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Internal – Midland Hotel, Manchester

Internal - Queer up North 2010

Creators: Alexander Dervriendt, Joeri Smet, Sophie De Somere, Aurelie Lannoy, Nicolaas Leten Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★★ Ontroerend Goed – a Belgian based theatre performance group specialise in personal one to one theatrical experiences, and Internal requires 5 individual audience/participants per 25 minute show. Each participant needs to be open and honest about who they are, [...]

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MUST: the inside story – Library Theatre, Manchester

Writer: Peggy Shaw & Suzy Wilson Music: Paul Clark Director: Suzy Wilson Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★½☆ Must: the inside story is a joint collaboration between physical theatre company Clod Ensemble and Queer Theatre legend and artistic director of New York’s Split Britches Theatre Company Peggy Shaw. Must is brought to the Library Theatre as part [...]

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Three – Contact Theatre, Manchester

Writer/Director: Chris Goode, Chris Thorpe & Rachael Walton Reviewer: Jo Beggs The Public Reviews Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Three leading contemporary theatre makers. Three monologues. Three interpretations of ‘Queer’all performed as part of Manchester’s Queer Up North Festival…But there any similarities between these three performances end. Chris Goode’s Where You Stand is a monologue coupled with video, a fragmented tale [...]

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Susan and Darren – Brittania Sachas Hotel, Manchester

Writer: Darren Pritchard and Susan Pritchard Director: Richard Gregory and Renny O’Shea Reviewer: Clare Howdon The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★½☆ First performed in 2006, ‘Susan and Darren’ make a very welcome return to Queer up North’s 2010 festival preview. Set in the kitsch surroundings of Manchester’s Brittania Sachas hotel, this is a must-see for anyone who likes their theatre [...]

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