When I was offered the opportunity to preview the ‘Fringe: The Musical’, the latest offering from Chevron Theatre, prior to…
Back in 2013, well before ‘The Crown’ became a Netflix sensation, Peter Morgan wrote ‘The Audience’. This reimagining of the…
A bare stage in a formerly disused railway viaduct would seem an unprepossessing setting, but when hosted by Simon Naylor…
Composer Alan Menken is best known nowadays as the man who, together with Writer Howard Ashman, revitalised the Walt Disney…
In 1958, a 19-year-old Salford girl called Shelagh Delaney went to watch 'Variation on a Theme' by Terence Rattigan at…
At a time when life in the real world presents significant strain, spending an evening at the theatre is seen…
As a reviewer, five star shows appear in many guises; last night I sat in the cavernous surroundings of Manchester…
The first months of 2024 have brought a plethora of fresh writing to our region and following hot on the…
The latest offering from National Theatre Live screened this evening at Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, and whilst ‘Vanya’ featured an acting…
Back in 2019, in those halcyon pre pandemic days, Phoebe Eclair-Powell won the biannual Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and with…