‘electric’ Singin’ in the rain, Royal Exchange, Manchester
They had me at the first tap break. If you know the movie of Singin’ in the Rain, imagine...
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Theatre Review: The Moth, The Lowry, Salford
It’s 1997 and two men meet on a train. A white man and a black man. They drink some beer. Six...
Read MoreTheatre Review: Hedda Tesman, The Lowry, Salford
In her introduction to the text for her play Hedda Tesman, Cordelia Lynn says that “The idea was to create a piece of new writing held within Ibsen’s original play….As a way of addressing developments in socio-political...
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Festive Review: The Borrowers, The Dukes, Lancaster
Five minutes in and I was ready to loathe this production. But once I got over the fact that The...
Read MoreTheatre Review: The Forest of Forgotten Discos, Hope Mill, Manchester
More the Forest of Forgotten Teddy Bears, I’d say, and just the place for a picnic. Nine year-old Red – an engaging Paislie Reid – thinks differently. She’s run away from home because her Dad’s got a new girlfriend...
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