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Writer/Director: Donna Rutherford Reviewer: Lizzie Kirkwood The Public Reviews Rating: Donna Rutherford’s piece explores changing relationships between middle-aged children and their parents. Combining live monologues and filmed interviews, the show is a touching and anecdotal look at how familial relationships are affected by aging. The interviews with performers Tim Ingram (Reckless Sleepers), Richard Gregory (Quarantine), Cathy Naden and [...]

Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: Elio Pace opens his concert with a mission statement set to music. ‘Oh So Tight’, as well as paying tribute to his rock’n’roll heroes, welcomes the audience and sets out his objective of delivering the maximum entertainment possible. If the final goal is only partly achieved it is because it is [...]

Band: Alex Guy (keyboards and violin/viola) and Tim Young (guitars) Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: This is the first time that Laura Veirs has played a gig in Salford and the accent is something of a barrier. ‘Don’t be fooled’ a local calls out in response to her observation about the cleanliness of the area. ‘ [...]

Director: Stephen Daldry Music: Stephen Warbeck Reviewer: Poppy Helm The Public Reviews Rating: Almost fifteen years since I studied An Inspector Calls at school myself, another generation of teenagers cram giddily into The Lowry to do the same – a testament to both the longevity of J.B. Priestly’s original story and the lure of Academy Award winning director [...]

Writer: Stephen Venables Reviewer: Jo Beggs The Public Reviews Rating: What makes men (and occasionally women) climb mountains? Internationally acclaimed mountaineer, writer and broadcaster Stephen Venables doesn’t attempt to answer this question, but it’s one that plays on my mind throughout his excellent illustrated talk. Most of the audience don’t need to ask – a fair proportion of [...]

Writer and performer: Simon Munnery Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: Simon Munnery starts off his new show in the way he does not intend to go on. A show made up of lengthy monologues and songs opens with a series of short and marvellously surreal one-liners. Munnery enters wearing a stovepipe hat from which bubbles [...]

Reviewer: Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: Although ‘Beowulf the Dragon Slayer’ is promoted as suitable for ages from seven few concessions are made for the attention span of such an audience. The tale of Beowulf is enacted by a single performer using wooden puppets carved in the style of engravings from the period. No effort is [...]

Writer: Joanne Sherryden Director: Adam Zane Reviewer: Elisa Jones The Public Reviews Rating: The Rainbow Connection is a love story between a gay man and a straight woman who attempt to cure one another of their respective emotional issues using predominantly booze and vulgar humour. The play has the distinct feel of a British attempt at ‘Will and [...]