If you haven't heard of Switch_Mcr, I strongly suggest checking them out. They are one of the most exciting theatre companies in Manchester, nurturing northern talent, creating impressive work, and running local workshops. I caught up with artistic director, Gabriel Clark, to talk all things Switch_Mcr, ahead of their double-bill of plays which is going... Continue Reading →
If This Is Normal – 53two
When I cast my mind back to sex education in school, the only things we were taught was how to put a condom on a banana and about the menstrual cycle. Lucy Danser's blistering play If This Is Normal shows how woefully inadequate this is in preparing teenagers for adulthood, and how talking about sex... Continue Reading →
Much Ado About Nothing – 53two
If there's one thing that you can rely on in Manchester, it's the rain. Anybody staging open-air theatre in this city are certainly brave souls who deserve the utmost respect. The Great Open Air Theatre company are the latest to do so, performing an exciting summer festival of Shakespeare in the amphitheatre outside the Great... Continue Reading →