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REVIEW | Sunset Boulevard | UK Tour

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of Billy Wilder’s 1951 film Sunset Boulevard is bursting with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and the intense drama surrounding faded movie star Norma Desmond’s…

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3 min

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INSIDE | Slava’s Snow Show & Win a Family Ticket

Christmas comes early to the Lowry this October with the multi-award-winning winter wonderland extravaganza Slava’s Snowshow arriving in Salford. The unique theatrical adventure is a true spectacle and an experience…

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3 min

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INTERVIEW | Sasha Regan | Director of all-male Mikado

Sasha Regan is returning to the Lowry this week with her new innovative and creative all-male version of Mikado, following the huge success of her previous all-male productions of the…

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Northern Broadsides & New Vic Theatre Feb 2017 Cyrano & Adaptation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac by Deborah McAndrew Directed by Conrad Nelson Designer Liz Evans Lighting Designer Daniella Beattie Musical Director Rebekah Hughes Fights Philip d'Orleans Christian Edwards/Cyrano Sharon Singh/Roxane Adam Barlow/Christian Andrew Whitehead/Le Bret Andy Cryer/De Guiche Paul Barnhill/Ragueneau Angela Bain/Bellerose Jessica Dyas/Lise Ragueneau Francesca Mills/Sister Martha Anthony Hunt/Cavalryman Robert Wade/Musketeer Perry Moore/ Valvert Michael Hugo/Ligniere ©NOBBY CLARK +44(0)7941-515770 +44(0)20-7274-2105 nobby@nobbyclark.co.uk

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4 min

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INTERVIEW | Deborah McAndrew | Cyrano

“I think it is a story that I’ve always known, I can’t really remember not knowing it and it surprised me how people don’t know it,” Deborah McAndrew told me.…

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2 min

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REVIEW | De Nada & Sardoville Dance Theatre | The Lowry

Last night the Lowry showcased two pieces of dance from Sardoville Dance Theatre and De Nada Dance Theatre. They were both contrasting pieces in regards to ideas, choreography and themes,…

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2 min

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REVIEW | The Woman in Black | UK Tour

The chilling thriller has been around for years, yet still attracts a tremendous amount of frightened audience members. It’s a traditional story that feels fresh and is executed excellently. Arthur Kipps…

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3 min

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REVIEW | Yank! The Musical | Hope Mill Theatre

Telling the true story of two men in World War 2 that fall in love, Yank! is a poignant piece of musical theatre about what it means to be a…

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Linda Bassett in Escaped Alone UK Tour Lowry

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2 min

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REVIEW | Escaped Alone | UK Tour

Caryl Churchill’s play is an excellently crafted piece of theatre that takes normality, and interjects absurdity to create a performance that leaves you with a multitude of questions. When Mrs…

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