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Musical
Shrek the Musical – Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
Book and Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire Director: Nigel Harman Music: Jeanine Tesori Reviewer: Matthew Jackson Back on a UK Tour is…
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Drama
Othello – Liverpool Everyman
Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Gemma Bodinetz Reviewer: Tate James The third installment of the Everyman Rep’s second season wages war…
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Drama
The Jungle Book- The Lowry, Salford
Writer: Rudyard Kipling adapted by Jessica Swale Director: Max Webster Reviewer: Dave Cunningham Mowgli (Keziah Joseph) dreams of, or perhaps…
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Comedy
Tony Law: Absurdity for the Common People –The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Matt Forrest Law’s routine is anchored by his time as a semi-professional trampolinist. He, along with Vladimir Putin, put…
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Musical
Beautiful – Liverpool Empire
Book: Douglas McGrath Music/Lyrics: Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil Director: Marc Bruni Reviewer: John Roberts “These songs…
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Concert
Kim Wilde: Here Come The Aliens – The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Helen Jones Back in 1981, the then 20-year-old Kim Wilde released her debut singleKids In America. A huge success…
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Audience with
Sir Michael Parkinson: Our Kind of Music – The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Donna Kelly Few talk show hosts can boast the popularity or respect of Sir Michael Parkinson. Since 1963, Parkinson…
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Ballet
My First Ballet: Swan Lake – The Opera House, Manchester,
Choreography: Antonio Castilla after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Reviewer: Richard Hall Since 2012, the English…
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Musical
Beautiful– The Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
Book by: Douglas McGrath Music & Lyrics: Carole King & Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weill Director: Marc Bruni…
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Cabaret
The Tiger Lillies: Corrido de la Sangre – HOME, Manchester
Director: Mark Holthusen Reviewer: Jay Nutall The Tiger Lillies have always been notoriously difficult to categorise. Their style crosses so…
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