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WNO: Manon Lescaut and Boulevard Solitude
Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut by WNO Reviewed by Denis Joe March 2014 For the spring season this year, Welsh National Opera have brought together two productions of the Manon Lescaut story:...
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Dear Daughter by John Waterhouse
Dear Daughter at Bolton Little Theatre Written by John Waterhouse, Directed by Alastair Zyggu Reviewed by Yvonne Cawley April 2014 Nestling in a quiet backstreet in Bolton, the Bolton Little Theatre...
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The Events, Everyman Theatre
The Events at Everyman Theatre Reviewed by Jane Turner April 2014 It was good to be back inside the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool after two years of closure due to re-construction. The new theatre,...
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Boy on a Bed by Edwin Preece
Boy on a Bed at Lowry Studio Written by Edwin Preece, Directed by Alastair Zyggu To be reviewed by Yvonne Cawley May 2014 Adam likes running. He sprints through snow, heat, gales and rain. One day...
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Looking North - Revealed Landscapes of the North West
Looking North at Contemporary Six Revealed Landscapes of the North West To be reviewed by Simon Belt May 2014 Contemporary Six is proud to present “Looking North – Revealed Landscapes of the North...
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JB Shorts 12 by Reallife Theatre Company
JB Shorts 12 presented by Reallife Theatre Company Reviewed by Paul Thompson October 2014 In the dingy, urban chic of a Princess Street hostelry, the polished diamond of Manchester's fringe theatre...
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Iris by Manana Productions
Iris produced by Manana Productions Reviewed by Paul Thompson October 2014 Three Minute Theatre is the venue equivalent of the Stone Roses playing Fools Gold on Top Of The Pops in 1989 (ask your...
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Mojo by Jez Butterworth
Mojo by Jez Butterworth By Inceptive Productions at Salford Arts Theatre Reviewed by Paul Thompson November 2014 Come back with me, if you will, on a return journey through time – to a happier time....
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John and Mark by Northern Outlet Theatre Company
John and Mark By Northern Outlet Theatre Company Reviewed by Paul Thompson November 2014 Tantrums and stonewalling have been a couple of responses to George Gunby's John And Mark on the other side...
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This Thing of Memory by David Hynes
This Thing of Memory by David Hynes Published by GWL Publishing Reviewed by Denis Joe November 2014 It was inevitable that there would be a relative abundance of poetry published in this, the...
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My Baby Girl by Jane The Foole Theatre Company
My Baby Girl By Jane The Foole Theatre Company Reviewed by Paul Thompson December 2014 It's always a pleasure to witness the spirit of new writing doffing its cap to the classics. Much of what the...
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Twelve Nights or WTF? by Manchester Shakespeare Company
Twelve Nights or WTF? at Three Minute Theatre By Manchester Shakespeare Company Reviewed by Paul Thompson December 2014 Two characters are leafing through DVDs, deciding which movie to watch. “Ten...
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Peter Pan Goes Wrong at Lowry
Peter Pan Goes Wrong at The Lowry by Mischief Theatre Company Reviewed by Paul Thompson December 2014 We're waiting for it to start. Sporting a crew t-shirt and headlamp, a backstage type shoots me...
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To The War Poets by John Greening
To The War Poets by John Greening Published by Carcanet Press Reviewed by Denis Joe December 2014 “Something occurred in 1914 that makes it very challenging to grasp the century to come.”Frank...
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The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time at The Lowry by The National Theatre Reviewed by Paul Thompson January 2015 The divine guru of yarn-spinning Robert McKee once described how...
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Game of Souls by John Waterhouse
Game of Souls by John Waterhouse At The Dancehouse Theatre, Manchester Reviewed by Simon Belt June 2015 Game of Souls started its life entitled 'Chess Pieces' which I saw at Salford Arts Theatre...
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Together in Electric Dreams
Together in Electric Dreams in Buxton Festival Fringe At The Paupers’ Pit, in The Underground Venues Reviewed by John Waterhouse July 2015 This play had the interesting premise of two, well-known...
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‘Hot Stuff’ at Oldham Coliseum
‘Hot Stuff’ at Oldham Coliseum Theatre Reviewed by John Waterhouse September 2015 This re-working of the story of Faust is essentially a dynamic comedy musical, steeped in popular, mainly 1970’s...
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‘Humpty’s Bones’ by Sean Mason
‘Humpty’s Bones’ by Sean Mason (based on the novella by Simon Clark) at The Seven Oaks Pub, Manchester Reviewed by John Waterhouse October 2015 ‘Humpty’s Bones’ started as a novella by Yorkshire...
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Mother Goose at Oldham Coliseum
Mother Goose at Oldham Coliseum Theatre Reviewed by John Waterhouse November 2015 Having decided which of the stalwart panto themes they wanted to produce, Oldham Coliseum had the task of ensuring...
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