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10-02-26 Palace Theatre, Manchester by Tiffany Chevis The story of entrepreneur and imagineer PT Barnum is seen as an inspirational tale of what happens when you follow your dreams, push beyond naysayers, and shoot for the stars. This narrative may have become extremely well known in the last nine years thanks to a certain movie sensation, but Barnum the Circus Musical is arguably the original, with its own approach and […]
Review: Miss Saigon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Manchester Palace Theatre 13-11-25 by Tiffany Chevis Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary Miss Saigon is one of those bucket-list shows that every theatre-lover has on their list, and has graced stages around the world for over 35 years. This new production by Michael Harrison, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, lands half a century after the end of the Vietnam War – and remains […]
Review - A Knight’s Tale World Premiere Manchester Opera House 01-05-25 by Tiffany Chevis Full to the hilt with crowd-pleasers and classic hits, A Knight’s Tale has been transformed into a jukebox musical as camp and brazen as you would wish it to be. Following William as he goes from daydreaming squire to accidental knight, it’s a tale of taking chances, not letting go of hope, and charging head-first into […]
Review: Come From Away ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lowry, Salford 03-12-24 by Tiffany Chevis Off the northeast tip of North America, on an island called Newfoundland, there’s an airport. Next to that airport is a town, called Gander. It is this airport that would receive nearly 40 planes, diverted after the events in New York in September 2001, and is the setting for an astonishing story of grief, gratitude, camaraderie, and coming together. […]
Review: Wicked ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Palace Theatre, Manchester 04-12-24 by Tiffany Chevis Green and pink never looked so good – and as Wicked flies back to Manchester at the end of its UK tour, it once again casts its spell across audiences. The origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked (written by Winnie Holzman, based on Gregory Maguire’s novel), delves into the series of unfortunate – and fateful […]
Review: Lizzie Hope Mill Theatre 20-10-24 by Tiffany Chevis It’s August in 1892 in Fall River, Massachusetts, and the Borden household is shaken to its core by the brutal murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, the domineering father and stepmother of Emma and Lizzie. The prime suspect is the youngest sister, accused of killing the pair with a hatchet. But Lizzie has a band of women around her, and a […]
Review: Jesus Christ Superstar 21/05/2024 – The Lowry by Tiffany Chevis Jesus Christ Superstar has been a theatrical megahit for over 50 years, helping elevate Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice as the kings of musical theatre. The sung-through rock musical depicts Jesus’ last week from the perspective of Judas, unravelling questions of betrayal, faith, mob mentality, and martyrdom. The iconic telling under Tim Sheader’s direction remains as poignant as […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEhLVTpOz3c Review: Heathers 08/08/2023 - Palace Theatre, Manchester by Tiffany Chevis. Based on the 1988 cult classic film by Daniel Waters, Heathers is a coming-of-age story that pulls no punches, leaving you cringing at the memories, and dying with laughter. Centred around Westerberg High School, we follow Veronica Sawyer as she tries to navigate teen-hood just hoping to come out alive. Her survival technique is to get in with the […]
Review: My Fair Lady 24/03/2023 - Palace Theatre, Manchester, by Tiffany Chevis Based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, the quirky story of My Fair Lady follows Eliza Doolittle, a London flower seller who dreams of a better life. Her path crosses that of Professor Henry Higgins, whose speciality is linguistics and – hearing her Cockney drawl – insists that he could train her to enunciate well enough to fool royalty. […]
