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Theatre Reviews North
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Based in the north of England, covering news and reviews of professional theatre from North Wales to Newcastle and Kendal to Buxton
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Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre has a lively 2026 in store - not the least of which is the 92nd play of the masterly Alan Ayckbourn
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Alan Ayckbourn's 92nd play looks to the future
Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre has a lively 2026 in store - not the least of which is the 92nd play of the masterly Alan Ayckbourn
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November 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Manchester's family theatre Z-arts is celebrating its 25th year - and hopes you might help them out by enjoying a show...
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Z-arts celebrates 25 years of creativity
Manchester's family theatre Z-arts is celebrating its 25th year - and hopes you might help them out by enjoying a show...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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It's far from perfect, but this new adaptation of Highsmith's classic 1950s novel The Talented Mr Ripley is an intriguing watch. Read Heather Edwards' review
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The Talented Mr Ripley
It's far from perfect, but this new adaptation of Highsmith's classic 1950s novel The Talented Mr Ripley is an intriguing watch
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November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Theatre By The Lake's 2026 programme offers a compelling mix of home-grown shows and co-productions
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Theatre By The Lake 2026 season revealed
Theatre By The Lake's 2026 programme offers a compelling mix of home-grown shows and co-productions
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Buxton Opera House will present The Elves and the Shoemaker at the Pavilion Arts Centre, alongside its main-house panto Aladdin.
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Elves in Buxton this Christmas
Buxton Opera House will present The Elves and the Shoemaker at the Pavilion Arts Centre, alongside its main-house panto Aladdin.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Actor Ralph Davis will play Hamlet in the RSC's 2026 tour in Bradford, Blackpool, Newcastle and York
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Film Club Ralph Davis is Hamlet for 2026 RSC tour
Actor Ralph Davis will play Hamlet in the RSC's 2026 tour in Bradford, Blackpool, Newcastle and York
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November 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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After more than three decades, David Drake's powerful solo play The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me will be revived at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester
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Coming of age at the height of the AIDS crisis
After more than three decades, David Drake's powerful solo play The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me will be revived at Hope Mill Theatre
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November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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One or two inconsistencies aside, Chris Ashworth-Bennion's new play The Red Rogue of Bala is a cheerfully outrageous bit of national folklore from Theatr Clwyd. Read Richard Evans's review
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The Red Rogue of Bala
One or two inconsistencies aside, Chris Ashworth-Bennion's new play The Red Rogue of Bala is a cheerfully outrageous bit of national folklore from Theatr Clwyd
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November 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Richard Evans escapes the killer's axe on a quick trip to the murder capital of the UK, Midsomer... Read his review
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Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift
Richard Evans escapes the killer's axe on a quick trip to the murder capital of the UK, Midsomer... Read his review
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November 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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The stage musical version of Calendar Girls gets the in-the-round treatment with a new production in Scarborough, Keswick and Bolton next year
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Calendar Girls on song for summer and autumn
The stage musical version of Calendar Girls gets the in-the-round treatment with a new production in Scarborough, Keswick and Bolton next year
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Brave Words' new play Mutton is a dark comedy-drama about the 19th Century, so-called, "Yorkshire Witch", Mary Bateman
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Witchcraft and murder across Yorkshire in Mutton
Brave Words' new play Mutton is a dark comedy-drama about the 19th Century, so-called, "Yorkshire Witch", Mary Bateman
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Leeds' Northern School of Contemporary Dance receives a £250,000 National Lottery grant to help mark its 40th anniversary and undertake major projects
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Grant for Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Leeds' Northern School of Contemporary Dance receives a £250,000 National Lottery grant to help mark its 40th anniversary and undertake major projects
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November 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Sir Matthew Bourne's production of ballet The Red Shoes returns to touring next year - but starts out with a week at Salford's Lowry this month.
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Matthew Bourne puts his Red Shoes on again
Sir Matthew Bourne's production of ballet The Red Shoes returns to touring next year - but starts out with a week at Salford's Lowry this month. We talked to the celebrated choreographer
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November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Classic teen adventure The Karate Kid moves to the UK stage in a musical version touring next year
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The Karate Kid Musical on UK tour
Classic teen adventure The Karate Kid moves to the UK stage in a musical version touring next year
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November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Giulia Fincato's post-apocalyptic play The Thing With Feathers paints a curious picture about the nature and purpose of art
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Love blooms with feathers
Giulia Fincato's post-apocalyptic play The Thing With Feathers paints a curious picture about the nature and purpose of art
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November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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John Cleese scored a huge nostalgia hit last year with his stage adaptation of Fawlty Towers, but as Heather Edwards discovers, it really depends on what you thought of the original...
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Fawlty Towers - The Play
John Cleese scored a huge nostalgia hit last year with his stage adaptation of Fawlty Towers, but as Heather Edwards discovers, it really depends on what you thought of the original...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Jason Manford returns sparklingly to the Manchester stage next year in the UK premiere of musical Something Rotten!
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Jason Manford to star in rotten new musical
Jason Manford returns sparklingly to the Manchester stage next year in the UK premiere of musical Something Rotten!
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November 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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An unlikely combination - Aardman Animation's Shaun the Sheep and a modern circus - is set for fun in Manchester this Christmas...
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Shaun the Sheep's unbaalievable Christmas circus
An unlikely combination - Aardman Animation's Shaun the Sheep and a modern circus - is set for fun in Manchester this Christmas...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Look out! An enormous crocodile - courtesy of the unmatchable Roald Dahl - is heading for the Lowry this Christmas.
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Snap to it for the Lowry's enormous Christmas crocodile
Look out! An enormous crocodile - courtesy of the unmatchable Roald Dahl - is heading for the Lowry this Christmas.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Disabled performer Corinne's latest work The Severed Wing will be performed and streamed live - from the artist's bed
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Disabled artist Corinne streams live from bed
Disabled performer Corinne's latest work The Severed Wing will be performed and streamed live - from the artist's bed
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November 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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James Graham's drama 'Punch', coming only to Leeds Playhouse next April, is a powerful examination of a single, unthinking act and its drastic consequences
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West End and Broadway hit Punch heads for Leeds Playhouse
James Graham's drama 'Punch', coming only to Leeds Playhouse next April, is a powerful examination of a single, unthinking act and its drastic consequences
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November 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Liverpool director and writer Danny Partington was dismayed at the lack of information about the gay men imprisoned and murdered at Auschwitz, so wrote a play to tell the story
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Lewd and Lascivious Acts from the Marauders
Liverpool director and writer Danny Partington was dismayed at the lack of information about the gay men imprisoned and murdered at Auschwitz, so wrote a play to tell the story
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October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Hugh Whitemore's retelling of the Alan Turing story in Breaking the Code is always powerful. But Jesse Jones' new production seems to lack a little passion says Steve Griffiths. Read his review
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Breaking the Code
Hugh Whitemore's retelling of the Alan Turing story in Breaking the Code is always powerful. But Jesse Jones' new production seems to lack a little passion says Steve Griffiths. Read his review
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October 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Jenny Daniel witnesses a powerful, personal one-woman show, No Woman's Land, about Northern Ireland's "Troubles" and the reaction to them of a generation of ignored women
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No Woman's Land
Jenny Daniel witnesses a powerful, personal one-woman show, No Woman's Land, about Northern Ireland's "Troubles" and the reaction to them of a generation of ignored women
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October 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Robert Beale runs down the six operas chosen to entice fans for next summer's Buxton International Festival
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Six Buxton operas for 2026
Robert Beale runs down the six operas chosen to entice fans for next summer's Buxton International Festival
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October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM