Some lesser known works of famous writers can be delight when dusted-off and given fresh life on stage. And on the face of it, this revival of Tom Stoppard’s 1984 comedy, Rough Crossing has a lot to commend it. As a dramatic writer it seems there is...
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Brecht’s classic anti-capitalist tale of war is catapulted to the end of the 21st century in Anna Jordan’s raw, new adaptation, and its bleak nihilism given bursts of colour by director, Amy Hodge’s nod to 80s punk rebellion. Originally set in...
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Following a successful run with Golem in 2015, the award-winning 1927 return to HOME as an Associate Company with another darkly comic, surreal take on the modern world. First seen in 2010, ‘The Animals and Children Took to the Streets’ still feels...
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It’s hard to believe it is more than 30 years since Anita Dobson waved goodbye to the Queen Vic, so instilled in British popular culture is her EastEnders’ character, Angie Watts. Given it was a role she played for only three years from the mid...
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Since premiering in 2004 Jersey Boys has won 57 major awards across the world, including Best New Musical at Broadway’s Tony, London’s Olivier and Australia’s Helpmann Awards. Add to that an audience worldwide of more than 25 million and you start...
In 1871 William Hone’s satirical pamphlets were the Private Eye of the Regency era. Along with cartoonist George Cruikshank, Hone poked fun at the licentious behaviour of the Prince Regent, Prince of Wales, whose rotund figure he comically portrayed...
Looking back to the 1970s you can be forgiven for thinking it was all flares and fancy footwork. But don’t be fooled by the happy disco grooves that define the decade. These were tough years, and Saturday Night Fever gives us the best and worst of...
After 17 months on the road The Band Musical, winds its way back to the north west where it premiered with all the pizzazz of showbiz royalty at Manchester Opera House. At the curtain call, Take That’s Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, the...
Carmel Thomason
