Category Review

★★★★☆, History, New, Review, Theatre

REVIEW: Little Women

Reading Time: 2 minutesAnne-Marie Casey’s stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved Little Women at The Lowry, Manchester. Themes of womanhood, ambition and self-discovery.

justinemsjones
April 9, 2025

★★★½☆, Review, Star Rating, Theatre

REVIEW: The Practice

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Practice opens with an inspirational speech: “you have the power to make yourself up”.

Ben Breen
April 9, 2025

★★★★½, Ballet, Dance, Experimental, Music, New, Review

REVIEW: HERE & NOW

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith a diverse and beautifully executed programme, HERE & NOW is a must-see for anyone who appreciates dance and live performance.

annieyezhoua29f00172f
April 7, 2025

★★★★½, Music, New, Orchestra, Review

REVIEW: RSNO: Jess Gillam & Shostakovich Eight featuring Anna Clyne’s ‘Glasslands’

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe show opened with the wonderful Anna Clyne’s Glasslands, full of Irish myth and wonder. It was the first of many extremes of the night and set a fantastic tone for the Shostakovich symphony to come.

nmcgarrity
April 7, 2025
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★★★½☆, Music, New, Orchestra, Review

REVIEW: Song of the Earth

Reading Time: 2 minutesWith a perfectly suited curation, the ensemble-in-residence Aurora Orchestra took to the stage of Hall One on Saturday, April 5, with Mahler’s headlining song cycle, Song of the Earth.

jonathangb
April 7, 2025

★★★★☆, Experimental, Music, New, Review, Theatre

REVIEW: Container

Container is a bold and sonically ambitious piece of experimental theatre. Written and directed by Alan Fielden with musical direction from Tim Cape, the work draws influence from avant-garde pioneers like Laurie Anderson and Robert Ashley.

Reading Time: 2 minutesA daring sonic-theatre experiment that rewards those willing to tune in. Container is a bold and sonically ambitious piece of experimental theatre. Written and directed by Alan Fielden with musical direction from Tim Cape, the work draws influence…

lydiaakenny
April 7, 2025

★★★★☆, New, Review, Theatre

REVIEW: Through The Shortbread Tin

Reading Time: 2 minutesThrough the Shortbread Tin isn’t a show about the black and white - it’s an intricate cross-examination of the murky truths and deceptions behind not only James MacPherson’s 1766 poetic epic Ossian, but himself and the Scotland of now.