Howard Brenton’s stage adaptation of The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell’s classic novel regarded as a seminal piece of working-class literature, comes to the stage this week at the University of Salford.
Ivor Dembina has been doing stand-up of over 20 years. He has a reputation for using gentle Jewish comedy to tackle serious issues, such as his 2010 show This Is Not A Subject For Comedy which took on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Manchester Mule briefly caught up with Ivor ahead of two gigs he is performing this coming weekend as part of the Mancheser Comedy Festival.
Set against the backdrop of Manchester’s imposing Victoria Baths, The Greatest Sin of All is a moving representation of Nazi atrocities during the Second World War. Robin Macdonald reviews Schmucks Theatre Company’s latest production.
Manchester-based company Waters Edge Arts bring a darkly humorous and energetic new play to the Studio of the Royal Exchange Theatre.
LGBT History Month saw the return of Queer Contact: Contact Theatre’s annual celebration of ‘queer’ culture that showcases some of Manchester’s finest theatre, cabaret, art, music, and spoken word. Robin Macdonald reports back on the highlights of the festival.
One Night There, a tale of a world ruled by men and a woman’s battle to retain her identity, explores the identity that women will hold onto in a world where they are forced to be faceless, subservient and silent whilst battling to escape servitude.
Tayo Aluko stars in a superb one-man show recounting the life and times of Paul Robeson: singer, actor, political activist and – in the eyes of the American authorities – communist troublemaker.
