Canadian-born comedian, Glenn Wool is back on the road for the first time after becoming a dad. Delving into his back catalogue of material spanning 25 years, Woolâs Gold II (The Iron Pirate), is the comedy equivalent to a greatest hits album. But...
A Comedy About A Bank Robbery arrives at The Lowry on the second stop of 24, in the showâs first UK tour that runs til June 2019. The packed auditorium gives some indication of the anticipation for this latest stage show from Mischief Theatre â the...
I am struggling to think of a time when I’ve felt more disappointed with a play than I do now. On the face of it, I Am Thomas held much promise. It is a co-production from several excellent companies, whose previous work I have enjoyed very...
The 2020s is blazing a trend for all things meta. So, itâs not surprising to find Rambert leading the charge for dance by staging a meta dance comedy. But what on earth does it mean? Death Trap is a new double-bill from Ben Duke, which links two of...
In 1948, poet WH Auden wrote an essay outlining the key components of the ideal English detective story. âA murder occurs, many are suspected: all but one suspect, who is the murderer, is eliminated: the murderer is arrested.â Such was the national...
Slapstick comedy has never gone out of fashion; as a genre, it transcends both time and language. Itâs why the work of Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, and Charlie Chaplin continues to attract new converts. Itâs also why the various incarnations of...
In 1985 My Beautiful Laundrette was an undeniably bold and non-conformist film. It starred a young Daniel Day-Lewis and won screenwriter Hanif Kureishi an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay. Almost 40 years-on Kureishi has returned to his...
âIts kind of like a TED talk with people flying around and doing fire,â laughs Marisa Carnesky describing SHOWWOMEN, her new performance work which comes to The Lowry this weekend. âIt’s dynamic, it takes you on a journey, we make you laugh...
Reunions rarely work, whether school reunions, band reunions or â this case â resurrection of a much-loved comedy classic. For many people the iconic series Drop the Dead Donkey was synonymous with associated with alternative programming Channel 4...
Fe Fi Fo Fum, I smell a winning pantomime run. The Opera House team knows we could all do with more fun and laughter this Christmas, and Crossroads Pantomimes has delivered the perfect gift. Jason Manford opens the show as hero Jack with the type of...
Carmel Thomason
Steve Timms
Jemma Christie
Jordon Francis
Dave Porter