Sunday, December 20, 2015
Hetty Feather was left by her mother at the London Foundling Hospital as a newborn baby. Written by best-selling author Jacqueline Wilson, Hetty Feather traces the life and experiences of a …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:58AMMonday, December 14, 2015
Adapted from popular children’s book by Richard and Florence Atwater, Mr Popper’s Penguins is a festive theatrical treat for all of the family. The story proved its popularity back in 20…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:59AMFriday, December 11, 2015
With a notoriously challenging musical score that makes even highly accomplished musicians run for the hills, the Exchange makes Into the Woods look like a walk in the park. Laden with wit, …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:01AMMonday, December 7, 2015
Following the success of Rapunzel, balletLORENT are back with a striking adaptation of the Brothers Grimm classic, Snow White.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:57PMSaturday, December 5, 2015
One of my earliest theatre memories is playing the part of Gerda in a very traditional production of Hans Christian Anderson’s Snow Queen. It’s always been one of my favourite stories an…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:45AMFriday, December 4, 2015
The sound of crickets chirping and the steady beat of tribal drums give way to shrieking and chanting. Boys with shredded school uniforms, ties wrapped around their heads and faces smeared w…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:22AMWednesday, November 25, 2015
By Bourne’s own admittance the familiar story of Sleeping Beauty always left him ‘a little cold’ – understandably so – it is a tale about a Princess who spends most of her time asl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:30PMMonday, November 23, 2015
Following the success of James and the Giant Peach, Director Sarah Esdaile returns to Bolton Octagon to direct another Roald Dahl classic. In this adaptation by David Wood, The BFG tells the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:40AMWednesday, November 18, 2015
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has bounded into The Lowry Theatre in Salford on the last leg of its UK tour. Winner of 5 Tony Awards, this adaptation by Simon Stephens bri…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:56PMSunday, November 15, 2015
Pantomime is always a huge amount of fun for any creative team to work on and this year’s festive offering from the team at Oldham Coliseum is a sparkling example of this. Mother Goose off…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:49PMThursday, November 12, 2015
UPSTAGED RATING: Alastair McDowall’s Pomona was first performed in the round at the Orange Tree Theatre in 2014 before transferring to the National Theatre in 2015. Now, it plays…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:04PMSunday, November 8, 2015
Being a huge fan of Sheffield based experimental theatre company Forced Entertainment – I was very keen to find out more about their first production for young people, The Possible Impossi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:01PMSaturday, October 31, 2015
The Proper Job Theatre Company arrived at The Lowry Theatre in Salford with their spine-chilling Nosferatu just in time for All Hallows’ Eve. Their latest touring production, Nosferatu is …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:52AMFriday, October 30, 2015
It’s pretty apt that the newest theatre in Manchester brings one of the first great works of theatre to its stage. The Oresteia, a Greek tragedy, is a trilogy which first saw the light of …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:28AMFriday, October 23, 2015
What would the world be like if we could annihilate pornography? How different would our world be if we could ban online porn and just start again? It’s an interesting debate and the subje…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:03AMMonday, October 19, 2015
Fellswoop Theatre have collaboration at their heart – working as a creative team consisting of a director, two performers and a musician – their main aspiration is to fully integrate the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:20AMFriday, October 16, 2015
There is the eerie flickering of candlelight and the faint sound of Edwardian music hall as we walk into Manchester’s Royal Exchange Studio and take our seats. Barber Owain Sawyers (Gary L…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:47AMFriday, October 9, 2015
Your car is starting to get iced up in the morning, you’ve turned your central heating on and your local shop has made room on the shelves for fiery orange pumpkins, massive tubs of je…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:42PMThursday, October 8, 2015
Date: 7 october 2015 Upstaged Rating: I was thrilled to attend HOME in Manchester last night to watch the weird and wonderful production, GOLEM by theatre company 1927 Pro…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:46AMFriday, September 25, 2015
DATE: 24 september 2015 UPSTAGED RATING: Inspired by the Salem witch hunts of the seventeenth century, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible offered a commentary on McCarthyism and the Ho…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:57PMThursday, September 24, 2015
Date: 23 september 2015 Upstaged Rating: Swan Lake has returned to The Lowry this September – in this lavish, romantic and stunningly beautiful production by the Bi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:31AMMonday, September 21, 2015
date 18 september 2015 Upstaged Rating: THINGSTARS: Playing as part of the Roundabout Season at The Lowry, Colour The Clouds Theatre Company are back with their new product…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:53AMFriday, September 18, 2015
Manchester-based Monkeywood Theatre Company, recipients of The Stage Door Foundation Award and Associate Artists of The Lowry are back with their most ambitious and exciting production yet. …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:36AMTuesday, September 15, 2015
Hal Cruttenden’s returns to The Lowry in Salford to perform a special one-off performance of one of his most successful routines to date – his “Tough Luvvie” show. Ahead of touring h…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:54AMMonday, September 14, 2015
Manchester theatre making favourites Monkeywood Theatre are set to kick off at the Lowry this Thursday 17 September with the world premiere of their new play – By Far The Greatest Team…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:11PMThursday, September 10, 2015
Date: 9 september 2015 Upstaged rating: Hot Stuff premiered at the Oldham Coliseum back in November 1990 and was devised by Maggie Norris and the Coliseum’s artistic director of …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:57PMWednesday, August 12, 2015
Beloved ogre Shrek and the beautiful Princess Fiona will ‘swamp’ Southport Flower Show’s opening day on Thursday 20 August. The characters of SHREK THE MUSICAL® will b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:26PMThursday, August 6, 2015
PREView at the king’s arms, salford ahead of edinburgh fringe Upstaged Rating: The Alphabet Girl is a one-woman show written by award winning Renny Krupinski and performed by Kai…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:16AMSaturday, August 1, 2015
Looking for things to do, plays to see and creative activities for the family over the summer? Look no further – I’ve compiled a comprehensive and diverse list of the best plays,…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:47AMFriday, July 24, 2015
Health Under Fire is a fast-paced comedy. It could be described as Monty Python meets An Inspector Calls or somewhere in the realm of the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker spoof comedy films of th…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:52AMWednesday, July 22, 2015
Greater Manchester Fringe Festival is taking place across 19 different venues in Greater Manchester throughout the month of July. There really is something for everyone – comedy, reviv…
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