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1974 Productions returns to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre
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1974 Productions returns to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre

"1974 Productions" returns to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre this July presenting their first musical collaboration, with "Make Your Mark Productions" presenting I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. With Book and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro and Music by Jimmy Roberts. This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind the eternal conundrum known as "the Relationship". Act 1 explores the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage, while act two reveals the agonies and triumphs of in laws and newborns, trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious musical pays tribute to those who have loved and lost, to those who have fallen on their face and to those who have dared to ask, "what are you doing Saturday night?" Pla...
MOREAU – The Drayton Arms’ Theatre
London

MOREAU – The Drayton Arms’ Theatre

MOREAU, the debut production of Exciting Stories, is a contemporary re-telling of H.G. Wells’ horror classic The Island of Dr. Moreau which explores themes of ‘memory, therapy, identity, rebellion and ultimately, hope’. Writer and director Phil Stewart and co-writer H.S. Fernandez have crafted a compelling, evocative, and philosophically intriguing script which (for the most part) well balances abstract and challenging concepts with grounded characters. Beginning with a powerful, almost animalistic piece of physical theatre, courtesy of movement director Luca Villa, MOREAU never lets the energy drop, keeping the audience equally engaged in scenes ranging from quiet reflection to a brutal operation. This is in no doubt due to the stupendously energetic performances of the cast. Jimmy...