REVIEWS

Chisato Minamimura: Mark of a Woman – The Lowry

At the start of the performance Chisato Minamimura introduces herself as a deaf Japanese woman.  She is also a beautiful…

2 months ago

Troilus And Cressida – The Globe Theatre

Troilus and Cressida is a lesser-known play by Shakespeare influenced by Grecian context and features characters from Greek Mythology. It…

2 months ago

HER – Traverse Theatre

What would you do if you knew explicit photos of a young schoolgirl were being leaked? Would you do anything?…

2 months ago

War Horse – Festival Theatre

Based on the 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo which was later adapted into a film by Steven Spielberg in 2011,…

2 months ago

Blessings – Riverside Studios

The Deacons are a respectable middle-class Catholic family living in an English town, doing their best to raise a family…

2 months ago

The Bodyguard – Winter Gardens, Blackpool

An enjoyable evening at Winter Gardens, Blackpool. A very talented cast led by Sidonie Smith (Chicago, Sister Act) as the…

2 months ago

A Waltz on the Edge: RLPO’s Dance Through Darkness and Disquiet – Philharmonic Hall Liverpool

On a wet and blustery autumnal evening, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Alpesh Chauhan, delivered a…

2 months ago

Britannia Waves The Rules – Hope Street Theatre

Gareth Farr’s 2011 Bruntwood Prize winning play is a brutal and gritty account of a young man’s journey from the…

2 months ago

The Importance of Being Earnest – Noel Coward Theatre

When you see a cast list inclusive of Stephen Fry and the players of The Importance of Being Earnest, you…

2 months ago

Tosca – Royal Ballet and Opera

Director Oliver Mears triumphs with this modern-day interpretation of Puccini’s full-blooded three-act drama of politics and power with its many…

2 months ago