Who’s in the picture: Aniqah Choudhri writes on a dance adaptation of Maya Angelou’s poem which glosses over the issue of race.
Aniqah Choudhri
Articles by Aniqah Choudhri
25 September 2019
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Macbeth at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
13 September - 19 October
By Aniqah Choudhri
Ancient and modern: Aniqah Choudhri reviews Christopher Haydon’s sleek production starring Lucy Ellinson as the murderous general.
19 September 2019
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Red Dust Road at HOME, Manchester
11-21 September
By Aniqah Choudhri
Memory road: Aniqah Choudhri reviews National Theatre of Scotland’s adaptation of celebrated poet Jackie Kay’s memoir.
20 July 2019
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Invisible Cities at Manchester International Festival
2-14 July
By Aniqah Choudhri
Invisible cities, right before your eyes: Aniqah Choudhri reviews a multimedia dance-theatre extravaganza based on Italo Calvino’s novel.
23 April 2019
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Muckers at Z-Arts, Manchester
13 April, then touring
By Aniqah Choudhri
‘A dark wonderland’: Aniqah Choudhri finds beauty in the flamenco, vaginas and talking toilets of Caroline Horton’s new family show.
27 March 2019
Reviews • National • Salford
Review: Beauty and the Beast at The Lowry, Salford
20-23 March, then touring
By Aniqah Choudhri
‘The lovechild of Guillermo del Toro and Charles Perrault’: Aniqah Choudhri reviews Birmingham Royal Ballet’s sumptuous, romantic version of the famous fairytale.
16 February 2019
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Mother Courage and Her Children at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
8 February - 2 March
By Aniqah Choudhri
Mixed messages: Aniqah Choudhri reviews a dystopian, future-set adaptation of Brecht’s political parable.
23 November 2018
Reviews • National • Salford
Review: Ballet Black at The Lowry, Salford
19 November
By Aniqah Choudhri
Dances with difference: Aniqah Choudhri reviews Cathy Marsten and Arthur Pita-choreographed ballets for the all-PoC company Ballet Black.
25 October 2018
Reviews
Manon at Manchester Opera House
17-20 October
By Aniqah Choudhri
18th century morality: Aniqah Choudhri reviews the English National Ballet’s new touring production of Manon.
11 June 2018
Reviews
Review: Jane Eyre at The Lowry, Manchester
June 6 - June 9
By Aniqah Choudhri
A story that speaks without words: Cathy Marston’s adaptation for Northern Ballet unleashes the soul of Charlotte Brontë.
11 April 2018
Reviews • Manchester • National • Reviews
Review: Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok
March 22 - April 7
By Aniqah Choudhri
Cooking up a storm: In-Sook Chappell’s adaptation of Helen Tse’s memoir is moving and original.
20 March 2018
Reviews • Manchester
Review: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at The Lowry
By Aniqah Choudhri
A love letter to Blitz London: Aniqah Choudhri reviews Matthew Bourne’s wartime fairy-tale.
5 February 2018
Reviews • National • Reviews • Salford
Review: Hamlet at The Lowry, Salford
January 26 - February 3
By Aniqah Choudhri
A very different Denmark: Paapa Essiedu’s Dane is emotive and intelligent.
11 July 2017
Features
The Welcoming Party
By Aniqah Choudhri
Part of MIF, Theatre-Rites’s new family show uses a cast that includes refugees to explore being different. Aniqah Choudhri speaks to Sue Buckmaster about the complexity behind its storytelling.
5 June 2017
Reviews • Manchester • National • Reviews
Review: Persuasion at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
May 25 - June 24
By Aniqah Choudhri
“What on earth am I watching here?”: Aniqah Choudhri has her preconceptions blown away by a modernised Jane Austen adaptation.