Festive Review: Rumpelstiltskin, The Met, Bury
Bafflement is an underused word. But when taking a pal from New Zealand to a pantomime, it’s...
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Festive Review – Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical, HOME, Manchester
Here’s the thing. I’ve never seen either of the Miracle on 34th Street films, not the...
Read MoreTheatre Review: The House with Chicken Legs, HOME, Manchester
Untruths unveiled, reckless actions and distancing yourself from your carer, it’s all part of adolescence. But top this with chores such as making fences out of human bones and learning how to guide souls into the afterlife with...
Read MoreTheatre Review: Macbeth, Leeds Playhouse
A hit. A palpable hit. The loud cheering at the curtain call and the smiling faces on the crowds of young people as they left told you that. Yes, there is much to like about this unusual production at Leeds Playhouse from...
Read MoreTheatre Review: Fatal Attraction, Opera House, Manchester
First, the good news. Even though it’s yet another stage show based on an 80s hit film, Adrian Lyne’s glossy and controversial 1987 tale of an extra-marital affair gone horribly wrong hasn’t been inexplicably transformed into a...
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