Shows
-
ReviewsBard in the Botanics: A Festival in Review
As Bard in the Botanics hits its thirteenth year, it doesn’t show signs of stopping. While sifting through William Shakespeare's 'back catalogue' might... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
Previews
Project Y
Scottish Youth Dance company, YDance, present Project Y as part of their talent strand. In its ninth year, Project Y is designed as a 4-week programme f... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
PreviewsWar Horse @ The Lowry, Salford, until 20 Sep
Galloping onto The Lowry stage last November, War Horse proved the most successful show in the centre’s 13-year history, obliterating previous box offi... Read more »| 16 Jul 2014 -
Festivals
Cannibalism on The Fringe
A true story exploring the unravelling of humanity among imprisoned WWII soldiers Read more »| 14 Jul 2014 -
Previews
Scene Change
Where does Liverpool’s freshest creative talent congregate? It was a question that Liverpool’s Everyman and Playhouse Young Producers found had n... Read more »| 10 Jul 2014 -
PreviewsNational Theatre of Scotland: Black Watch @ SECC, 28 March - 13 April
"If he wants to know what it's like in Iraq, Cammy, he has to feel some fucking pain!" A man in military dress is bent over a young man, trying to break his ... Read more »| 04 Jul 2014
-
Festivals
Home Nations Festival @ Tron
As the Commonwealth Games draw ever nearer, the Tron theatre kicks off celebrations with its very own Home Nations Festival. This involves various events, in... Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
PreviewsLord of the Flies @ The Lowry Studio, Salford, 9-12 Jul
A group of schoolboys, evacuated from their homes for safety, find themselves stranded and alone on a tropical island in the dramatic opening of William Gold... Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Reviews
Angel Meadow @ Cutting Room Square, Manchester, 10-29 Jun
Arriving at Cutting Room Square, Ancoats, surrounded by vast trendy apartments projecting World Cup jubilation from their residents, we are unaware of the ex... Read more »| 24 Jun 2014 -
Previews
(i)land @ Glasgow Culture 2014
Marc Brew's latest piece (i)land examines isolation and what it means to be cut off from society. When three people are forced together on a desert island &n... Read more »| 23 Jun 2014 -
Reviews
Scottish Opera: Madama Butterfly @ Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Scottish Opera revive Sir David McVicar’s production of Madama Butterfly and kick off their Scottish tour at the Festival Theatre in Edinburg... Read more »| 23 Jun 2014 -
ReviewsNederlands Dans Theater 2 @ Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) bring their junior division to Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre. As the NDT’s young talent division that allows them to... Read more »| 23 Jun 2014 -
Previews
In Good Company: Quarantine
In the first of a new series circling in on theatre’s most exciting troupes and groups, we decide it’s time that daring company Quarantine, with a seasonal quartet of works commencing this month, were on your radar Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
Previews
Ordinary Days @ The King's Arms, Salford, 16-21 Jun
Serendipity is the overriding theme of Adam Gwon’s refreshing new musical, Ordinary Days, which saunters into Salford’s King's Arms Theatre for a... Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
Reviews
The Lion King @ Liverpool Empire, until 5 Jul
This reviewer has a confession to make. Despite the hype, awards and stream of five-star reviews, The Lion King has never been a production at the top of my ... Read more »| 03 Jun 2014