Theatre through the eyes of a Manc
Emergence is the postgraduate dance company formed in collaboration between Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford. It is a professionally focused course aimed at students studying MA Dance Performance and Professional Practices at the university. Each year, a new group of dancers work with Artistic Director, Joss Arnott, to co-produce an exciting programme... Continue Reading →
Mr Popper lives with his wife in Stillwater, the town where everyone will fit in. He is an ordinary painter and decorator who has extraordinary dreams of Antarctic adventures. He wants to be an explorer and travel to the land of snow and ice, to see its penguins. Imagine his astonishment when, one day, a... Continue Reading →
*Puts on best Noddy Holder voice*... IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!! I wish it could be Christmas every day because December really is the most wonderful time of year. Although the weather outside is frightful, there is nothing better than sitting in the warmth watching some wonderfully festive theatre. Manchester never fails to deliver theatrical Christmas crackers and... Continue Reading →
Oldham Coliseum's annual pantomime is steeped in tradition. It has provided Christmas sparkle to northern audiences for over 130 years and has become a hugely popular event. This year it's Jack and the Beanstalk, which marks the first annual panto to be directed by the Coliseum's Artistic Director, Chris Lawson. Yet this is no ordinary... Continue Reading →
In 2015, Bryony Kimmings' life burnt to the ground when she experienced a post natal breakdown after giving birth to her son, Frank. At only four months old, he was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy, causing clusters of infantile seizures. As Frank's health deteriorated, Kimmings was at her lowest point. She lost her... Continue Reading →
John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi is a highly underrated play that is rarely performed today. This Jacobean play is not an easy one to stage. It is horrifically, brutally violent, and incredibly uncomfortable to watch. As Shakespeare's contemporary, Webster's language can seem complex and quite outdated (there is a strange metaphor about tennis balls).... Continue Reading →
Spider Love is a new work-in-progress play that is intended to run as a companion piece to the hugely successful Truth to Power Café. They are both created by Jeremy Goldstein, son of Mick Goldstein, who was close friends with Harold Pinter and Henry Woolf. When Pinter wrote his only novel, The Dwarfs, he based... Continue Reading →
Originally written over 60 years ago, there is no denying the urgent relevance of Bohuslav Martinů's opera to a contemporary audience. The Greek Passion depicts the plight of refugees in an intolerant society, where they are shunned by the residents of a village. Priest Fotis, who travels with the group, makes a desperate plea for... Continue Reading →
The original composition of Handel's Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) is nearly four hours long. For this Opera North revival, Tim Albery has revised the music to a more manageable three hours in length. Nevertheless, this is still an epic historical opera that demands a high level of attention and investment from its audience. It is totally... Continue Reading →
