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Reviewer: Ruth Lovett The Public Reviews Rating: Instantly recognisable as that Welsh bloke off the Welsh tourism board adverts (who knew there was wine made in Wales?), Rhod Gilbert returns to the Lowry to update us on another year in his life. Needless to say, as you might expect, it has not been one of his finest years, in [...]

Music and Lyrics: Dillie Keane and Adele Anderson Director: Frank Thompson Reviewer: Helen Jones The Public Reviews Rating: Fascinating Aida are on their 25th Anniversary tour (although they freely admit they’ve actually been together for twenty-eight years) and are now visiting the Lowry. The three performers – Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson and relative newcomer Liza Pulman – however [...]

Choreography: Marcus Petipa & Peter Wright Reviewer: Iris Beaumont The Public Reviews Rating: Sleeping Beauty the well known and loved childrens fairy tale comes to life on the stage of The Lowry theatre thanks to The Birmingham Royal Ballet and what a tremendous performance it was. Having only seen amateur productions of Sleeping Beauty before, I have to [...]

Writer: Lanford Wilson Director: Simon Curtis Reviewer: David Leith The Public Reviews Rating: Can there be a happy household when politics is involved? This question is at the forefront of the Donmar Warehouses production of Langford Wilsons Serenading Louie, currently showing at The Lowry. Alex (Jason Harner Butler) is a big shot Chicago lawyer close to becoming a [...]

Writer: Samantha Ellis Director: Sarah Esdaile Reviewer: Ruth Lovett The Public Reviews Rating: Cling to Me Like Ivy follows the story of Rivka (Emily Holt) the orthodox Jewish daughter of a rabbi as she prepares for her upcoming marriage to David (David Hartley). In accordance with orthodox Jewish tradition, Rivka has already selected her wig (a sheitel) to [...]

Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: If you haven’t come across Dave Gorman over the last 10 years then you may have been walking around in a daze or spent most of your time in a coma. Not only have we well and truly found out who Dave Gorman is, but we have also found out about [...]

By: Les 7 Doigts de la Main Director/Choreographer: Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider. Reviewer: Poppy Helm The Public Reviews Rating: Traces is the second contemporary circus act from French-Canadian collective, Les 7 Doigts de la Main. First performed in Montreal in 2006, it has since enjoyed international success from London’s West End to New York. Midway through it’s [...]

Choreographer: Freddie Opoku Addaie, Paul Roberts, Russell Maliphant Reviewer: Malcolm Wallace The Public Reviews Rating: Set up by former Royal Ballet principal dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, Sadler’s Wells based Balletboyz is a dance company that has been quietly been gaining momentum and status across the country since its inception in 2001. It’s a shame that this [...]