A year ago, I reviewed this production at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. It was a superb show – slick and magical. This, in part, was due to the cast. The talented, seasoned West End performers who knew how to hold a...
Read MoreSimon Naylor and his merry band of brothers (and sisters) are creating a bit of a fuss down at this new venue in city centre Manchester. Under the arches of the railway lines, deep within a closed-down luxury car warehouse,...
Read MoreI visited London’s Old Vic recently to watch its overly intellectual presentation of Lear. Like a pretentious, post-modern meal, there is much to wonder at in this show, but it left me cold and hungry for something...
Read MoreSome people hate the M62 – that windy, high-peaked, lugubrious trek from east to west or west to east. But I like the journey, especially the one from Manchester to Leeds. As the car judders over the highest motorway in...
Read MoreMatthew Xia’s first production as associate artistic director at Manchester’s Royal Exchange is a bold festive choice and one that is bound to be a crowd pleaser. After the success of the 2014 film version of Into the...
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