultures).
Review: Cyrano, Northern Broadsides, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
Cyrano de Bergerac had a very big nose. So big in fact that Edmund Rostand immortalised it in his 1897 comic masterpiece, written almost 250 years after his eponymous hero’s death.
Review: The Angel of the House, Hope Mill Theatre, Ancoats, Manchester
The Angel in the House is a popular Victorian poem – a terrible set of verse – extolling the virtues of the submissive woman who exists solely to cater for her husband’s needs.
Review: The House of Bernarda Alba, Royal Exchange, Manchester
“It’s Middlemarch gone mad,” I heard someone say in the interval.
Review: Gaslight, Oldham Coliseum
Gaslight, the classic Victorian thriller, was written in 1938 by Patrick Hamilton. It made him rich.
Review: Rudy’s Pizza, Ancoats, Manchester
As an ex-hippy, I found style guru Peter York’s Hipster Handbook on BBC4 a blast from the past. The similarities are remarkable. None of us considered ourselves hippies, though we undoubtedly were, and none of the people he interviewed would admit to being Hipsters, despite the beards.
Review: A Christmas Carol, Oldham Library
Suranne Jones, Sarah Lancashire and Jane Danson – all successful Northern actors and all alumni of Oldham Theatre Workshop.
Review: Azuma Restaurant, Manchester
Manchester is famous for its Chinese restaurants. So why are they so hit and miss?
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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