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Review
In Conversation with Julie Hesmondhalgh – Contact, Manchester
Julie Hesmondhalgh wrote her second book, An Actor’s Alphabet, in just a few months. It’s clear that her advice for…
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North West
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Hope Mill, Manchester
Music: Richard Rodgers Book and lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II, new book by Douglas Carter Beane Directors: Joseph Houston and William…
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Musical
Bugsy Malone (The Opera House, Manchester)
Writer: Alan Parker Composer: Paul Williams Director: Sean Holmes Bugsy Malone begins in a misleading manner. The show opens in…
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Musical
Bombay Superstar – The Lowry, Salford
Book: Samir Bhamra Musical Director: Hinal Pattani Writer: Samir Bhamra Director: Samir Bhamra The 1970s may have been the heyday…
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Dance
Woman Hood – Unity Theatre, Liverpool
Creator: Ursula Graber As an integral and meaningful instalment of the 2022 Homotopia Festival, contemporary dancer Ursula Graber invites you…
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Drama
The Long Way Home – Cornerstone Theatre, Liverpool
Writer/Director: Ben Phillips Ben Phillips has been left a rather unusual inheritance: a Perspex container full of cardboard boxes –…
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North West
The Lion King – The Palace Theatre, Manchester
Book: Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi Music: Elton John Lyrics: Tim Rice Director: Julie Taymor What is there to say…
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Drama
The Shawshank Redemption- The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Stephen King Adaptors: Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns Directors: David Esbjornson and Tim Welton In adapting The Shawshank Redemption…
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Musical
Friendsical – A Musical Parody About Friends – The Lowry, Salford
Director / Writer / Lyricist: Miranda Larson Composer: Barrie Bignold With 236 episodes spanning ten seasons and ten years there…
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Drama
Shock Horror- The Lowry Theatre, Salford
Writer: Ryan Simons Director: Terence Mann Shock Horror by Thunder Road, on a nationwide tour and currently playing at the…
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