Blonde Bombshells of 1943, Octagon Theatre, Bolton
It has stood the test of time. Inspired by the success of Holbeck-born Ivy Benson’s...
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‘the magic of words in motion’ Lear, Hope Mill, Manchester
Here’s the thing. King Lear (Christine Mackie) is old and intends to retire, splitting his...
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‘consummate stagecraft’ Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, The Lowry, Salford
One of the things about being a reviewer is that you can appear to be extremely knowledgeable when...
Read More‘slithering duplicity’ Richard III, Liverpool Playhouse
Is it possible to make an audience empathise with Shakespeare’s tyrannical Richard III? Adjoa Andoh gives it a good go in her fresh new adaptation for Liverpool’s Playhouse and the Rose Theatre in Kingston, in which the...
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Theatre Review: Of All The Beautiful Things In The World, HOME, Manchester
The patriarch has died, a wedding is around the corner, and this South Mancunian Somalian family...
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