Knowledge is a burden, don’t you find? If only we could go through life ignorant of food banks, climate change and Donald Trump, how easy getting up in the morning would be. And if I didn’t already know A Christmas Carol...
Read MoreOn the sunniest days in Southern California, my mind takes me to the dark underbelly of Victorian England conjured up in one of the most chilling scenes in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Scrooge sees a vision of the future in...
Read MoreSuranne Jones, Sarah Lancashire and Jane Danson – all successful Northern actors and all alumni of Oldham Theatre Workshop. Launched in 1968 by David Johnson, OTW has been running youth theatre classes and...
Read MoreThe first ever Christmas production at Merseyside’s impressive new Shakespeare North Playhouse is an object lesson in how to retain the period charm of a well-loved classic while updating the work to engage with modern...
Read MoreManchester has fully embraced the Christmas spirit. The markets are in full swing with gluhwein flowing and bratwurst sizzling, the city is twinkling with thousands of tiny fairy lights and, along Oxford Road, the Palace Theatre...
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