Archive for May 2009

Review - Craig Hill (Queer Up North)

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Date Reviewed: 23rd May, 2009
Venue: The Spiegel Tent

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Typical of Queer Up North: even the tent has style. La Gayola, The Spiegeltent, boasts art deco stained glass, a bar and waiter service direct to your seat. Everything you could wish for, except leg room. (more…)


Review - Eat Me (Queer Up North)

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Date Reviewed: 21st May, 2009
Venue: Royal Exchange (Studio)

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Eat Me is the inscription on the cake which, when consumed, causes Alice in Wonderland to grow to a dangerous size. Yet this new play by Godfrey Hamilton, is not just a cautionary tale. (more…)


Review - Haunted

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

haunted.jpgDate Reviewed: 20th May, 2009
Venue: Royal Exchange

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From the title of Edna O’Brien’s new play, you may be expecting a creaky old British thriller, complete with slamming doors and overdone sound effects. (more…)


Five Reasons To See…Paradise Moscow

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

The ever popular Opera North return to The Lowry next month with Paradise Moscow. The show runs at the Lowry on Thursday 4th June. (more…)


Review - The Adventures Of Wound Man and Shirley (Queer Up North)

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Date Reviewed: 19th May, 2009
Venue: Contact Theatre

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Coming of age dramas and tales of sexual awakening can be dour; as if the author feels compelled to emphasise the gravity of the situation. (more…)