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Dance
Russell Maliphant: Silent Lines – The Lowry, Salford
Choreography: Russell Maliphant Reviewer: Peter Jacobs Russell Maliphant Dance Company was established in 1996. In the intervening years, the company…
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Musical
Little Miss Sunshine – The Lowry, Salford
Book/Lyrics: James Lapine Music/Lyrics: William Finn Writer: Michael Arndt Director: Mehmet Ergen Reviewer: Jo Beggs Nobody expected the quirky US…
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Family
Wallace and Gromit’s Musical Marvels – The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Jay Nuttall The 2012 BBC Proms included Wallace and Gromit’s Musical Marvels. It proved so popular that it was resurrected…
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Comedy
Strangers on a Train Set- The Lowry, Salford
Writers: Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding Director: Lawrence Till Reviewer: Dave Cunningham Comedy duo Lip Service, comprising Maggie Fox and…
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Comedy
Handbagged – Oldham Coliseum, Oldham.
Writer: Moira Buffini Director: Jo Newman Reviewer: Sam Lowe It is an eye-catching title, Handbagged. Meaning, a woman who verbally…
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Drama
Little Shop of Horrors – Storyhouse, Chester
Book/Lyrics: Howard Ashman Music: Alan Menkin Director: Stephen Mear Reviewer: John Roberts Credit must be given to Storyhouse for taking…
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Drama
The House on Cold Hill – Opera House, Manchester
Writer: Peter James Adaptor: Shaun McKenna Director: Ian Talbot Reviewer: Frances Scott Plunging all their money into a rundown 1750s…
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Drama
The Mousetrap – The Lowry, Salford.
Writer: Agatha Christie Director: Gareth Armstrong Reviewer: Sam Lowe “Suspect everyone!” is intimidatingly written on the show’s poster. Yet, simultaneously…
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Drama
Chekhov’s First Play – The Playhouse, Liverpool
Adaptor/Director: Ben Kidd and Bush Moukarzel Reviewer: Imogen Rowe Chekhov developed a particular style in his playwriting that can be…
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Dance
Northern Ballet: The Great Gatsby – The Lowry, Salford
Music: Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE Writer: F. Scott Fitzgerald Choreographer and Director: David Nixon OBE Conductor: John Pryce-Jones Reviewer:…
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