Articles relating to: theatre
Theatre Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, Oldham Coliseum
Director Chris Lawson’s first panto at Oldham Coliseum is a belter. And it has the best pantomime cow I have ever seen, in any pantomime, anywhere.
Theatre Review: Getting the Third Degree, Salford Arts Theatre
In a first for Northern Soul, three of my interests have combined in one night: theatre, soul music and football.
Theatre Review: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Playhouse, Liverpool
Playwright Rona Munro tells us in her forward to the programme for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein that she has a “visceral aversion” to analyses of a writer’s work that use their biography “to interpret the stories they told”.
Theatre Review: Reasons to Stay Alive, HOME, Manchester
I am nothing if not a Matt Haig fangirl.
Theatre Review: How to Beat Up Your Dad, The Talleyrand, Levenshulme
Jonny Genet, Sam Beckett and Ant Artaud walk into a bar.
Theatre Review: There are No Beginnings, Leeds Playhouse
For those who lived through the time of the Yorkshire Ripper, much of his reign of terror was characterised by an intermittent series of horrific news items and, as the number of victims increased, lots of analysis about the case.
Review: North West Wonders, Twenty Twenty Two, Manchester
This year’s North West Wonders was extraordinary, writes Megan Chapman.
“It’s about community and the people around you.” Playwright Chris Hoyle talks to Northern Soul
“Once I was sacked from Corrie, I had enough to probably buy a small terraced house,” says Chris Hoyle. “But instead I spent obscene amounts of money on designer clothes.”
Theatre Review: A Taste of Honey, The Lowry, Salford
Down the decades, Salford has had a tempestuous relationship with its playwright progeny Shelagh Delaney.
Theatre Review: Macbeth, Royal Exchange, Manchester
I grew up in Shakespeare’s Country (Stratford-upon-Avon to be precise) so I should be used to The Bard going on a bit.
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s.
There are 23 amazing prizes on offer which you can win by bidding in our online auction.
Our two nominated charities are the Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK. They both do amazing work and we are hoping to raise lots of cash for them.
Go on, you know you want to!
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s
The Northern Soul Poll
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