North West
English National Ballet: Swan Lake – Palace Theatre, Manchester
Music: Tchaikovsky Choreographer: Derek Deane (after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) Conductor: Gavin Sutherland It’s rare to start a review…
Read More »Othello – Liverpool Playhouse
Writer: William Shakespeare. Adaptor: Scott Graham and Stephen Hoggart. Director: Scott Graham The Liverpool Playhouse is abuzz with energy, as…
Read More »Bat Out of Hell – Liverpool Empire
Music and lyrics: Jim Steinman Director: Jay Scheib Any production based on the music of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf…
Read More »The Famous Five: A New Musical – Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Book: Elinor Cook Music & Lyrics: Theo Jamieson Director: Tamara Harvey There’s something quite delightful going on over at Theatr…
Read More »A Billion Times I Love You – Liverpool Everyman
Writer: Patrick Maguire Music: Crawlers Director: Jessica Meade We meet two enamoured young women at what looks like a moment…
Read More »The Scousetrap – The Royal Court, Liverpool
Writer: Kevin Fearon Director: Cal McCrystal Liverpool’s glorious Royal Court Theatre is always the most welcoming of venues. With its…
Read More »Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical – The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Amanda Whittington Based on the screenplay from: Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard and Piers Ashworth Director: James Grieve At times…
Read More »A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Matthew Dunster It’s impossible, of course, to do something really inventive with Midsummer Night’s Dream that isn’t going…
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