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Musical
Sweeney Todd – Liverpool Everyman
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler Director: Nick Bagnall Reviewer: John Roberts If you attend this tale of…
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Drama
Heart of Darkness – The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Joseph Conrad Adaptor: Andrew Quick and Pete Brooks Director: Pete Brooks Reviewer: Jim Gillespie This is not Conrad’s Heart…
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Family
The Wizard of Oz – Theatre Royal St Helens
Writer: Simon Foster Director: Chantelle Nolan Reviewer: John Roberts Theatre Royal St Helens and Regal Entertainment have an undeniable reputation…
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Comedy
Gary Delaney: Gagster’s Paradise – The Lowry, Salford.
Reviewer: Jay Nuttall The mark of a great comedian is, when leaving a gig, not remembering any of the jokes.…
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Comedy
Mark Thomas: Check Up, Our NHS at 70 – Liverpool Playhouse
Director: Nicolas Kent Reviewer: Matt Forrest This must be the first time I’ve attended a comedy show where half way…
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Musical
West Side Story – The Royal Exchange, Manchester
Concept: Jerome Robbins Book: Arthur Laurents Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim. Director: Sarah Frankcom Reviewer: Dave Cunningham Nowadays audiences…
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Blood Brothers – The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Willy Russell Director: Bob Tomson & Bill Kenwright Reviewer: Matt Forrest It’s hard to believe that Blood Brothers just celebrated…
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Dance
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Liverpool Empire
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer/Director: Matthew Bourne Reviewer: John Roberts Nearly 25 years ago, Matthew Bourne premiered his version ofSwan…
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Drama
Rita, Sue and Bob Too – The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Andrea Dunbar Director: Kate Wasserberg Reviewer: Jo Beggs Before it was the 1987 cheeky cult film that every northern…
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Hair – Palace Theatre, Manchester
Music: Galt McDermot Book and Lyrics: Gerome Ragni and James Rado Director: Jonathan O’Boyle Reviewer: Helen Jones It’s 1967. The…
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