Date Reviewed: 28th February, 2009
Venue: The Lowry

Musical sequels are relatively rare with only a handful springing to mind none of which attained even remotely similar success to the original show they followed. Sandy Wilson famously followed up The Boy Friend with Divorce Me, Darling and Charles Strouse gave Little Orphan Annie a second outing in Annie Warbucks. (more…)

Date Reviewed: 27th February, 2009
Venue: Contact Theatre

Founded in 1999, the internationally acclaimed Henri Oguike Dance Company marks its 10th anniversary with a retrospective programme. Since the Company’s inception, Nigerian-Welsh Oguike has worked at a frantic pace - creating two new works a year,  as well as 35 independent commissions. (more…)

Date Reviewed: 27th February, 2009
Venue: The Lowry

This new, surreal dark comedy operetta, co-produced between Opera North, Bregenzer Festspeile, and the Royal Danish Opera, is certainly modern opera. Parts of the show are very funny, other parts almost hit the spot or might well have done. (more…)

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We are offering you one pair of tickets to see Kneehigh’s highly acclaimed play Brief Encounter at the Lowry.

THE PLAY:
Emma Rice, Artistic Director of the world renowned Kneehigh Theatre Company, has taken one of the most beloved films of all time, the stage play on which it was based and the music and songs of Noël Coward to create a brand new Brief Encounter. (more…)

Date Reviewed: 27th February, 2009
Venue: The Lowry

Tom Bidwell’s Company Along The Mile has a really promising premise which delivers enough laughs and surprises to stand out from the norm. It’s a shame then that ultimately, there are too many loose ends in the script which make it less credible as a whole, as some of the scenes have real bite. (more…)