I have never seen an adaptation of a classic, well loved text before and really felt that the pivotal moments of the story were told better on stage than on the page. So when I read in the West Yorkshire Playhouse programme that...
Read MoreDavid Thacker’s relationship with Shakespeare is a substantial one. He has directed 28 productions of the Bard. For the 29th, Thacker tackles Twelfth Night at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton with a refreshing 1930s twist....
Read MoreI first spoke to Mike Pennington over the phone on my first day as comedy editor at Manchester’s late, lamented what’s on guide, CityLife. I was getting to grips with the comedy listings and in those days, in among...
Read MoreA few years ago, when I still had a fist full of dollars, I visited a small mining town between Santa Fe and Albuquerque called Madrid. It was a one-horse town with a single road running through it. The miners’ shacks had...
Read MoreAnya Reiss is doing alright in the North of England. With her adaptation of The Seagull having just closed the Library Theatre’s long, illustrious residency in Manchester, Spring Awakening opens over the other side of the...
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