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REVIEW - Oleanna, Lauriston Studio, Garrick Theatre

10:11am Thursday 8th January 2009

WATCHING Oleanna is rather like watching the theatrical equivalent of a boxing match.

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REVIEW - See How They Run, Royal Exchange

11:24am Thursday 18th December 2008

PHILIP King’s farce See How They Run sort of runs out of steam near the end of act two, but the first half of the evening is a real hoot.

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REVIEW - Peter Pan, Opera House

11:11am Thursday 18th December 2008

GARY Wilmot steals the show in Peter Pan, the sparkling and thoroughly entertaining panto being staged at the Opera House.

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STAR RATING ** There can be few people who have missed out on the BBC comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo!. For more than a decade, the David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd penned sit com was a permanent small screen fixture, providing half hour slices of daft, somewhat predictable, silliness.

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REVIEW - Great Expectations - An alternative to the pantomime

1:49pm Wednesday 17th December 2008

IT’S Christmas time, and there’s no need to be afraid - not every theatre in Manchester is showing a pantomime.

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The Mandigans - The next big thing

1:13pm Wednesday 17th December 2008

A TEENAGE band from Altrincham, described as one of the best young acts in the country by Radio 1, are to give their fans an early Christmas present.

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REVIEW - Mary Poppins - Practically perfect in every way

1:35pm Wednesday 17th December 2008

MARY Poppins is the best musical to come to Manchester in the last 10 years. It’s simply sensational.

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ARTHUR BOSTROM - It's a farce

12:02pm Thursday 18th December 2008

PERSONALLY, I’ve never understood the huge appeal of farces, for the simple reason you can see the verbal and visual jokes coming a mile off.

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A wizard production

3:50pm Friday 12th December 2008

IT is fitting that a production of The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland’s daughter should stick closely to the characterisations made famous in the iconic film. And this familiarity adds to the various elements that make the current production at The Lowry such a success.

REVIEW - The Railway Children, Club Theatre

9:39am Thursday 4th December 2008

* * * * By Julia Taylor “The Railway Children”, this year’s Christmas production by the Club Theatre, is just the ticket for children who don’t like pantomime and parents who enjoy a heart-warming tale.

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