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Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers get ready to fly

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THERE are two performers in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s troupe for its visit to Salford from Wednesday that director David Bintley can never be quite sure of. Read more…

Something for everyone in new Lowry season

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KEVIN Bourke finds out what theatre-goers have got to look forward to in the next few months. Read more…

Chinese Elvis returns for celebration run

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CHARLOTTE Jones’ comedy, Martha, Josie & the Chinese Elvis was first performed 10 years ago at the Bolton Octagon Theatre in Bolton. Since then it has picked up several awards. It's currently running at Oldham Coliseum. Read more…

Go-ahead Globe parks centre stage

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AFTER their successful run with Romeo and Juliet last year, the Globe Theatre Company returns with a week of performances of the Bard’s The Comedy Of Errors from tonight. Read more…

Advertorial: See Birmingham Royal Ballet for just £15

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THE world-renowned Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to The Lowry with new production Love And Loss, featuring three contrasting one-act ballets – and CityLife visitors can get top price seats reduced from £37 to £15. Read more…

Modfather who kept his cool

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A NEW staging of the rock opera Quadrophenia, in Manchester this week, signals yet another mod revival. But for some, like Eddie Yates, the appeal of sharp suits and scooters has never waned. Paul Taylor reports. Read more…

Advertorial: Lady Boys Of Bangkok

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THE UK’s favourite cabaret party night will be staged in the unique Sabai Pavilion at Sackville Street NCP Car Park, off Bloom Street, from Friday June 26 until Saturday July 25. Read more…

Propeller aim to take Shakespeare to new heights

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PROPELLER the M.E.N Theatre Award-winning company, directed by Edward Hall, have long had a sterling reputation for their innovative approach to Shakespeare. Read more…

Ayckbourn comedy is a relative classic

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ALAN Ayckbourn’s Sixties comedy about relationships and misunderstandings, Relatively Speaking, completes the current season at the Library Theatre. Read more…

Octagon aiming for the unforgettable

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INTRODUCING his first season as the new artistic director of the Octagon Theatre Bolton this week, David Thacker laughingly admitted his ‘approach to selecting a season of plays is a bit like being a guest on Desert Island Discs’. Read more…

Blithe Spirit is right for troubled times

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KEVIN Bourke talks to Robin Herford about the enduring appear of Noel Coward's uplifting comic play Blithe Spirit. Read more…

A haunting combination for Brenda

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BY any standards it’s an impressive combination – a brand-new play written by the great Irish novelist Edna O’Brien specifically for the multi-award winning actress Brenda Blethyn. Read more…

Stars lined up for Exchange's season

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THE Royal Exchange have revealed their Autumn/Winter season and the Exchange’s artistic director Sarah Frankcom tells me that the season will open with a new version of Moliere’s The Miser. Read more…

Twittering theatre: The lowdown

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TWITTER expert David Chadderton gives us the inside track on where best to get your micro-blogging updates in theatreland - both locally and nationally. Read more…

Be Near Me shows Ian has write stuff

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MOST of us will know Ian McDiarmid as a very fine actor and director. But with the searing Be Near Me, at The Lowry until Saturday, the Star Wars star (Palpatine) takes on a new role, that of writer as well as lead actor. Read more…

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Join the search for Golden Fleece in Lancaster

Jenny Smith wrote: 5 days 6 hours ago

I've been to see every show in Williamsons Park for the last 6 years and they are always amazing. Its the best outdoor theatre I have seen anywhere. Jason and the Argonauts sounds like it will be the perfect story!

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Not Part Of - a feast of fringe theatre

Kevin Bourke wrote:

NO fewer than 31 theatrical performances are taking place at this year's Not Part Of festival, in venues ranging from the Royal Exchange Theatre and Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama to the Salford Arts Theatre, the Great Northern Amphitheatre and even Moss Side Boxing Club. &...

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