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Visitors review – searing study of ageing family frictions

Barney Norris’s revival radiates the pain of older parents trapped on deteriorating paths, while their son and end-of-life au pair struggle to find their own

The Guardian - UK

Musical stars say Rockhampton's unique theatre scene made them better performers

Despite growing up hundreds of kilometres from a capital city, Kara Lane, Gretel Scarlett, and Lorinda May Merrypor say their formative years in this Queensland city helped shape their future success.

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Spring and Port Wine review – Les Dennis leads 60s drama about Bolton family fortunes

An impressive cast featuring the former TV presenter and Mina Anwar deliver an affecting and funny revival of Bill Naughton’s tale about a suppertime spat

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Review: Cinderella at Hope Mill Theatre

Rodgers + Hammersmith’s Cinderella is running at the Ancoats theatre until December 11

Manchester Evening News

Cinderella review – a rapturous Rodgers and Hammerstein fairytale

Euphoric songs are delivered with splendour as the duo’s musical finally gets its European premiere, with a fantastic lead performance by Grace Mouat

The Guardian - UK

Mrs Warren’s Profession review – Caroline Quentin’s bewitching madam

George Bernard Shaw’s discomfiting play finds a commanding lead in Quentin, playing alongside her real-life daughter Rose

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Review: Bugsy Malone at Manchester Opera House

Will director Sean Holmes' first-time touring production hit the spot with the Manchester Opera House crowd or leave them feeling tempted to fling a custard pie themselves?

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Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical review – familiar tale given full voice in fresh voyage

Director James Grieve retains just enough of the rough-hewn power of the original sea shanties to offset the razzle-dazzle of the musical setting

The Guardian - UK

Good Luck, Studio review – the toddlers’ TV show that goes wrong

Mercury theatre, ColchesterAn uneven new play from Mischief Theatre skews darker than their hit comedies, with jarring tragedy amid the clowning

The Guardian - UK

Identical at The Lowry review: Double the fun (and trouble) with heartfelt Parent Trap musical

A musical feast complete with catchy choruses, heartfelt harmonies and cheeky quips and backchat

Manchester Evening News

Identical review – a new musical of The Parent Trap has its own special effect

The casting of twins as the separated sisters adds a frisson to Trevor Nunn’s elegant production of the twice-filmed tale, with pitch-perfect music by George Stiles

The Guardian - UK

Identical review – Trevor Nunn takes on The Parent Trap, with songs

This earnest musical, which features three sets of real twins across its cast, has a deeply moving pay-off

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A-Typical Rainbow review – sparky debut from a promising playwright

Turbine theatre, LondonJJ Green’s play, in which he also stars, contrasts the struggles his autistic hero faces with the rich world of his imagination

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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World review – superhero sisters

Rousing children’s musical provides a zippy guide to the great women of history that sets toes tapping and young minds alight

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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World at Theatre Royal Stratford East review: an unapologetic joy

This new British musical has all the energy of a girl band concert and enough history to inspire young people to read up on the real-life heroines

The Guardian - UK

Bleak Expectations review – Radio 4’s Dickens parody bursts on to the stage

This fast-paced comedy mashup of the great Victorian novelist sends up Britishness with oodles of silliness

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Legally Blonde review – joyously camp revamp is in the pink

Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonAn overhaul of the original’s gender politics, plenty of Gen-Z touchpoints and a big dollop of kitsch make this musical an irresistible cocktail

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The Osmonds: A New Musical review – an awful lot of Osmond for your buck

The musical based on a book by Jay Osmond hints at unsettling moments in the brothers’ televised childhood before reality is swept under the carpet

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Habibti Driver review – culture-clash comedy never revs up

Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley’s ‘East meets Wigan’ drama is at its best on the subject of cars and women’s independence

Manchester Evening News

Review: The Addams Family Musical at Manchester Opera House

The kooky, mysterious and spooky family are up to no good...

The Guardian - UK

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice review – northern fairytale has lost sparkle

Christina Bianco is a wondrous singer and Shobna Gulati propels the story but Jim Cartwright’s play has dated badly

The Guardian - UK

Red Ellen review – Bettrys Jones gives towering performance in life of political pioneer

Caroline Bird’s play pays tribute to the leftwing firebrand Ellen Wilkinson, who led the Jarrow march and as a Labour minister introduced free school milk

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