Cendrillon - RNCM
Cendrillon at RNCM Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 French composer, Jules Massenet was a prolific opera composer, and so as part of the Royal Northern College of Music's French Connections...
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Winter Wonderland at Event City, Trafford Park Reviewed by Katie Leicester December 2017 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… well this is certainly true at Event City in Trafford Park....
View ArticleDick Whittington - Opera House
Dick Whittington at Opera House, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 Qdos Entertainment are back, and have not skimped on budget to bring you this year's thrilling SFX masterpiece....
View ArticleCendrillon - RNCM
Cendrillon at RNCM Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 French composer, Jules Massenet was a prolific opera composer, and so as part of the Royal Northern College of Music's French Connections...
View ArticleBeautiful - The Carole King Musical
Beautiful - The Carole King Musical at Palace Theatre, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 Until being asked to review this Musical, the name of Carole King was practically unknown...
View ArticleMUMS Festive Concert
MUMS Festive Concert at The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 For their final concert of 2017, the Manchester University Music Society (MUMS) chose a rather...
View ArticleHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas at Pendleton Sixth Form College Reviewed by Katie Leicester December 2017 As a theatre goer of over forty years and a theatre critic I have seen many...
View ArticlePeter Pan - Oldham Library Theatre
Peter Pan at Oldham Library Theatre Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 The theatre at Oldham library is a compact ampitheatrical space with the semi-circular performing area on floor level...
View ArticlePeter Pan - Oldham Library Theatre
Peter Pan at Oldham Library Theatre Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 The theatre at Oldham library is a compact ampitheatrical space with the semi-circular performing area on floor level...
View ArticleLittle Women - Hope Mill Theatre
Little Women at Hope Mill Theatre Reviewed by Katie Leicester December 2017 Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester was originally an empty listed Victorian warehouse, that two actors spotted on Gumtree and...
View ArticleThe Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz at Heywood Civic Centre Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 The Wizard Of Oz is one of the Western World's most beloved and famous children's stories, which first came into...
View ArticleA Christmas Carol - IABF
A Christmas Carol at The International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 Of all Dickens' novels, A Christmas Carol must be one of the most well known...
View ArticleA Christmas Carol - 53TWO
A Christmas Carol at 53TWO, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 With pantomimes aplenty in almost every theatre, and countless other children's shows to chose from this festive...
View ArticleCinderella - Dancehouse
Cinderella at The Dancehouse, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall December 2017 Eight Freestyle and The Dancehouse have been collaborating and producing pantomime for the past 4 years and so this...
View ArticleThe Extraordinary Tale of Holly Christmas
The Extraordinary Tale of Holly Christmas at Lowry, Salford Reviewed by Victoria Wilmot December 2017 The Extraordinary Tale of Holly Christmas is staged at The Lowry Theatre in Salford, from...
View ArticleBluebeard's Castle - National Youth Orchestra
Bluebeard's Castle Winter Concert Tour by National Youth Orchestra at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 2018 has started extremely well with my first review...
View ArticleVampires Rock: The Ghost Train
Vampires Rock: The Ghost Train at Palace Theatre, Manchester Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock Ghost Train, the smash-hit show taking the country by storm,...
View ArticleBlue/Orange - Stockport Garrick
Blue/Orange at Stockport Garrick Studio Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 My first visit to Stockport's amateur theatre flagship company, The Garrick, this evening proved to be a most...
View ArticleKicking against the Pricks
Kicking against the Pricks Three short plays by Sam Orton and Hilly Barber at Studio Salford, The Kings Arms, Salford Reviewed by John Waterhouse January 2018 Kicking against the Pricks is in fact...
View ArticleThe Halle Orchestra with RNCM students
The Halle Orchestra with RNCM students at RNCM Reviewed by Matthew Dougall January 2018 'An Orchestral Concert to conclude the RNCM's String Festival' is a rather convoluted title, but quite a...
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