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Making the Cut: Fringe Theatre
By Alastair Michael I have never naturally felt the same mix of fatigue, relief, adrenaline and ecstasy that I have felt as the curtain comes down on a show. With that high as an incentive, it is not...
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Sir Nicholas Hytner talks to Northern Soul
“I’m going to continue,” Sir Nicholas Hytner declares, with some modesty. As yet there are no concrete plans, but it’s a relief to hear that he “will make theatre for a new company that will…find new...
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Flying the Nest: Chris Honer talks to Northern Soul
Back in 2010, Chris Honer and the Library Theatre had to migrate because Manchester’s Central Library was closing for a colossal refurbishment. This had been the company’s home for more than 50 years....
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National Theatre Live: the stage on the silver screen
Alastair Michael reflects on the challenges of broadcasting theatre to cinema audiences on his trip to see War Horse at Manchester’s Odeon. War Horse has been one of the National Theatre‘s most...
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Twelfth Night: a refreshing adaptation by Bolton Octagon
David Thacker’s relationship with Shakespeare is a substantial one. He has directed 28 productions of the Bard. For the 29th, Thacker tackles Twelfth Night at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton with a...
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Investigating the Bard at Bolton Octagon
In the Octagon, Bolton has a successful theatre generating its own productions and receiving touring shows. Sounds like any other theatre, right? Well, yes. But Bolton Octagon does something else;...
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Red’s True Barbecue: Let There Be Meat
James Douglas and Scott Munro are messiahs of the low and slow barbecue. Red’s True Barbecue is their church. They are rapidly gathering cult followers who make the pilgrimage to their new smoky...
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Digital Theatre – the way forward?
Over the past five years, the landscape of theatre has been digitalised by live cinema broadcasting thanks to the National and the New York Met. Audiences flock to their local cinema for the latest...
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Rebecca Ryan: from Shameless to A Taste of Honey
Actress Rebecca Ryan is a Northern girl. She is Manchester born and bred. After accidentally falling into acting at the age of 11, Ryan came to own the role of Debbie Gallagher on Channel 4’s acclaimed...
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The Botanist
Down near the bottom of Manchester’s Market Street, deep in the midst of the hustle and the bustle of our urban sprawl, there is a garden. Well, in fact, there isn’t. But there is a tranquil restaurant...
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David Thacker, Artistic Director of Bolton Octagon, talks to Northern Soul
David Thacker cut his theatrical canines in the capital. He held directing positions at various prestigious places including the Young Vic and the National Theatre, as well as claiming a host of gongs...
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Review: Light by Theatre Ad Infinitum, Salford
With the rapid rise of the surveillance state, our privacy is increasingly violated and our personal information exposed to a wider world. Or so the political jumping-off point for Theatre Ad...
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Theatre review: Where Do Little Birds Go?
In the 1960s, Lisa Prescott was kidnapped and held for more than four days in an East Ham flat by gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray. She was kept there as a sex slave for an escaped murderer, Frank ‘The...
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Review: JB Shorts 13
Now in its 13th season, JB Shorts is firmly established as a cornerstone of Manchester’s independent theatre scene. As testament to this, in January JB Shorts was selected, along with others, as a...
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Review and interview: Filthy Cow, Manchester
Burgers are everywhere. Manchester is awash with menus chock-full of meat treats and the most common item of all is the burger. To name just a few of the best, there’s Almost Famous, Byron and Solita....
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Oldham Coliseum’s Artistic Director Kevin Shaw talks to Northern Soul
“Leading a thriving arts organisation is always busy.” These are some of the first words spoken to me by Kevin Shaw, artistic director of Oldham Coliseum. I do not doubt him. In 2002, Shaw took the...
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Red’s True Barbecue: Let There Be Meat
James Douglas and Scott Munro are messiahs of the low and slow barbecue. Red’s True Barbecue is their church. They are rapidly gathering cult followers who make the pilgrimage to their new smoky...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Digital Theatre – the way forward?
Over the past five years, the landscape of theatre has been digitalised by live cinema broadcasting thanks to the National and the New York Met. Audiences flock to their local cinema for the latest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rebecca Ryan: from Shameless to A Taste of Honey
Actress Rebecca Ryan is a Northern girl. She is Manchester born and bred. After accidentally falling into acting at the age of 11, Ryan came to own the role of Debbie Gallagher on Channel 4’s acclaimed...
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The Botanist
Down near the bottom of Manchester’s Market Street, deep in the midst of the hustle and the bustle of our urban sprawl, there is a garden. Well, in fact, there isn’t. But there is a tranquil restaurant...
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