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Manchester


Review: King Lear at the Royal Exchange
11 April 2016
Reviews • Manchester • National • Reviews

Review: King Lear at the Royal Exchange

Royal Exchange ⋄
By James Varney

The oldest hath borne most: James Varney reviews Michael Buffong’s production of Shakespeare.


Review: The Beanfield at HOME
6 April 2016
Reviews • Manchester • National • Reviews

Review: The Beanfield at HOME

HOME ⋄ 31st March –2nd April 2016
By James Varney

“Monopolising on misery… without any commentary or attempt at solution or alternative.” James Varney reviews Breach’s The Beanfield.


Review: Negative Space at Contact
3 March 2016
Reviews • Manchester • National • Reviews

Review: Negative Space at Contact

Contact Theatre ⋄ 1st - 3rd March 2016
By James Varney

Pseudo-defensively connive an impenetrable form to write your review in…


Review: Husbands & Sons at the Royal Exchange
26 February 2016
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Husbands & Sons at the Royal Exchange

Royal Exchange ⋄ 19th February – 19th March 2016
By James Varney

This play is a gallery exhibition of femininity, striving in the face of that hugely broken thing – masculinity – to which even today we seem to have no cure.


Review: The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven at St Chrysostom’s Church
17 February 2016
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven at St Chrysostom’s Church

St Chrysostom’s Church ⋄ 14th February 2016
By James Varney

James Varney reviews “a magpie approach to queering the Bible.”


Review: The Solid Life of Sugar Water at The Royal Exchange
16 February 2016
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: The Solid Life of Sugar Water at The Royal Exchange

Royal Exchange ⋄ 9th - 13th February 2016
By James Varney

Trauma and love hold together Jack Thorne’s The Solid Life of Sugar Water.


Review: FADoubleGOT at Contact, Manchester
16 February 2016
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: FADoubleGOT at Contact, Manchester

Contact Theatre ⋄ 9th- 11th February 2016
By James Varney

“There’s some untouchable strength in the experience of this show, like a bottle of rage.” James Varney reviews Jamal Gerald’s show in Manchester.


Review: The Crows Plucked Your Sinews at Contact, Manchester
1 February 2016
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: The Crows Plucked Your Sinews at Contact, Manchester

Contact Theatre ⋄ 27th - 29th January 2016
By James Varney

Yusra Warsama excels in a show that is “dragging up chains of trauma, soaked in violent pasts and present.”


Review: Wit at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
29 January 2016
Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Wit at the Royal Exchange, Manchester

Royal Exchange ⋄ 21st January - 13th February 2016
By James Varney

‘Wit is as tired of thinking about cancer as Vivian is; Hesmondhalgh drags us through Vivian’s treatment and death, and all we learn about is life.’


How to Be Better
22 December 2015
Reviews • Manchester

How to Be Better

Contact Theatre ⋄ 16th-19th December 2015
By James Varney

A curated collage of honesty.


Into the Woods
14 December 2015
Reviews • Manchester

Into the Woods

Royal Exchange ⋄ 5th December 2015 – 16th January 2016
By James Varney

Fairytales within fairytales within fairytales.


The Oresteia
3 November 2015
Reviews • Manchester

The Oresteia

HOME ⋄ 3rd - 14th November 2015
By James Varney

Fifty shades of grey.


The Crucible
18 October 2015
Reviews • Manchester

The Crucible

Royal Exchange ⋄ 18th September - 24th October 2015
By James Varney

Butting heads.


I ♥ Chocolat
12 October 2015
Reviews • Manchester

I ♥ Chocolat

Contact Theatre ⋄ 8th October 2015
By James Varney

Malteasers and epiphanies.


Under the Covers
9 October 2015
Reviews • Manchester

Under the Covers

Contact Theatre ⋄ 7th - 10th October 2015
By James Varney

Fucking alive.


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