Reading Time: 2 minutesEclectic, chaotic, fun and silly. The Dirty Thirty seems to exist in the space between a scratch night and an improv-athon – I’m tickled pink that it exists Not your typical night of fringe theatre. Upon receiving…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA swirling carousel of music through time On Friday night, the Manchester Camerata presented The Expansion of Sound, as part of their Here we Are festival running from 15-20 September. Performed in the Great Nave of their…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are interesting ideas buried within Don’t Hate the Player but rather than leaving the theatre challenged or wanting to debate its themes, I simply left confused. Walking into the Old Fire Station for Don’t Hate the Player, I was…
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrancesca Baker and Jonny Davidson light up Borscht, a funny and unglamorous look at breakups in your twenties “Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” Borrowed from When Harry…
Reading Time: 2 minutesan accessible and varied evening of violin led classical music It’s something of a paradox that bringing classical music into a church seems to lower the formality of both. The music comes down off the stage and…
Reading Time: 4 minutesA playful, multilingual comedy about Balkan culture, identity, migration and belonging The booking link is “Evo evo” sounds like a reassuring promise and an excellent way to miss a deadline. How did you turn that elastic sense…
Reading Time: 3 minutesBlaze FM brings together a great cast, live music and a strong story full of surprises The Big House brings Blaze FM to Lowry after its Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2025. Founded by artistic director Maggie Norris, the company works…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe cast’s adaptability in playing a wide range of characters occasionally overshadowed by lack of polish Sense and sensibility is a delightful book to take on as a play. Jane Austen writes in such a witty way…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA gloriously unhinged, sweat-soaked clown masterclass that turns the entire audience into championship contenders Forget everything you think you know about competitive sports. Chase Brantley’s Don Toberman: Ping-Pong Champ takes the familiar spectacle of high-stakes American television,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesPub theatre meets movie magic in We’ll Always Have Paris, an ode to old Hollywood romance that whisks its audience away on a cinematic experience to laugh, cry, and consider the effort it takes to feel whole…