Theatre and performance in Greater Manchester & other places.
After a break for the last two years, my ‘best of’ list is back! As in previous years, I’ve only focused on productions that either premiered in Greater Manchester or could only be seen here. Which means I’ve not included any shows that were passing through on tour or that were revivals from elsewhere. It [...]
HOME, Manchester. PUSH Festival 2020. Her grandmother's many tales of an idyllic Malaysian childhood fascinated Nishla Smith as she herself was growing up. So much so, she recorded hours and hours of them. Using music and song, Smith revisits those stories but gives them a darker twist as she tries to make sense of the [...]
The Lowry, Salford. 17 November 2017. Until this month, my only recent experience of opera was a slight obsession with a recording of John Adams' 'Doctor Atomic' and seeing members of Opera North’s Chorus perform in a production of Sondheim's 'Into The Woods' at West Yorkshire Playhouse last year. Apparently the involvement of the Chorus [...]
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