Theatre through the eyes of a Manc
Welcome to The Community Centre, a place where you can relax and while away the time, or engage in "How to Charm Your Own Snakes" workshops. It is the lifeblood of the local Mancunian community, where elders can go to avoid paying their electric bills, and where people can skive off work. As the central... Continue Reading →
I want to begin this review by firmly stating that I truly dislike The Taming of the Shrew. Unlike most of William Shakespeare's plays, this one really hasn't aged well. I have always struggled to consider his play, in which a woman is broken into submission by her abusive husband, a comedy. It is difficult... Continue Reading →
Ben likes Al, even though he has a strange fetish for the A&E department. He met him online, but isn't even sure that Al is his real name. Well, it's better than "Master1507". Al just wanted a quick blowjob in the hospital's disabled toilet, but now Ben thinks their relationship is more serious than that.... Continue Reading →
In an independent coffee shop, full of middle-class yummy mummies wilfully ignoring their kids, Jude has a meltdown. Jude doesn't like children. She considers kids to be "tit leeches" who validate your existence. "I've never shat myself in a pool", she proudly declares. In her 30s, Jude breaks conventions as a woman who doesn't actually... Continue Reading →
Occasionally, you can watch a play in a local fringe venue that leaves you astounded. Danny Clifford's new play, Unbreakable, is one of these. Lauded as one of the most anticipated shows of the GM Fringe festival, the show was sold-out throughout its run at the King's Arms in Salford and certainly lives up to... Continue Reading →
The best thing about living in Manchester is the abundance of theatre on offer. From the smallest fringe venues to large theatres, there is always something fantastic to watch. Here is my pick of what to watch across Manchester in May. RICHARD III - HOME, MANCHESTER On until 4th May 2019 After decades of the... Continue Reading →
Every snowflake that falls from the sky is unique. Each has its own individual composition and identity. Hung Theatre's Snowflakes is a collection of six short plays that are distinctly different from one another, but are all inspired by the 'snowflake' generation. As the plays are singular, I will write a separate review for each.... 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 →
