When the tour of new comedy The Way Old Friends Do opened in February, no-one could have imagined the next month weād be saying goodbye to Paul OāGrady. On hearing his distinctive Scouse voice open...
Read onAlongside musicals and thrillers, farce remains one of the great mainstays of commercial British theatre. Why? The 1950ās Whitehall farces largely set the mould, wherein misunderstanding always...
Read onChristine Mackie, aka Coronation Street’s Dr Gaddas, is taking a break from the cobbles to take on the title role in an all female and non-binary production of King Lear. She talks to Carmel...
Read onThe innovative reimagining of classic stories has been an intriguing theme on the Lowry stage in recent weeks. Just last week we watched a 21st century, beatboxing Oliver Twist in Michael Rosenās...
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