REVIEW: The Magic Flute
Reading Time: 2 minutesOpera North's production of *The Magic Flute* offered a visually ambitious yet conceptually muddled interpretation of Mozart's beloved opera.
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REVIEW: Ruddigore
Reading Time: 2 minutesOpera North’s latest production of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Ruddigore" is a triumph of wit and creativity, transforming a Victorian melodrama spoof into a vibrant, satirical experience that feels entirely contemporary.
REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Reading Time: 2 minutesOpera North’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream presents Benjamin Britten’s 1960s compelling score with fantastic flair.
REVIEW: Edy Hurst’s Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself, Edy Hurst draws on his newly uncovered ancestral ties to the Lancashire witch trials, mixing comedy, history, and a fascination with the Vengaboys into a one-of-a-kind journey of self-discovery.
REVIEW: Here You Come Again
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere You Come Again at the Lowry, Salford offers a humorous, Dolly Parton-infused take on pandemic life, but ultimately suffers from a paper-thin plot and a sense that its use of Parton's music is more opportunistic than inspired.
REVIEW: A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresented by Access All Areas and The Lowry, A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy, examines neurodivergent struggles with identity and masking- a process in which autistic people suppress themselves and their behaviours to fit into a neurotypical society.
REVIEW: Fever Dreams
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Manchester Collective's Fever concert was a captivating blend of bold programming, virtuosic performance, and rich emotional contrasts that left the audience spellbound.
REVIEW: Feel Me
Reading Time: 3 minutesFeel Me integrates physical theatre, projection and music to explore empathy through the lens of discussions and depictions of forced displacement.
In Conversation with Nathan Queeley-Dennis
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down with Nathan Queeley-Dennis whose play, Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz, returns to the Royal Exchange from Oct 28-30.
REVIEW: Danesha
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn paper, ‘Danesha’ is about everything you might want in 75 minutes of theatre — a coming of age story centring on the eponymous Danesha (Talia Rae Smith), following her as she discovers her racial and queer identities through dance and the clubs of Manchester.