Theatre through the eyes of a Manc
In the words of house Stark, "Winter is coming". The dark evenings are closing in, and it's time to dig out the winter woolies again. The annual Christmas market stalls are springing up around Manchester and the mood is turning festive. What better way to escape the cold winter weather than watching some theatre? With... Continue Reading →
Falling smack bang in-between the Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter seasons, August is usually considered as a fallow month for theatre productions, as people flock to the Edinburgh Fringe for their theatre fix. In Manchester, there's no rest though, with plenty of great shows available throughout the month. Here are a handful of suggestions for what theatre... Continue Reading →
Choosing to start a family and to have children is a monumental, life-changing decision. For LGBT couples, this is further complicated by having to choose how to have a baby, whether through adoption, fostering or surrogacy. There are a host of different choices available to aspiring parents, but which one is best? In No Kids, real-life... Continue Reading →
Opera North's double bill of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Puccini's Gianni Schicchi combines two thunderous pieces of classical music with dance and opera. I am a complete novice with all three of these art forms. I have only seen two operas before, Tosca and The Magic Flute. I have only ever attended one... Continue Reading →
A year ago, I would never have considered watching an opera. I had many ingrained preconceptions around this art form. Being a working-class Mancunian, I was convinced that opera had an elitist audience. I believed that I wouldn't be able to understand the story because it is sung in a foreign language. I also thought... Continue Reading →
I never thought that I would ever enjoy watching an opera. I had many preconceptions about opera and thought that I would hate the experience of going to see one. This is the first opera I have ever seen so I am a complete novice. Thanks to being introduced to opera through Opera North's Tosca,... Continue Reading →
Mischief Theatre was founded by LAMDA graduates, and writers, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields. The trio have quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with; penning some of the most successful, and funniest, comedies on the West End. The Play that Goes Wrong earned them an Oliver Award for Best New Comedy before embarking on... Continue Reading →
As soon as I heard that The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was touring, I bought tickets to see it at the Lowry Theatre. Being a winner of seven Olivier Awards and based on the best-selling book by Mark Haddon, it was a must see for me! Christopher Boone (Joshua Jenkins), a... Continue Reading →
