Review: Dukes 92, Manchester
When Oliver Peyton closed Manchester’s Mash & Air in 2000 and ran back to London with his tail between his legs, he declared that “Mancunians know nothing about food”. Then it was a debatable point. I never...
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The Borrowers: a children’s fantasy classic or a political allegory?
Since publication in 1952, when it won the Carnegie Medal for outstanding children’s book by a...
Read MoreTheatre Review: The Jungle Book, Oldham Coliseum
Whatever you’re doing, stop it. Borrow a child and take it immediately to this life-affirming new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s masterpiece. As the end of the world approaches, you will at least get two hours of absolute joy...
Read MoreNein! Nein! Nein! The Covid Covers exhibition, The White Hotel, Salford
A new exhibition has invited visitors to muse over memorable headlines from the Daily Star, including Carry On Chaos, Stick It Up Yer Virus, The Dukes Of Biohazard and Psycho Seagulls Corona Rampage. A cut-out-and-keep ‘do...
Read MoreTheatre Review: Dracula – The Untold Story, imitating the dog, Leeds Playhouse
“We have staged Dracula: The Untold Story as a live graphic novel,” says UK theatre company imitating the dog. And that is precisely what they have done. Actually, what they have managed to do, along with co-producers Leeds...
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