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Manchester


Review: Forest at PUSH Festival, Manchester
26 January 2019
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Forest at PUSH Festival, Manchester

23-25 January
By James Varney

The woods for the trees: James Varney writes on scale and perspective in James Monaghan’s solo piece, from his viewpoint as an embedded critic.


Review: Cuts of the Cloth at Push Festival, Manchester
22 January 2019
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Cuts of the Cloth at Push Festival, Manchester

18-19 January
By James Varney

‘Its polemic is potent’: James Varney writes on a science fiction performance about structural Islamophobia by Outside the Frame Arts.


Review: Släpstick at HOME, Manchester
16 December 2018
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Släpstick at HOME, Manchester

By James Varney

“I hope it’s stupid”: James Varney on the skill of being an idiot in a Dutch company’s tribute to the great entertainers.


Review: The Producers at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
7 December 2018
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: The Producers at the Royal Exchange, Manchester

30 November 2018 - 26 January 2019
By Catherine Love

‘Shimmer and sparkle’: Catherine Love reviews an unlikely Christmas show which delights as much as it unsettles.


Review: The Maids at HOME, Manchester
23 November 2018
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Review: The Maids at HOME, Manchester

16 November-1 December
By James Varney

Skirting around sharp edges: James Varney reviews an all-male production of Jean Genet’s The Maids which doesn’t quite deliver on its promises.


Review: The Mysteries at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
7 November 2018
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: The Mysteries at the Royal Exchange, Manchester

25 October - 11 November
By James Varney

‘A myth sceptical of myths’: James Varney writes on place and ownership in Chris Thorpe’s cycle of contemporary Mystery plays.


Review: Death of a Salesman at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
18 October 2018
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Death of a Salesman at the Royal Exchange, Manchester

11 October-17 November
By Catherine Love

‘Dream space’: Catherine Love reviews Sarah Frankcom’s fresh, insightful take on the 20th Century American staple


Review: Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok
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.


Review: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at The Lowry
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.


Review: Jubilee at Royal Exchange, Manchester
10 November 2017
Reviews • Manchester

Review: Jubilee at Royal Exchange, Manchester

By Catherine Love

No future: Catherine Love reviews Chris Goode’s furiously intelligent take on the punk movie classic.


Review: Our Town at Royal Exchange Manchester
20 September 2017
Reviews • Manchester

Review: Our Town at Royal Exchange Manchester

By Catherine Love

Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play is a “giddily expansive” exploration of community and the passing of time.


Review: Cotton Panic! at Manchester International Festival
12 July 2017
Reviews • Manchester • National • Reviews

Review: Cotton Panic! at Manchester International Festival

July 8 - July 15
By Catherine Love

Catherine Love on a flimsy gig-theatre exploration of the Lancashire Cotton Famine.


Review: Castle Rock and Baardeman at Flare Festival, Manchester
8 July 2017
Reviews • Manchester

Review: Castle Rock and Baardeman at Flare Festival, Manchester

6 - 17 July 2017
By Catherine Love

A very British dissection of American popular culture: Catherine Love reviews a double bill of works at Flare Festival 2017.


Review: ONE and Leopard Murders at Flare Festival, Manchester
5 July 2017
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Review: ONE and Leopard Murders at Flare Festival, Manchester

July 4 - July 5
By Catherine Love

A pairing of the whimsical and the sinister: Catherine Love reviews an eclectic double-bill at Manchester’s Flare Festival.


Review: Party Skills at the End of the World at MIF
3 July 2017
Reviews • Manchester

Review: Party Skills at the End of the World at MIF

27 June – 16 July 2017
By Catherine Love

Not with a bang but with a party popper: Catherine Love reviews the world premiere of Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari’s immersive apocalypse show.


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