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North West Wonders - 53TWO
North West Wonders at 53TWO, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 This was an evening of 8 short plays very much in the style of a J B Shorts evening, performed on a mostly bare stage...
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ImproQuo and the Bridge Street Irregulars
ImproQuo and the Bridge Street Irregulars at Gullivers NQ, Manchester Reviewed by John Waterhouse, January 2018 It’s theatre Jim but not as you know it, as Dr McCoy would have almost certainly said...
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Macbeth
Macbeth Presented by Cream-Faced Loons at International Anthony Burgess Foundation Reviewed by Jane Tuttle February 2018 MACBETH as presented by Cream-Faced Loons, is an easy to understand...
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RNCM Big Band with Steve Berry
RNCM Big Band with Steve Berry at RNCM Reviewed by Matthew Dougall February 2018 If names such as Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Benny Goodman are your thing, then perhaps tonight's...
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Strangers on a Train - Opera House
Strangers on a Train at Opera House, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall February 2018 Strangers On A Train is a novel by Patricia Highsmith which was quickly taken up and adapted for the screen...
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Rattle of a Simple Man
Rattle of a Simple Man at Lyceum Theatre, Oldham Reviewed by Matthew Dougall February 2018 This was written in the first years of the 1960s when politically and socially Britain was coming out of...
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Dancing Bear – Palace Theatre
Dancing Bear at Palace Theatre Reviewed by Katie Leicester February 2018 “The production is glamorous, hilarious and heart-breaking, deeply personal and uplifting making it a must see for all”.
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Chancer’s Cabaret – The Carlton Club
Chancer’s Cabaret at The Carlton Club Reviewed by Katie Leicester February 2018 The Carlton Club is Whalley Range's premier social club, once an old Gentleman’s Club, and situated in the heart of...
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The Man of Mode - HOME
The Man of Mode at HOME Reviewed by Matthew Dougall February 2018 For their first public production of 2018, Manchester School of Theatre chose a rarely performed and somewhat neglected comedy from...
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Flashdance - Palace Theatre
Flashdance at Palace Theatre, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall February 2018 Words like crowd-pleasing, feel-good and upbeat truly have found their home with this latest touring production of...
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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical at Palace Theatre, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall February 2018 An improvised Musical? Entirely original with no preconception at all of plot, character...
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Teddy at Lowry Theatre
Teddy at Lowry Theatre Reviewed by Matthew Dougall February 2018 With a script a heady mix between Jim Cartwright's 'Two' and John Godber's 'Bouncers' (Tristan Bernays) but set in the post war...
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The Kitchen Sink by Tom Wells
The Kitchen Sink by Tom Wells Directed by Chris Lawson, at Oldham Coliseum Reviewed by Simon Belt and February 2018 In the programme, Chris Lawson (Director) invites us to have a seat whilst he pops...
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Luis Bunel’s Un Chien Andalou
Luis Bunel’s Un Chien Andalou at Royal Northern College of Music Reviewed by Andrew Marsden February 2018 Looking at the surface, it does seem somewhat incongruous that the RNCM programmed an...
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The Newspaper Boy
The Newspaper Boy at 53two by Chris Hoyle Reviewed by Jane Tuttle February 2018 Dibby Theatre Production’s The Newspaper Boy is a triumphant piece of comedy writing by proud Mancunian Chris Hoyle....
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Dance: Sampled at Lowry
Dance: Sampled at Lowry Theatre, Salford Reviewed by Matthew Dougall February 2018 A whole day of dance with a showpiece main event, Dance:Sampled, included small dance presentations, shows and...
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Swan Lake at Storyhouse, Chester
Swan Lake by Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet at Storyhouse Theatre, Chester Reviewed by Andrew Marsden February 2018 Tchaikovsky’s ballet is widely regarded as one of the most popular ballet pieces....
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George's Marvellous Medicine at Lowry
George's Marvellous Medicine at Lowry Theatre, Salford Reviewed by Matthew Dougall February 2018 A Curve, Leicester and Rose Productions joint venture, this was a slick and entertaining stage...
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The Replacement Child - Hope Mill
The Replacement Child at Hope Mill Theatre Reviewed by Katie Leicester February 2018 Hope Mill Theatre hosted this tragic but compelling play of every parent’s nightmare to have a child die...
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Brief Encounter at The Lowry
Brief Encounter at The Lowry By Emma Rice, adapted from the Noel Coward film Reviewed by John Waterhouse February 2018 This is a show which can truly be described as a real treat encompassing catchy...
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