Theatre through the eyes of a Manc
Ladies in Lavender is perhaps best known as the 2004 film, starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Written and directed by Charles Dance, the film tells the tale of two sisters, Ursula and Janet, who live in a remote fishing village on Cornwall's coast. When a handsome Polish violinist is washed up ashore, the two sisters... Continue Reading →
According to Cliff Richard, Christmas is a time for mistletoe and wine. It's a time to rejoice, with logs on the fire and gifts on the tree. Clearly, he has never seen Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings, which depicts a dysfunctional family Christmas that most audience members can identify with. There is plenty of wine... in... Continue Reading →
Blithe Spirit is the second play in Northenden Players' first full season at their new theatre, which is suitably decked out in Halloween decorations. What can be more fitting for Halloween than a play about a husband who inadvertently raises the ghost of his ex-wife at a seance? In typical Noël Coward fashion, this is... Continue Reading →
Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey is perhaps best known from its 1961 film adaptation starring Dora Bryan and Rita Tushingham. Sweeping the acting gongs at Cannes, it is set in Salford, and relates the story of a dysfunctional relationship between a mother and her daughter. This powerful family drama, from a local playwright, makes... Continue Reading →
