‘humour, heart and heat’ Wicked returns to Manchester’s Palace Theatre
My introduction to Wicked was 11 years ago on a school trip to Manchester’s Palace Theatre....
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Tag: Palace Theatre
Theatre Review: Blood Brothers, Palace Theatre, Manchester
Right from the start, there’s a sense that the dice are loaded against the protagonists of...
Read MoreReview: The Book of Mormon, Palace Theatre, Manchester
Written by the South Park team of Trey Parker and Matt Stone with Avenue Q’s Robert Lopez, The Book Of Mormon arrives at Manchester’s Palace amid the sort of hype that has made it a very hot ticket indeed, with most of the fuss...
Read MoreReview: Wicked, Palace Theatre, Manchester
I could quibble. I could carp that the first act climax arrives fractionally delayed, front-loading the production with the strongest songs. I could cavil that the revisionist elements of The Wizard Of Oz are somewhat...
Read MoreTheatre Review: Matilda – The Musical, Palace Theatre, Manchester
Eight years ago, I snagged tickets to Matilda: The Musical at Stratford-upon-Avon’s Courtyard Theatre. I was delighted that not only was one of my favourite children’s books turned into musical theatre (oh,...
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