Win one of two pairs of tix to see ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’ at the Royal Exchange!
May 20, 2008
This compettion is now closed and the answer is Hayfever. The Winners are Jenny Faragher and Nicola Ryall. Enjoy the play!
“Who e’er knew Murder unpaid?”
Seeking vengeance for the murder of his fiancée and the death of his father, a man attempts to bring down the Duke he holds responsible and the order that sustains him.
THE PLAY:
Popular film and television actor Stephen Tompkinson returns to Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre later this month to star as Vindice in a powerful new production of bloody Jacobean thriller The Revenger’s Tragedy from Wednesday 28 May to Saturday 28 June.
Best known for his work on high profile TV series such as Drop The Dead Donkey, Ballykissangel and Wild At Heart, Tompkinson also has big screen successes which include BAFTA nominated Brassed Off. Back at the Royal Exchange for the first time in sixteen years, his previous RET credits include Women Laughing and Love’s Labour’s Lost.
Guest director Jonathan Moore takes the helm for this blackly comic tale of lust, ambition and violent retribution, rich in savage poetry, sensuality and humour. At the centre of the action, Vindice seeks to avenge the murder of his beloved Gloriana - leaving a massive body count in his wake. The action will be brought to vivid life with lavish sets and costumes from acclaimed designer David Blight. Read more
Review: Eurobeat (Almost Eurovision)
May 20, 2008
Venue: The Lowry
Date Reviewed: 20th May, 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest is one of those must-see Saturday evenings on the television calendar. The voting is dubious, the songs are mainly awful and the costumes usually represent a country so stereotypically, that you usually die laughing as you quaff your pizza and pass round your pineapple and cheese sticks.
Thank heavens for Terry Wogan, your sardonic host who guides you through the good, the bad and the downright ugly. But now you can also thank Craig Christie & Andrew Patterson, the writers of the hilarious new spoof musical, Eurobeat for capturing the sheer lunacy of this crazy competition.
As soon as you see Wogan on video introducing the show, you are in, ready to wave your flag, cheer on your assigned country and wallow in the zany spectacle that awaits you. Your hosts for the evening are Boyka (Mel Giedroyc) and Sergei (Gareth Hale). In typical Eurovision style, these two think that they are bigger than the event itself and they have sly digs at the acts as they exit. Read more
Review: Meet The Mukherjees
May 19, 2008
Venue: Octagon
Date Reviewed: 19th May, 2008
During one of his regular lunchtime meetings with Asian widow Chitra Mukherjee (Pooja Ghai) Afro-Caribbean Neville (Wyllie Longmore) learns that she is experiencing anxiety attacks because her 30 year old daughter, Anita (Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi) remains unmarried and unwilling to follow Hindu tradition and accept an arranged marriage.
This is partly to annoy her mother, and unaware that he is Neville’s son, Anita accepts a date with Aaron (Mark Springer) despite his bad boy reputation.
The tentative relationship between the lovers is threatened by parental objections to an inter-racial marriage and the discovery that Aaron has a teenage daughter from a past relationship. Read more
Opening: Stephen Tompkinson in Exchange’s ‘Revenger’s Tragedy’
May 19, 2008
Popular film and television actor Stephen Tompkinson returns to Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre later this month to star as Vindice in a powerful new production of bloody Jacobean thriller The Revenger’s Tragedy from Wednesday 28 May to Saturday 28 June.
Best known for his work on high profile TV series such as Drop The Dead Donkey, Ballykissangel and Wild At Heart, Tompkinson also has big screen successes which include BAFTA nominated Brassed Off. Back at the Royal Exchange for the first time in sixteen years, his previous RET credits include Women Laughing and Love’s Labour’s Lost.
Guest director Jonathan Moore takes the helm for this blackly comic tale of lust, ambition and violent retribution, rich in savage poetry, sensuality and humour. At the centre of the action, Vindice seeks to avenge the murder of his beloved Gloriana - leaving a massive body count in his wake. The action will be brought to vivid life with lavish sets and costumes from acclaimed designer David Blight. Read more
Queer Up North’s remaining highlights
May 18, 2008
Queer Up North has been giving Manchester arts lovers food for thought for over a week now. And what a week it’s been!
Sandra Bernhard opened the festival and you either loved it or hated it. Many left during the show, whilst others whooped her to the rafters. Think of her as a type of comedy marmite!
Sandra then appeared at the Cornerhouse to introduce the movie of her stage show, Without You I’m Nothing.
Film theorist, Richard Dyer and B Ruby Rich talked about gay representation in movies to a packed audience at the Cornerhouse on Monday evening. Meanwhile at the Library Theatre a small play called Tough time, nice time enthralled audiences with its thought provoking dialogue and challenging characters. Read more
-
Recent Posts
- Bert V.Royal on Dog Sees God
- Free Comedy FX at the Royal Exchange
- Win! Blonde Bombshells tix
- Looking Forward: What to see in 2009
- Blonde Bombshells returns to North West
- Exchange Premieres True Love Lies
- Win! Up Against The Wall tix
- Cast: Fame has the X Factor
- Looking Back: Best of 2008
- Happy Christmas!
Advertisement
Other Regional Sites
