Review: Clown Fest, Manchester
Before I went to Clown Fest I thought there were two kinds of clown: kiddy clowns and scary...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Longstaffe | Aug 1, 2017 | Arts, Comedy
Before I went to Clown Fest I thought there were two kinds of clown: kiddy clowns and scary...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Longstaffe | May 1, 2017 | Arts, Theatre
The origins of The Dukes’ latest two-hander production of The Island are legendary. The play was...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Longstaffe | Mar 1, 2017 | Arts, Theatre
One look at Ciaran Bagnall’s marvellously monumental set and we’re back in the 1970s, a world of...
Read MorePosted by Stephen Longstaffe | Feb 22, 2017 | Arts, Theatre
The last time I saw Polly Lister on stage, she was on her way to winning a 2015 UK Theatre award...
Read MorePosted by Helen Nugent | Jan 13, 2017 | Authors & Reviews, Books, Talks & Debates
There’s little doubt that 2016 was tumultuous, what with Brexit, Trump and the passing...
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Thought for the Day: “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein