- Drama
Forced Entertainment: Real Magic – HOME, Manchester
Director: Tim Etchells Reviewer: Lizz Clark Art meets theatre in Real Magic, a show in which one scene is repeated…
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Nativity – Palace Theatre, Manchester
Lyrics and Music: Nicky Ager and Debbie Isitt Writer/Director: Debbie Isitt Reviewer” Matthew Forrest It is my firm belief that…
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Dickie Beau: Re-Member Me – Contact, Manchester
Reviewer: Peter Jacobs Dickie Beau – ‘award-winning lip sync maestro and drag fabulist’ – is the alternative performance identity of…
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Elf – The Lowry, Salford
Book: Thomas Meehan & Bob Martin Music: Matthew Sklar Lyrics: Chad Begulen Director: Morgan Young Reviewer: Alisha McCracken If you…
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Crazy For You – Opera House, Manchester
Book: Ken Ludwig Music and lyrics: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin Director: Paul Hart Reviewer: Sam Lowe The theatre announcer…
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The Snow Dragon – The Lowry, Salford
Devised by Tall Stories Director: Toby Mitchells Reviewer: Jay Nuttall Tall Stories is a phenomenally successful children’s theatre company. You…
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Daniel Sloss: Now – The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Paul Maguire Daniel Sloss is ambitious. This 27-year-old ‘veteran’ of the comedy circuit eventually wants to be regarded as…
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Illuminate – Manchester Central Library
Artistic Direction: Kevin Edward Turner Choreography: Kevin Edward Turner, Anthony Missen Musical Direction: Miguel Marin Reviewer: Peter Jacobs Illuminate is…
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Pirates of the Carabina: Flown – The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Jay Nuttall Despite what it sounds similar to this is not a show parodying swashbuckling seafaring, shanties, and swordfights…
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Man on the Moon – Contact, Manchester
Writer: Keisha Thompson Director: Benji Reid Reviewer: Lizz Clark Keisha Thompson is an astonishing writer and performer. It’s not so…
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