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…
Reading Time: 2 minutes"Something in between nostalgia and initiation, the 50th anniversary screening felt less like revisiting a classic than being enthusiastically recruited into its ever-growing cult"
Reading Time: 3 minutesKilljoy Theatre’s Russian Roulette is an often unsettling one-hour work-in-progress that leans heavily into abstraction to explore eating disorders and systemic misogyny.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSet in a remote lighthouse, Quiet Light follows a lonely lighthouse keeper Ava (Elizabeth Anderson) struggles with the arrival of a marooned sailor and tries to cope with the arrival of marooned sailor Ray (Oisin Maguire).
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn eclectic evening of bite-sized plays, ranging from delicious pieces to others still finding their flavour.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA heartwarming love affair conducted through letters Can you fall deeply in love with someone when you haven’t met them in real life? A seemingly modern dilemma. The two protagonists of Dear Jack, Dear Louise, however, meet…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA perfect night for The Dubliners superfans, but lacked authenticity to properly engage newcomers
Reading Time: 3 minutesFresh, funny, original - a pacey ride through a raunchy yet wholesome tale in a naughties’ Soho knickershop.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStephanie Renae Lau’s Do You Know Where To Go From Here? is an introspective and comic solo piece that sits between confessional storytelling and theatrical experiment.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“This creative, engaging, and accessible production of Marlowe’s queer historical tragedy dives into themes of loyalty, duty, and betrayal.”