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Long Day’s Journey into Night
Long Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill at HOME Theatre Reviewed by John Waterhouse and John Gormally, May 2018 Widely regarded as one of the great 20th Century plays, Long Day’s Journey...
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Blood Brothers – Palace Theatre
Blood Brothers at Palace Theatre Reviewed by Katie Leicester, May 2018 Willy Russell’s long running successful musical Blood Brothers graced the Palace Theatre in Manchester. I can’t imagine that...
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Altrincham Garrick
Priscilla Queen of the Desert at Altrincham Garrick Playhouse Reviewed by Katie Leicester, May 2018 The beautiful renovated Altrincham Garrick Theatre hosted the flamboyant musical Priscilla Queen...
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A Taste of Honey - Oldham Coliseum
A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney at Oldham Coliseum Reviewed by John Waterhouse and John Keane, May 2018 This is certainly one of the powerful post-war British plays, and as ground-breaking and...
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Hobson’s Choice
Hobson’s Choice by Harold Brighouse at Salford Arts Theatre Reviewed by John Waterhouse, June 2018 The now half-forgotten genre of Lancashire comedies was one of the mainstays of British theatre in...
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Bread and Roses - Oldham Coliseum
Bread and Roses by Ian Kershaw at Oldham Coliseum Reviewed by John Waterhouse, June 2018 Bread and Roses is the first musical premiere for a little while at Oldham Coliseum, offering an interesting...
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The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong at The Opera House, Manchester Reviewed by John Waterhouse and Charlie Britten, June 2018 In theory, the problem with having a play where the main theme is everything going...
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Live your best life
Live your best life A one-woman show by Emmy Fyles at Gullivers NQ, Manchester Reviewed by John Waterhouse, July 2018 What is your best life? The self-help shelves of book shops are full of...
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Westernized by Nathan Smith
Westernized by Nathan Smith at 53 Two, Manchester Reviewed by John Waterhouse, July 2018 As Monty Python was fond of saying, ‘And now for something completely different’. For a start, the venue is...
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Home, I’m Darling - The Octagon, Bolton
Home, I’m Darling by Laura Wade at The Octagon, Bolton Reviewed by John Waterhouse, September 2021 Bolton Octagon is back in full swing with ‘Home, I’m Darling’ being their second major show since the...
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