Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake – conceived by Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova – first premiered at the Palace Theatre back in 1981, but this is not a production that looks nearly 40-years-old. The curtain rises on a striking funeral scene...
One of the best things about seeing a brand-new work, is just that – it’s brand new. And after watching the premiere of Bourgeois and Maurice’s new musical, ‘Insane Animals’ I can tell you, knowing very little about the performance...
We are giving away a pair of tickets to see the new stage adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s award-winning, young adult novel, Crongton Knights. The tickets are for the show of your choice at The Lowry, Salford Quays between Tuesday 10 and Friday 13 March...
Songs of Arrival is a performance of songs based on the stories of Jewish refugees arriving in Cheetham from Manchester Jewish Museum’s oral history collection as well as contemporary stories of migration to Manchester. Carmel Thomason talks to...
Alex Wheatle MBE’s award-winning young adult novel, ‘Crongton Knights’ has been adapted for the stage by Emteaz Hussain and is on its first UK tour. He talks to Carmel Thomason about life on the fictional Crongton Estate, bringing...
Ahead of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production of Swan Lake at The Lowry, Roz Laws talks to dancer Céline Gittens who along with Momoko Hirata takes on the double principal roles of Odette/Odile for the tour. Céline Gittens made history in 2012 in...
Don De Lillo’s mid-80’s novel ‘White Noise’ featured a married couple who were as happy as two people can be. Yet both had a distressing secret neither felt brave enough to share with the other; they were terrified of death. Super Duper...
Su Pollard reveals a grittier side in one-woman show, Harpy written for her by award-winning playwright Philip Meeks, that throws a light on mental illness and loneliness among the elderly. How would you describe the show to someone who hasn’t seen...
Like the yew tree at its centre, A Monster Calls is a story that twists and turns, with multiple layers of fantasy and reality; its roots stretching deep into the pain of grief. The original idea came from author, Siobhan Dowd who died from breast...
It’s a little-known fact that Quality Street chocolates – that staple of Christmas in the UK – is named after J.M. Barrie’s play from 1901 (before he wrote Peter Pan). A comical tale of love, identity and misunderstanding set during the Regency...
Georgina Wells
Moses Kabunga
Carmel Thomason
Steve Timms