REVIEW: Lifers
Reading Time: 3 minutesA claustrophobic examination of what it means to grow old in a failing prison system
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REVIEW: The Bodyguard
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhitney Houston’s legacy looms large in a vocally stunning but dramatically uneven ‘The Bodyguard’ I love musicals – always have, always will – but there’s a particular kind of heartbreak when a great story doesn’t quite find…
REVIEW: Mark of A Woman
Reading Time: 2 minutesMark of A Woman is a quietly powerful and moving performance Mark of A Woman is one of those pieces that quietly holds your attention and makes you think differently about how stories are told. Performed by…
REVIEW: Shaker Loops
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe staging for the Manchester Collective’s performance of John Adams’ ‘Shaker Loops’ at the RNCM is very simple. Seven lights stand in a semi-circle around the collective, with eight more above them, all orange or yellow and reinforced by a cloud from the haze machine behind the performers.
REVIEW: My English Persian Kitchen!
Reading Time: 2 minutes"A multi-sensory journey exploring a migrants’ past – building upon a strong premise, the show’s execution failed to realize its full weight. "
REVIEW: Uprooted!
Reading Time: 2 minutes"A visually striking and emotionally potent work confronting urgent ecological and social crises."
REVIEW: Remember,Remember!
Reading Time: 2 minutes"A unique take on a historical moment, full of musical numbers and side splitting comedy"
REVIEW: Common Tongue
Reading Time: 2 minutesA perfectly executed exploration of so-called imperfect Scots.
REVIEW: Bad Immigrant
Reading Time: 3 minutesFunny, raw and unexpectedly uplifting, Bad Immigrant left me rolling out of the theatre feeling hopeful in a time that rarely is.
REVIEW: Ohio at the Young Vic
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn emotional fusion of folk and feeling that blurs the line between concert and confession The tender emotions and story beats punctuating Ohio’s songs feel too raw and honest for a gig, yet its musical craft and time-spanning…