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Theatre Review: Matilda – The Musical, Palace Theatre, Manchester
Eight years ago, I snagged tickets to Matilda: The Musical at Stratford-upon-Avon’s Courtyard Theatre.
Read the full story..Theatre Review: George’s Marvellous Medicine, Liverpool Playhouse
Ok that’s it. From now on, all children’s theatre productions need to feature giant humanoid chickens with a steampunk aesthetic and fabulous comic timing.
Read the full story..Review: Fantastic Mr Fox, The Lowry, Salford
Roald Dahl only started writing children’s books in the early 1960s but they’re already beginning to assume the status of modern myths, fit to be reconfigured into all kinds of different shapes and forms.
Read the full story..Review: George’s Marvellous Medicine, Manchester Opera House
It’s not quite panto season yet, but this touring production of George’s Marvellous Medicine ticks a lot of those same boxes where family entertainment is concerned.
Read the full story..Review: The BFG, Bolton Octagon
There’s no two ways about it: in the field of children’s literature, Roald Dahl is, well, a giant.
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