REVIEWS

School of Rock – Northwich Memorial Court

It was a pleasure to be invited, along with my 13-year-old son, Sam, to Northwich on this warm August evening…

7 months ago

2:22 A Ghost Story – Opera House, Manchester

Everyone loves a ghost story. Whether it is by M R James, Edgar Allen Poe or Stephen King, we all…

7 months ago

Mr Jones – Greenside, George St

The word ‘Aberfan’ may not mean too much to the world nowadays, but nearly 60 years ago in October 1966,…

7 months ago

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence – Assembly George Square

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is at its most camp in the form of a neon pink, electro-pop teen drama. Crash Theatre Co's…

7 months ago

Gladiatrix – theSpace@Venue45

Female Gladiators? It’s not something that ever really think of. Most assume gladiators to be men, unwilling Christians and slaves,…

7 months ago

The Cyclops – theSpace@Symposium Hall Annexe

When six men reunite in a pub to remember a fallen friend and relative, things start to head south very…

7 months ago

Three Billion Letters – Riverside Studios

Mimmi Bauer, Patrycja Dynowska and Michal Szpak's Three Billion Letters focuses on the impact of DNA, how everyone everywhere is…

7 months ago

Shakespeare for Breakfast + Shakespeare for Kids – C aurora

Shakespeare for Breakfast has been a staple of the Fringe since the early ’90s and no show can retain the…

7 months ago

Two Into One – Frinton Summer Theatre

There’s nothing like a silly scrape to raise a smile, and Ray Cooney’s ‘Two Into One’ farce, is Frinton Summer…

7 months ago

The Addams Family – The Lowry

Attending The Addams Family at The Lowry in Salford is a curious experience—part charming gothic comedy, part family-friendly farce—but it…

7 months ago