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The Return - HOME
The Return at HOME Part of Push2018 Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 The Return is a work-in-progress piece of physical theatre presented by Square Peg Theatre as part of HOME's PUSH...
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The Manchester Project - HOME
The Manchester Project at HOME Part of Push2018 Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 This is Manchester-based, Manchester-proud Monkeywood Theatre's theatrical ode to their city. Performed as...
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[insert slogan here] at HOME Part of Push2018 Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 Manchester-based award winning theatre company Yesyesnono premiered their newest work this evening at HOME as...
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SHREK - Palace Theatre
SHREK - Palace Theatre Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 Dreamworks Theatricals presented their stage version of the hit children's film, Shrek, this evening at Manchester Palace Theatre....
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TaPestries 2018 Waterside Theatre, Sheena Simon College Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 This is Arden Theatre School's annual showcase for students on the BA in Theatre and Performance...
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Air Play - Lowry Theatre
Air Play at Lowry Theatre Reviewed by Katie Leicester January 2018 The creation of Acrobuffos husband and wife team Seth Bloom and Christina Gelsone Air Play merges their circus and street theatre...
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The Little Angel - King's Arms
The Little Angel King's Arms Theatre, Salford Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 Celebrated Russian playwright, known for his expressionistic and oftentimes symbolist works Leonid Andreyev's...
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Risa Hall - an introduction
Risa Hall - an introduction by Matthew Dougall January 2018 It's funny but you never know who you are going to meet, and under what circumstances. I regularly review the public productions at The...
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The Weir at Lowry Theatre
The Weir at Lowry Theatre Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 Conor McPherson's award-winning modern classic, The Weir tells the story of storytelling. Oral storytelling is something that is as...
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Gates of Gold
Gates of Gold by Frank McGuinness at Altrincham Little Theatre Reviewed by John Waterhouse January 2018 Ireland has a well-deserved reputation for producing prolific playwrights although many of the...
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Shakers Re-Stirred
Shakers Re-Stirred by John Godber and Jane Thornton at Altrincham Garrick Theatre Reviewed by Johanna Hassouna-Smith, January 2018 Shakers is an all-female play, set in a trendy wine bar somewhere...
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Jane Eyre - Bolton Octagon
Jane Eyre at Bolton Octagon Adapted by Janys Chambers & Lorna French Reviewed by John Waterhouse and Karen Pearson, January 2018 Creating a new adaptation of Jane Eyre, a novel that has been the...
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The Weir at Lowry Theatre
The Weir at Lowry Theatre Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 Conor McPherson's award-winning modern classic, The Weir tells the story of storytelling. Oral storytelling is something that is as...
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Wear Pearls and Smile - King's Arms
Wear Pearls and Smile King's Arms Theatre, Salford Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 Silver Pine productions' latest offering is an evening of 5 one-act plays which tackle mental health,...
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The Thrill of Love - Stockport Garrick
The Thrill of Love by Amanda Whittington at Stockport Garrick Reviewed by Simon Belt January 2018 The Thrill of Love dramatises the true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain,...
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The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields at Storyhouse, Chester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 Mischief Theatre Production’s hilarious comedy, The Play...
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Nina - A Story About Me and Nina Simone
Nina - A Story About Me and Nina Simone at Lowry Theatre Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 I think these days, at least in this middle-class white man's perspective, Nina Simone will be...
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The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields at Storyhouse, Chester Reviewed by Jane Tuttle January 2018 Mischief Theatre Production’s hilarious comedy, The Play That...
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Go Back for Murder
Go Back for Murder by Agatha Christie at Altrincham Garrick Theatre Reviewed by Johanna Hassouna-Smith, January 2018 Agatha Christie’s classic 1960 play has been revived with great success by the...
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Hamlet at Lowry Theatre
Hamlet at Lowry Theatre Reviewed by Andrew Marsden January 2018 Out of all of Shakespeare’s plays, Hamlet is both the longest and the most famous. For actors the title role is one of the biggest...
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