Review: Wicked, Palace Theatre, Manchester
I could quibble. I could carp that the first act climax arrives fractionally delayed,...
Read MorePosted by Desmond Bullen | Dec 7, 2018 | Arts, Theatre
I could quibble. I could carp that the first act climax arrives fractionally delayed,...
Read MorePosted by Emma Yates-Badley | Sep 21, 2018 | Arts, It's Not Grim Up North, Northern Soul writes..., Theatre
Eight years ago, I snagged tickets to Matilda: The Musical at...
Read MorePosted by Desmond Bullen | Aug 20, 2018 | Arts, Theatre
The kids love it. They shriek, they cackle, and – to the insistent cue of I Like To Move It – they...
Read MorePosted by Helen Nugent | Mar 25, 2018 | Arts, Northern Soul writes..., Theatre, We burn witches
A word of advice: don’t go and see Miss Saigon if you’ve had a big tea. The opening...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Mar 29, 2017 | Arts, Theatre
It’s unlike me to be picky or to sound even vaguely like a music bore, but it doesn’t reflect well...
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"I’m keen to see Sir Monty of Don with his hands in the soil, coaxing plants into the world." Helen Nugent, the Editor of Northern Soul, senses that spring is in the air. northernsoul.me.uk/gardening-… @TheMontyDon @GWandShows @GWmag #gardens #gardening pic.twitter.com/ErlNazX6lP
Thought for the Day: ‘Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And ’tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes.’ - William Wordsworth pic.twitter.com/W081Iq3XPc
"a story about family, truth and destiny as one man fights to protect his life’s work from the power of the capital" @BernardGinns writes about his new book, Outcast, the story of how a Northern underdog stood up to the London establishment. northernsoul.me.uk/bernard-gi… #books pic.twitter.com/NTaKyOLNA4
"a solid piece of work, if one exhibiting somewhat more in the way of championship competence than premiership flair" @desmondbullen sees Llenos de gracia at HOME, #Manchester, part of the ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival. northernsoul.me.uk/viva-film-… pic.twitter.com/SS7yljRW67