Shows
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PreviewsAnna Karenina @ Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
The Royal Exchange kicks off its 2015 season with a brand new adaptation of Anna Karenina. After rave reviews and record sales for Maxine Peake's Hamlet... Read more »| 06 Mar 2015 -
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Jumping Puddles @ Liverpool Everyman
Anybody working in the arts will testify that 'collaboration' is a buzzword at the moment – not only because of the shared financial risk, but also due... Read more »| 04 Mar 2015 -
ReviewsTrouble in Tahiti @ RNCM Studio Theatre
More than 50 years on, Berstein’s Broadway-inspired, one-act opera is still refreshingly direct. In this production at the Royal Northern College of Mu... Read more »| 16 Feb 2015 -
ReviewsEducating Rita @ Liverpool Playhouse
To take an iconic, Liverpool-based play – 35 years on from its original staging – and produce it in its home city, while making it as fresh, invi... Read more »| 16 Feb 2015 -
ReviewsCartoonopolis @ Liverpool Playhouse Studio
‘Welcome to Cartoonopolis,’ the front of Lewis Bray’s Cartoonopolis programme proclaims, ‘a story of two brothers, one family, goodie... Read more »| 16 Feb 2015 -
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Fiction @ Unity Theatre, Liverpool
If you are looking for a taste of experimental theatre then it is worth keeping an eye on the programme of Liverpool’s Unity Theatre. With plays never ... Read more »| 13 Feb 2015
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When The Rain Stops Falling @ Tron Theatre
When The Rain Stops Falling travels in time and place seamlessly, using simple umbrella sign-posts to take us between London and Australia, from the late 195... Read more »| 10 Feb 2015 -
ReviewsThe Second Coming @ Tramway
There’s something of the magic of the fairground as the Tramway is transformed into a circus venue for aerial dance company Fidget Feet and Hawk’... Read more »| 10 Feb 2015 -
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The Mist in the Mirror @ Oldham Coliseum
The Mist in the Mirror marks the third collaboration between Oldham Coliseum and multi-platform company Imitating the Dog, and it’s clear they’ve... Read more »| 06 Feb 2015 -
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The Slab Boys Revived
The Citizens Theatre celebrates its 70th anniversary with a revival of The Slab Boys from original creatives and stalwarts of Scottish theatre John Byrne and David Hayman Read more »| 03 Feb 2015 -
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Educating Rita @ Liverpool Playhouse
For the first time professionally in 13 years, and celebrating its 35th anniversary, Willy Russell’s Educating Rita returns to the stage; this time sta... Read more »| 03 Feb 2015 -
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Edward Scissorhands @ Liverpool Empire
Opening with Danny Elfman's score from the original film, Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands enchants its audience before the curtain is lifted.... Read more »| 03 Feb 2015 -
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Faith Healer @ The Lyceum
'The truth' in Faith Healer, the programme notes suggest, 'lies somewhere in the gaps of what is left unspoken.' Directed as cleverly as it is written, each ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
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Macbeth @ Citizens Theatre
Macbeth ponders his bloody deed with a bag of Wotsits in hand, while Lady Macbeth prepares party bags for the feast while musicians await the party behind th... Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
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Damon Albarn musical wonder.land set for MIF
A new musical based on the story of Alice in Wonderland with music by Damon Albarn has been added to the programme for this year’s Manchester Internati... Read more »| 21 Jan 2015