What kind of Queen are you?â Thatâs the question posed by a new exhibition at The Lowry. The exhibition, which takes inspiration from the hit musical SIX, celebrates âeverydayâ queens of every description. âWith Queens we want to celebrate not only...
When Punch magazine first printed its cartoon about a curateâs egg, the joke was very clear. Fearful of offending his superior, the bishop, the curate describes the egg he has been served for breakfast as having âexcellentâ parts. For reasons that...
From the very first jump scare at the start of scene one, this welcome return to The Lowry of “2:22 A Ghost Story” grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. Barely audible baby noises emitting from a monitor begin the play with a...
It wouldnât be an odd question to ask: what is The Regentâs Park Open Air Theatre Production of Jesus Christ Superstar doing indoors? Timothy Sheaderâs bold new staging first opened in 2016, winning a host of awards, including an Olivier Award for...
Full disclosure: I havenât read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. An international bestseller with a panoramic vision taking in the 20th century history of Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion to the rise of the Taliban, the book charts the...
The 2020s is blazing a trend for all things meta. So, itâs not surprising to find Rambert leading the charge for dance by staging a meta dance comedy. But what on earth does it mean? Death Trap is a new double-bill from Ben Duke, which links two of...
Does the world need another version of âFrankensteinâ? Director James Whale drew up the movie blueprint with his original 1930âs film (and its sequel), a vision so distinctive that few have come close to surpassing it in the decades since. The...
Sex, Sorcery, and Suckers⊠The tagline promises exactly what âUnfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the sea witchâ delivers. The production offers crude jokes, amateur charm, and a proper parody that pokes fun at all those clichĂ©s in your typical...
Reunions rarely work, whether school reunions, band reunions or â this case â resurrection of a much-loved comedy classic. For many people the iconic series Drop the Dead Donkey was synonymous with associated with alternative programming Channel 4...
What happened to 3D films? There was a time when nearly every big movie came in two versions. But much in the manner of My Space, 3D disappeared almost overnight; indicative of how dispensable it was in the eyes of film fans (there is still the...
Carmel Thomason
Martin Thomasson
Paul Thomason
Dave Porter
Steve Timms
Olivia Howlett