Author: James Richardson

Festive Review – Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical, HOME, Manchester

Posted by James Richardson | Dec 13, 2024 | Arts, Theatre

Here’s the thing. I’ve never seen either of the Miracle on 34th Street films, not the...

Theatre Review: Let The Right One In, Royal Exchange, Manchester

Posted by James Richardson | Jun 1, 2024 | Archives

While I waited for curtain up at Manchester’s Royal Exchange, I heard an audience member ask, “where is the splash zone?”. As overheard comments go, this wouldn’t normally have boded well. But the play...

Review: Everything Retreat, Ribble Valley

Posted by James Richardson | Jun 1, 2024 | Archives

I love to be warm. I’m the type of person who wears jeans in 36-degree weather when everyone else is sunbathing. So when I discovered there was a wood burning fire in each lodge at the Ribble Valley Everything Retreat, I...