REVIEW: Party Season
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn entertaining comedy that gives a very honest take on modern parenting
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REVIEW: Bears Bears Bears
Reading Time: 3 minutesBears Bears Bears marks the latest production from Divided Culture Co, a company continuing to champion new writing and emerging creatives. Winner of the 2025 DCC Playwriting Prize, Natalie Beech’s debut play arrives at the Contact Theatre with loads of confidence, blending horror, dark comedy and performance art into something that feels chaotic in a very deliberate way.
REVIEW: Bank of Dave: The Musical
Reading Time: 2 minutes'One of the most fun nights I’ve had at the theatre in ages'
REVIEW: Trompe l’Oeil
Reading Time: 2 minutesA visually inventive and playful political satire, Trompe l’Oeil is driven by strong performances and bold staging. Trompe l’Oeil is now in its sixth year, having previously played Off Broadway and in London, and arrives in Manchester…
REVIEW: Relay
Reading Time: 2 minutesA warm and inventive one person show that blends comedy, music and animation to explore queer family.
REVIEW: The Marriage of Figaro
Reading Time: 2 minutesOpera North’s new production of The Marriage of Figaro brings Mozart’s well known opera into a setting that feels both familiar and refreshed.
REVIEW: Single White Female
Reading Time: 2 minutesA tense and modern reimagining of a cult thriller that explores how trauma, identity and technology blur the line between love and obsession. Based on the bestselling novel by John Lutz and the Columbia Pictures film that made…
REVIEW: The Guardians of Living Matter
Reading Time: 2 minutesLowry’s Developed With programme supports another artist’s ambitious new work to develop The Guardians of Living Matter. Created by multidisciplinary artists John Paul Brown and Sophy King, the exhibition brings together art, climate research and technology in a way that feels open and easy to engage with.
REVIEW: Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is back at The Lowry this Christmas as part of a five week run, produced by Wildpark Entertainment.
REVIEW: Perfect Show For Rachel
Reading Time: 3 minutesPerfect Show For Rachel is easily one of the most joyful and entertaining things I have seen in ages. It has this brilliant, playful energy that makes you feel like you are stepping into a family who love nothing more than a bit of chaos and a lot of laughter.