Reviews from Greater Manchester
For those who’ve never seen Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show before, it can be summed up in three words: crazy, catchy and confusing. In fact, the plot is so baffling and nonsensical that it is hard to explain. Directed by Christopher...
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Glitzy Pantomime has returned to the city centre with this spectacular version of Aladdin. The main elements of the rags-to-riches story are all here, even if some short cuts are taken so that more time can be spent with the set pieces. Aladdin and...
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There was a certain sense of expectation before watching The Book of Mormon as the soundtrack is known for its witty, unique songs and the show – which was first staged in 2011 – is considered to be one of the funniest musicals in recent years. It...
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I’d be absolutely useless in hell. I’d slide straight into a bottomless mood, and spend the rest of time and a day moping and feeling sorry for myself. As many a ballad will tell you, the point of being in hell, or encountering the devil in any...
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Extravaganza Productions return to the Stockport Plaza with a production of Dick Whittington that marries traditional bawdy humour and bauble glitz. After last year’s intense disappointment of cancelled performances and the painful hit to theatre...
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In the 70’s I worked at Granada Television in Quay Street Manchester. In my late teens, working in TV in was very cool (I presume it still is) and certainly my colleagues and me were used to being around the big names, famous people from films, the...
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Cards on the table, I am somewhat unsettled in both my bones and my city as it is. For parts of this last year, living in the city was like existing in some dystopian Alex Garland movie. Free to walk down the middle of Deansgate, hardly...
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Having attended many 2019 Pride events all around the country, Liz Ratcliffe gives her verdict: Manchester was simply the best! Oh, Manchester! You did us proud this year. What an incredible Pride. Here’s six fabulous reasons why...
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Niamh Melody
Paul Thomason
Martin Thomasson
Eleanor Shember-Critchley
Lorraine Worsley-Carter
Simon A. Morrison
Liz Ratcliffe