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Takeaway at Liverpool Everyman Theatre – review

Takeaway at Liverpool Everyman Theatre – review

Glorious! at Hope Mill Theatre – review

Glorious! at Hope Mill Theatre – review

Calamity Jane on tour starring Carrie Hope Fletcher – review

Calamity Jane on tour starring Carrie Hope Fletcher – review

Mariupol Drama at HOME Manchester – review

Mariupol Drama at HOME Manchester – review

A Christmas Carol the Musical at the Lowry – review

A Christmas Carol the Musical at the Lowry – review

Miracle on 34th Street at HOME Manchester – review

Miracle on 34th Street at HOME Manchester – review

Murder on the Orient Express tour review – just about stays on the rails

Murder on the Orient Express tour review – just about stays on the rails

The Importance of Being Earnest at the Royal Exchange Theatre – review

The Importance of Being Earnest at the Royal Exchange Theatre – review

Tell Me How It Ends at Liverpool Everyman – review

Tell Me How It Ends at Liverpool Everyman – review

Twelfth Night starring Les Dennis at Shakespeare North Playhouse – review

Twelfth Night starring Les Dennis at Shakespeare North Playhouse – review

The Netherley Hillbillies at the Royal Court in Liverpool – review

The Netherley Hillbillies at the Royal Court in Liverpool – review

Kinky Boots at Storyhouse Chester – review

Kinky Boots at Storyhouse Chester – review

42 Balloons musical review – a soaring success

42 Balloons musical review – a soaring success

Sweat at the Royal Exchange Theatre – review

Sweat at the Royal Exchange Theatre – review

A Taste of Honey at the Royal Exchange – review

A Taste of Honey at the Royal Exchange – review

Work It Out at HOME Manchester – review

Work It Out at HOME Manchester – review

Shed: Exploded View at the Royal Exchange – review

Shed: Exploded View at the Royal Exchange – review

The Gap at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester – review

The Gap at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester – review

Animal Farm at Bolton Octagon Theatre and on tour – review

Animal Farm at Bolton Octagon Theatre and on tour – review

National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals – the title feels like an understatement

National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals – the title feels like an understatement

Jekyll and Hyde at the Lowry and on tour – review

Jekyll and Hyde at the Lowry and on tour – review

Cinderella pantomime at Contact Theatre – review

Cinderella pantomime at Contact Theatre – review

Brief Encounter at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

Brief Encounter at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

The Snow Queen at Waterside Arts – review

The Snow Queen at Waterside Arts – review

Our National Health Stories Live at Factory International – review

Our National Health Stories Live at Factory International – review

Around the World in 80 Days at Octagon Theatre, Bolton – review

Around the World in 80 Days at Octagon Theatre, Bolton – review

Hamilton tour review – hit musical starts a new victory lap

Hamilton tour review – hit musical starts a new victory lap

The Scouse Dick Whittington at Liverpool Royal Court – review

The Scouse Dick Whittington at Liverpool Royal Court – review

I Should Be So Lucky review – Stock Aitken Waterman musical is a jukebox fever dream with Kylie cameos and honeymoon hijinks

I Should Be So Lucky review – Stock Aitken Waterman musical is a jukebox fever dream with Kylie cameos and honeymoon hijinks

Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Exchange Theatre – review

Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Exchange Theatre – review

Toxic at HOME Manchester – review

Toxic at HOME Manchester – review

Jesus Christ Superstar UK tour – review

Jesus Christ Superstar UK tour – review

Great Expectations at the Royal Exchange – review

Great Expectations at the Royal Exchange – review

A View from the Bridge at Bolton Octagon and on tour – review

A View from the Bridge at Bolton Octagon and on tour – review

All Right. Good Night. at Manchester International Festival – review

All Right. Good Night. at Manchester International Festival – review

They with Maxine Peake – Manchester International Festival review

They with Maxine Peake – Manchester International Festival review

<em>Greatest Days</em> at Manchester Palace Theatre, and tour – review

Greatest Days at Manchester Palace Theatre, and tour – review

No Pay? No Way! at the Royal Exchange, Manchester – review

No Pay? No Way! at the Royal Exchange, Manchester – review

<em>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</em> at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

”Song from Far Away” with Will Young review – a melodic meditation on loss

”Song from Far Away” with Will Young review – a melodic meditation on loss

”Beginning” at Royal Exchange review – David Eldridge’s two-hander finds a fresh start in Manchester

”Beginning” at Royal Exchange review – David Eldridge’s two-hander finds a fresh start in Manchester

”Head Over Heels” review – the Go-Go’s musical is far from sure-footed

”Head Over Heels” review – the Go-Go’s musical is far from sure-footed

”The Ocean at the End of the Lane” at the Lowry, Salford and on tour – review

”The Ocean at the End of the Lane” at the Lowry, Salford and on tour – review

”Betty! A sort of musical” at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

”Betty! A sort of musical” at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

Rodgers Hammerstein’s ”Cinderella” at the Hope Mill Theatre – review

Rodgers Hammerstein’s ”Cinderella” at the Hope Mill Theatre – review

”Let The Right One In” at Manchester’s Royal Exchange – review

”Let The Right One In” at Manchester’s Royal Exchange – review

”The Glass Menagerie” at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

”The Glass Menagerie” at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

<em>Oh Mother</em> at HOME Manchester – review

Oh Mother at HOME Manchester – review

<em>Passion</em> starring Ruthie Henshall at Hope Mill Theatre – review

Passion starring Ruthie Henshall at Hope Mill Theatre – review

<em>Electric Rosary</em> at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

Electric Rosary at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

<em>The House with Chicken Legs</em> at HOME Manchester – review

The House with Chicken Legs at HOME Manchester – review

<em>Nora: A Doll's House</em> at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

Nora: A Doll's House at Royal Exchange Theatre – review

<em>Footloose the Musical</em> 2022 tour review – a celebration of music and dance over substance

Footloose the Musical 2022 tour review – a celebration of music and dance over substance

<em>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</em> review – a ravishingly designed vision of Narnia

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe review – a ravishingly designed vision of Narnia

<em>The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart</em> review – a high-brow patchwork of unevenly stitched genres

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart review – a high-brow patchwork of unevenly stitched genres

<em>The Wiz</em> at Hope Mill Theatre – review

The Wiz at Hope Mill Theatre – review

<em>The Mountaintop</em> at the Royal Exchange – review

The Mountaintop at the Royal Exchange – review

<em>Glee and Me</em> at the Royal Exchange – review

Glee and Me at the Royal Exchange – review

<em>Bat Out of Hell</em> review – the unique rock musical hits the open road

Bat Out of Hell review – the unique rock musical hits the open road

<em>Rent</em> at the Hope Mill Theatre – review

Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre – review

<em>Bloody Elle</em> at the Royal Exchange, Manchester – review

Bloody Elle at the Royal Exchange, Manchester – review

Review: <em>Hushabye Mountain</em> (Hope Mill Theatre, online)

Review: Hushabye Mountain (Hope Mill Theatre, online)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Homeground, Manchester)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Homeground, Manchester)

Review: <em>Rent</em> (Hope Mill Theatre)

Review: Rent (Hope Mill Theatre)

Review: <em>Back to the Future the Musical</em> (Manchester Opera House)

Review: Back to the Future the Musical (Manchester Opera House)

Review: <em>Wuthering Heights</em> (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

Review: Wuthering Heights (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

Review: <em>Gypsy</em> (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

Review: Gypsy (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

Review: <em>The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit</em> (Hope Mill Theatre)

Review: The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit (Hope Mill Theatre)

Review: <em>Light Falls</em> (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

Review: Light Falls (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

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