Theatre through the eyes of a Manc
Platform 3 at Stockport train station may seem an odd location for a play, but it seems strangely fitting for Gare Du Nord Theatre's production, The Suitcase, The Beggar & the Wind, part of Manchester's GM Fringe festival. In a disused waiting room on platform 3, a beggar (Jon Martin) plays his guitar, and watches passers-by.... Continue Reading →
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is arguably the most famous line of poetry in the English language. In this country, we are force-fed Shakespeare in school, before we even learn about any other poet or playwright. From an early age, we learn that Shakespeare is intrinsically linked to an idea of Britishness.... Continue Reading →
Men Chase Women Choose is a science lesson you won't forget in a hurry! Taking you through 12,000 years of scientific discoveries about sex, this is a show that challenges gender myths and explores how women were subject to "BAD SCIENCE" throughout history. Answering the question, "What is the point of woman?", the comedy sketch... Continue Reading →
What if self-identifying women around the world spontaneously started growing several feet taller? In this dystopian drama, the Sleepless Theatre Company explore the global repercussions of such a phenomenon. The injustices that women face across the globe are magnified, as women grow taller and stronger than men, are used for manual labour, but still don't... Continue Reading →
Fashion in football isn't an obvious subject matter to write a play about. However, Lost Watch theatre company seize this opportunity with their new play Shorts and Socks Included, which is part of the Incoming Festival at HOME. They manage to create an entertaining comedy about what could be an incredibly dry topic. In 1973,... Continue Reading →
KAFKAESQUE - (adjective) - Characteristic or reminiscent of the oppressive, nightmarish qualities of Franz Kafka's fictional world; blending the absurd, surreal and mundane. In Franz Kafka's novella, Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. Having to exist in a society that is horrified by his physical mutation,... Continue Reading →
When I heard that the Royal Exchange had selected Hobson's Choice as part of its spring/summer season, I was excited to see that it would a version adapted by Tanika Gupta. I have been a fan of her work for quite some time, and I was eager to see what she could do with Harold... Continue Reading →
Picture this... It's Manchester, 1999. Tommie is sick of his dead-end job, cold calling people. He decides to quit his job and winds up being trained as a vampire hunter by a vampire-slaying priest, Father Badass. He has to defend the world as the Devil has hatched a plan. On the stroke of the Millennium,... Continue Reading →
Kat wakes up in hospital after a serious accident, in which her brain has been critically deprived of oxygen. She has trouble with her memory, forgetting words and basic cognitive functions like tying her shoelaces. Visited by her sister, Kat has a rocky road to recovery, as her mind goes into overdrive. In order to... Continue Reading →
