The props include compost, the plot comes with gardening tips and the star, Peter Macqueen, is also stage manager and scene-shifter. Here's how he takes the show on the roadIt's 3pm on a Fri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMArtistic director of the Lowry theatre and arts centre with a vision to 'bring the world to Salford and Salford to the world'Robert Robson, who has died suddenly aged 58, was the artistic di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:27PMThespians always in need of the limelight, and the funding it can bring, find an unexpected ally in a crime writer with a penchant for careful research. Emeritus Guardian colleague David War…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMVictoria Wood's new play takes its inspiration from a childrens' choir she loved. David Ward recalls the poignant reunion of the original singersOn 19 June 1929, 250 singing children – 190…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:50PMManchester-based Guardian theatre reviewer respected by leading playwrightsFor almost 30 years until he retired in 1996, Robin Thornber, who has died of cancer aged 66, wandered the north a…
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