CONTACT THEATRE KICKS OFF NEW SEASON WITH IRAQ DOCU

Verbatim Theatre is all the rage at the moment. It gives a playwright the chance to present an issue which may have been covered in the news – showing an audience another angle. Some of the best plays in this genre have come from Out Of Joint. Their Permanent Way and Talking To Terrorists were both stunning pieces of theatre.

Manchester’s most interesting space, The Contact Theatre kick off their new season on Friday 4th May with the critically acclaimed piece What I Heard About Iraq. This hard hitting play is coming to Manchester direct from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It is a verbatim drama style drama which documents events from Iraq and beyond. Featuring an international cast of five, this really does promise to be a unique piece of theatre.

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You may find yourself wanting to venture to the theatre this Easter, rather than sat on the motorway in a traffic jam – trying to escape. To be honest, there is a great deal on offer to keep you busy the during extended break.

OH WHAT A CIRCUS!

Circuses have become really unfashionable and let’s face it – cruel. But one show aims to have an old fashioned feel but with the added attraction of music and lights- without animals. The show is called Eclipse and it is coming to the Lowry for two weeks from Tues 02 April. The show has been a hit at the Pleasure Beach, Blackpool and is much better and slicker than you would expect. I caught it last October and was very impressed. It is on until Sat 14 April. I will be reviewing this show here and at www.broadwayworld.com next week.

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