Since its premiere in 2018 as part of Week 53 at The Lowry, Henry Filloux-Bennettâs adaptation of Nigel Slaterâs memoir has appeared in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe, and now returns for a run at its theatrical birthplace. (L-R) Katy Federman...
Choreographer, Emanuel Gat originally created Works two years ago as a collaboration between his company, Emanuel Gat Dance and Le Ballet de Lyon. In this version performed at The Lowry, as part of Re:generations 2019 (an international forum...
âIâve never known anyone in my life who was so easily woundedâ, wrote novelist Doris Lessing about Playwright and occasional actor John Osborne. Like a 1950âs version of Morrissey, Osborne was bitter, resentful and had a tendency to nurse grudges...
With the festival of Halloweâen fast approaching what better way to spend the weekend before the 31 October than in the grisly comfort of not one but two supernatural horror stories. The Nunkie Theatre Companyâs âM R James Projectâ brings us âDead...
Less of a drama and more an exercise in pop culture storytelling, Rick Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran is, in the words of writer/performer Javaad Alipoor, partly about ârich people acting like dicks.â But these arenât ordinary rich...
Nuclear Future is an austere call to arms. It takes as its base the insecurities of its lead (and only) actor Astrid, played adroitly by Leda Douglas. She stands solitary on stage flanked by two white panels exploding towards the audience, as if...
In a 1994 article entitled, âDiscussing the Undiscussableâ, New Yorker critic, Arlene Croce, explained her refusal to review a piece by choreographer, Bill T. Jones by accusing him of presenting âvictim artâ. Jonesâs show, Still/Here, employed...
Director William Friedkin is often portrayed as an erratic genius. Heâs made some amazing films (The French Connection, To Live and Die in LA) and some outright turkeys (Jade, The Guardian). But the film which most people associate with his name is...
Disney on Ice is back on tour with its biggest show yet, celebrating 100 Years of Magic. âI thought weâd have to go to Disneyland for this!â says my 7-year-old theatre buddy, wide-eyed as Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse and his sweetheart...
âItâs True, Itâs True, Itâs Trueâ is a remarkable portrayal of Artemisia Gentileschiâs experiences during a trail in 17th century Italy. Born in Rome to Orazio Gentileschi and Prudentia Montone, Artemisia was a prodigious painter who, as it now...
Georgina Wells
Carmel Thomason
Steve Timms
Moses Kabunga
Martin Thomasson