Paul ThomasonFrom the very first jump scare at the start of scene one, this welcome return to The Lowry of “2:22 A Ghost Story” grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. Barely audible baby noises emitting from a monitor begin the play with a...
Katie JohnsonThis summer, Manchester-based actor, Emily Spowage joins HER Productions signature all female and non-binary cast as Petruchio for the companyâs unique take to one of Shakespeareâs most provocative comedies, The Taming of The Shrew.She talks to...
Martin ThomassonResist the urge to bolt the door and close the curtains when you spot the words âJehovahâs Witnessâ in the promotional blurb for Brook Tateâs confessional show, âBirthmarked.â If anything, think of this as your opportunity to turn the tables; to...
Carmel ThomasonA whole new world has arrived at Manchesterâs Palace Theatre, as Disneyâs Aladdin takes to the stage for a six-week run as part of its first ever UK tour. The story and music will be familiar to many as it is based on the popular 1992 animated film...
Befuddled, bamboozled and more than a little punch-drunk. In this emotional/intellectual state, I stumble from the Quays Theatre at the Lowry after 12 rounds – or was it 80 minutes? – with the Igor x Moreno contemporary dance piece...
It wouldnât be an odd question to ask: what is The Regentâs Park Open Air Theatre Production of Jesus Christ Superstar doing indoors? Timothy Sheaderâs bold new staging first opened in 2016, winning a host of awards, including an Olivier Award for...
You donât have to be much of a gambler to bet any show written by the late Kay Mellor is going to be a success. But as her last stage play, The Syndicate, premieres at The Lowry there is a sense of much more than the box office riding on this. The...
Some titles tell you all you need to know about a show. In the case of Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle, like the show, all is not quite what it seems. Here Mischief Theatre, the team behind smash hit comedy âThe Play that Goes Wrongâ, take...
‘The Accountants’ is a cross-cultural collaboration between choreographers and video designers at Factory International. And there is so much energy and devotion to the project in evidence that the audience canât help but want to love it...
Dave PorterFull disclosure: I havenât read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. An international bestseller with a panoramic vision taking in the 20th century history of Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion to the rise of the Taliban, the book charts the...