Clik here to view.
Britannia Waves the Rules – Royal Exchange, Manchester
★★★★ The current Royal Exchange production, The Last Days of Troy, has received rave reviews for its epic, spectacular staging. So it’s interesting to see a play performed by some of the same cast, in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Billy Liar – Royal Exchange, Manchester
★★★★ Around the time the original novel of Billy Liar was written, Alan Sillitoe created the despicable Arthur Seaton in his novel Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, a story that the Royal Exchange...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Around the World in 80 Days – Royal Exchange, Manchester
★★★★★ It is absolutely thrilling when a show completely exceeds expectations. I hoped to be at least entertained by Around the World in 80 Days for a couple of hours. But by the interval, I’d laughed,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Royal Exchange
★★★★ The set is stunning, pure white and immaculate; it remains on the back of the eyes like a negative as the theatre is plunged into a thick pitch-black. Slowly, the lights are brought back up and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Secret Theatre: Show 6, The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre
★★★ The Royal Exchange’s Studio space is currently hosting The Lyric Hammersmith Secret Theatre Company. A collective of actors, directors, writers and designers with the mission statement to explore...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Little Shop of Horrors – Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
★★★★ If you visit the Royal Exchange this Christmas, don’t expect your usual seasonal slapstick pantomime, or even a sweet rendition of a Dickens story. Think glitter, sparkle, mutilation and… Faust?...
View ArticleClik here to view.
North West Theatre to Watch – Jan/Feb 2015
The more eagle-eyed of you will notice I haven’t reviewed for a while. The even more eagler-eyed of you will notice I have a new surname. So, after a brief break, and the acquisition of a shiny new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scuttlers – Royal Exchange, Manchester
★★★★ The Royal Exchange treat us to a bit of local history with their first play of 2015, the world premiere of Rona Munro’s Scuttlers. The play follows the lives of young Manchester street gangs of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coming to a Cinema Near You…
Time was, if you lived outside of London, you’d have to make a concerted effort to physically go the capital to see the latest West End shows. But thanks to initiatives such as NT Live, you can now see...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Good Preview – Brink
The Royal Exchange is definitely the place to be for world premieres. This year, we’ve already had the fantastic Scuttlers, and the breath-taking Yen. But coming on 26th March is something particularly...
View Article
