Carmel ThomasonNatasha Tripney talks to author, Malorie Blackman and director, Esther Richardson about The Pilot Theatre’s new stage adaptation of Noughts and Crosses coming to The Lowry. What inspired you to create the Noughts and Crosses series? Malorie...
Paul ThomasonAuthor Neil Gaiman‘s work has been successfully brought to both the big screen (with the animation Coraline) and the small screen (Good Omens) and now this Joel Horwood adaptation of his fantasy novel of the same name arrives on the huge Lyric...
A tropical forest isn’t the setting you might imagine for a Christmas musical. But when temperatures are minus 7 outside, the idea of being transported to a lush green land, if only for a couple of hours is inviting. The adventure starts from first...
Martin ThomassonI don’t mean to say I’ve lost count, or that I was found, as a babe, at Victoria Station. What I mean to say is that I have not yet found how to be the age I am. I often don’t feel right, ‘in myself,’ as the saying goes. There are, of course...
Winter nights don’t have to be dark and dull. Our 10-year-old reviewer tries out five toys and games that are fun and interactive for all the family to enjoy. Top It Occasionally you come across a game that is surprising for all the right...
These days it is not only adults who are concerned about what toys are made of and how they are produced. Children are increasingly conscious of the climate crisis and are keen to prevent any further negative impact of humans on the environment –...
It does my Christmas spirit no good at all to be writing a less than warm review about a Maxine Peake project. The star of Dinner Ladies, Silk, and the rightly acclaimed post-Hillsborough docudrama, Anne (plus a glittering array of theatrical...
The National Theatre’s fantasy adventure, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, arrives at The Lowry promising a magical Christmas. The stage adaptation brings to life the novel by author, Neil Gaiman whose childhood inspired the story. He tells...
Free family festival, Lightwaves, from Quays Culture returns to Salford Quays for a 9th year with another spectacular line-up of immersive installations. Trailer Last year’s festival brought a huge floating earth to Media City. This...
Dave PorterThe ghost of Christmas past(iche) anyone? Writer, Nick Lane and director, Ellie Hurt have taken Dickens’ classic tale and turned it into a seasonal caper full of high jinks and capers. Their stated aim when staging the show at Shakespeare North...