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Theatre Review: Back to The Future – the Musical, Manchester Opera House
Somewhere far along the event horizon, every last hit 80s movie will have been adapted into a stage show – presumably the day they announce Police Academy: The Musical.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Manchester Opera House
The trick to pulling off a really great pantomime is balance.
Read the full story..Review: Tom Gates Live on Stage!, Manchester Opera House
For several years now, the Tom Gates books by Liz Pichon have been all the rage in primary schools across the land.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: The Exorcist, Manchester Opera House
When the first wave of so-called ‘movie brat’ film directors began to break through in the 70s, it often seemed to be with ingeniously crowd-pleasing adaptations of successful mass-market novels.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: & Juliet, Manchester Opera House
Not so much a remix of Shakespeare as a thoroughly modern sequel, packed full of fashionable themes like female empowerment and gender fluidity, all set to, ahem, bangin’ tunes from some bloke you’ve probably never heard of even though they’ve sold in the high godzillions.
Read the full story..& Juliet: Miriam-Teak Lee talks about taking on the ultimate role
It’s by no means impossible that you’ve never heard the name Max Martin.
Read the full story..“If you want to see the movie, see the movie.” Bob Gale talks to Northern Soul about Back to the Future – The Musical
Here’s the thing. The blockbuster film Back To The Future was first released in 1985, starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a rock ‘n’ roll-loving teenager who is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-travelling DeLorean (ask your parents) invented by his friend, Dr Emmett Brown, played by Christopher Lloyd.
Read the full story..Review: Dick Whittington, Manchester Opera House
When I announced to the folks at Northern Soul Towers that I’d never been to a pantomime, they looked at me like I had two heads.
Read the full story..“You’re being paid to have fun and to laugh and be daft and stupid.” John Barrowman talks to Northern Soul
As you might expect, chatting with John Barrowman is a cheeky and gossipy encounter. His tales are peppered with one-liners about threesomes with The Krankies and being the best ‘Dick’ in the business.
Read the full story..Review: The Snowman, Manchester Opera House
Clever intros aren’t really necessary here: Birmingham Rep’s production of The Snowman is a near-perfect festive family show.
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