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Writer: Frank McGuiness Reviewer: Lizzie Kirkwood The Public Reviews Rating: Baglady is a 40 minute monologue which, through fragmented memories, tells the story of a homeless woman who lives on the fringes of society and has a limited and fading grasp on reality. The play strikes the perfect balance between a sensitive depiction of the issue of homelessness [...]

Writer: Joshua Logan and Oscar Hammerstein II Music: Richard Rogers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Director: Bartlett Sher Reviewer: Eliza Jones The Public Reviews Rating: South Pacific is a Broadway classic, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ‘Tales of the South Pacific’ by James A Michener. It is a story of love overcoming the boundaries of racial prejudice, set [...]

Writer: Inua Ellams Director: Thierry Lawson Reviewer: Jo Beggs The Public Reviews Rating: Monologues often work by making an hour of performance out of a single idea, the externalizing of a personal memory or experience. They rarely create stories as epic and global as Black t-Shirt Collection. Ellams’ ninety-minute performance packs enough narrative, character construction, and drama as [...]

Music: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave Conductor: Gheorghe Stanciu Director: Ellen Kent Reviewer: Laura Maley The Public Reviews Rating: La Traviata comes to Manchester’s Opera House as part of a three opera tour by Ellen Kent Productions, with La Boheme and Madama Butterfly. Originally entitled Violetta, by Verdi, on this performance it is clear to see why, [...]

Writer: Nick Makoha Director: Benji Reid Reviewer: Jo Beggs The Public Reviews Rating: On a dramatically lit, smoke filled stage, Nick Makoha conjours his childhood heroes. These are the mentors that taught him all the important things in life. The Hulk proved you could be tough but still control your anger, Batman taught him not to be [...]

Writer: Alan Sillitoe Director: Matthew Dunster Reviewer: Tracey Lowe The Public Reviews Rating: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a bit of a cult novel by Alan Sillitoe, who also wrote the Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. In 1960 it was adapted into a film staring Albert Finney. It is the story of Arthur Seaton, a factory [...]

Every week we bring you our top 5 must see productions across the UK and not to disappoint our What’s Hot picker Catherine Love has once again done just that. Do let us know if you see any of them as we love to hear your thoughts. 1) BETRAYAL – CITIZENS THEATRE, GLASGOW New artistic [...]

Writer: Nikky Norton Shafau Director: Chris Sudworth Reviewer: Laura Maley The Public Reviews Rating: Digging Deep is the result of Nikky Norton Shafau’s winning pitch in 2011 to the Flying Solo judging panel at Contact Theatre. A year after winning, she returns to show Manchester how she has developed her original idea. With a stunning performance, Sky (Norton [...]