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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
Robert Beale enjoys a finely-detailed production of Brian Friel's modern classic Dancing at Lughnasa at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. Read his review
@rxtheatre.bsky.social @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social #ElizabethNewman #BrianFriel
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October 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
TV and stage favourite Lesley Joseph joins the cast of "Road" to start the Royal Exchange, Manchester's 50th anniversary season
@rxtheatre.bsky.social #Road
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October 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Bradford's wide-ranging City of Culture year comes to an end with an equally-diverse range of activities in local spaces
@bradford2025.co.uk #cityofculture #finalevents
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September 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
York Theatre Royal brings next summer to a close by announcing youth theatre project "Main Stage Summer" - its first return since 2019
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August 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Brendan Murphy takes his acclaimed parody of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Revamped - to Newcastle's Tyne theatre for a night of, well, vampire slaying
#TynetheatreandOperaHouse #BuffyRevamped
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August 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
York Theatre Royal's His Last Report is an impressive - and large-scale - look at the life and times of York social reformers Seebohm Rowntree and Gulielma Harlock
#YorkTheatreRoyal @ridinglights.bsky.social #SeebohmRowntree #GulieHarlock #communityplay
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July 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Buxton Festival sets a blistering pace with a beautifully sung and played production of Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet. Read Robert Beale's review
@buxtonfestival.bsky.social #BuxtonOperaHouse #Hamletopera
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July 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Contemporary circus company Kook Ensemble mixes physical theatre and acrobatics in 'Sand', a show about maintaining a connection under dementia
#KookEnsemble #Sand @thelowry.com @unitytheatre.bsky.social #SheffieldUniversityDramaStudio
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May 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Peter Ruddick is as enthralled as the next reviewer by the continuing delight that is the stage production of Mary Poppins. Read his review
#MaryPoppins @palaceandopera.bsky.social #BradfordAlhambra #SunderlandEmpire @liverpoolempire.bsky.social #StefanieJones #JackChambers
April 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The Dukes Lancaster has a packed season running up to summer - including this year's Williamson Park open-air show, The Wizard of Oz
#DukesLancaster #newseason
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March 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Robert Beale runs down what we can expect from the new Opera North season in the six months from September
#OperaNorth @thelowry.com #LeedsGrandTheatre #HullNewTheatre #NewcastleTheatreRoyal
March 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Bruntwood prizewinner Tim Foley's multi-layered "Driftwood", about two brothers, is a magical experience says Robert Beale. Read his review
#TimFoley @thelowry.com @thickskintheatre.bsky.social @pentabustheatre.bsky.social
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March 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Long term member of Manchester's Contact Theatre, Jack Dale-Dowd, has become the theatre's new CEO
@contactmcr.bsky.social
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March 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Robert Beale on the feast of opera old and new coming to this year's BIF 2025 - Buxton International Festival - in July
@buxtonfestival.bsky.social #BuxtonOperaHouse #opera
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March 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The programme for this year's Manchester International Festival features several world firsts
#MIF2025 #manchester #FactoryInternational
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March 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Wendi Peters flexes her tonsils for a four-star treat as legendary socialite and "singer" Florence Foster Jenkins in 'Glorious!' at Hope Mill. Read Robert Beale's review
#HopeMillTheatre #Glorious #WENDIPETERS
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March 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Robert Beale on Marcus Jarrell Willis's first major work for his company Phoenix Dance - an adaptation of James Baldwin's 'Giovanni's Room'.
#phoenixdance #LeedsPlayhouse @liveveryplay.bsky.social #northernstage
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March 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Robert Beale talks about ETO's interesting spring mix of Bellini and a mash-up based on Shakespeare's plays and poems
#YorkTheatreRoyal #SheffieldLyceum #BuxtonOperaHouse #GalaDurham
February 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Ellen Kent Opera returns to Manchester with three more. popular favourites, Robert Beale reviews the ever-popular La Boheme
#EllenKentandOpera&BalletInternational #laboheme #PalaceTheatre&OperaHouseManchester #GrandOperaHouseYork #DarlingtonHippodrome #BradfordTheatres #SheffieldCityHall
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Impresario Ellen Kent brings her Ukrainian and other singers to UK theatres for another trio of familiar opera favourites
#EllenKent #BradfordTheatres #SunderlandEmpire #GrandOperaHouseYork #DarlingtonHippodrome #SheffieldCityHall
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February 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Two short Caryl Churchill plays - 'Escaped Alone' and 'What If If only" offer a challengingly satisfying night of Manchester theatre
@rxtheatre.bsky.social #CarylChurchill #SarahFrankcom
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February 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Robert Beale has fun and is deeply impressed by this Cuban Nutcracker in Havana from Carlos Acosta's own company
#AcostaDanza @thelowry.com #NutcrackerinHavana0
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January 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Bradford's City of Culture Year opens this weekend with a special outdoor event in the city centre
@bradford2025.bsky.social #launch
January 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM