Adam Williams

What Does It Take to Slay a Dragon – 53two

The first rule of dramatic writing is to “show not tell”. Drama works best when the audience is engaged in…

1 year ago

The Flying Dutchman – The Lowry

I’m afraid this production of The Flying Dutchman, an opera about a man cursed to wander the oceans forever, was…

1 year ago

The Merchant of Venice 1936 – The Lowry

The timing of this production could not be better, setting as it does one of Shakespeare’s most problematic plays amid…

1 year ago

Madama Butterfly – Opera House

Every betrayal begins with trust and curiously this production of Madama Butterfly became more powerful simply because of where the…

1 year ago

The Shark is Broken – Lowry

Everyone knows that the film Jaws was a box-office smash. It was based on a best-selling novel by Peter Benchley…

2 years ago

Cinderella – Opera House

From the moment the curtain rose on the Opera House stage there was magic in the room and everyone was…

2 years ago

The Human Voice – King’s Arms, Salford

The insistence of a telephone ringing can be annoying, “Answer me! Answer me!”, it cries. Yet when it stops and…

2 years ago

Frank 4 Sophie 4 Eva – 53two

Of all the politics in the world, sexual politics is perhaps the most difficult to navigate especially when the initial…

2 years ago

Two of Us – HOME Mcr

It seems somehow apposite that this play about the last meeting of Paul McCartney and John Lennon should be staged…

2 years ago

Coming Home – King’s Arms, Salford

The link between a football fan and their team can often be like the relationship between a man and a…

2 years ago