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Review: a little space at HOME Theatre
Written by Ciara Ewing A big space. A small space. Your space. Safe. Mind the Gap immersed the audience into a world to escape to or escape from, this was the question.'A little…
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Review: Fatoumata at Band on the Wall
Written by Ben Read: Playlist Editor Last Friday I was fortunate enough to catch Fatoumata at Band on The Wall in Manchester. The fact that I could watch a Malian-parented…
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Review: The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel
Written by Charlie O'Brien... In 1910 a ship set sail for New York. On board were Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. They were travelling with Fred Karno’s famous comedy troupe…
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Review: Scouting for Girls at Albert Hall
Written by Mia Edwards... The year is 2015. A text appears on my phone. I am embedded in a McBusted-in-bed marathon. The text reads: For your 18 th do you want tickets to see…
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Review: Roots at HOME Theatre
Written by Jo Chitty You would be forgiven for entering a performance of Roots at HOME, having read the necessary leaflet, and yet still having no concept of what you were about…
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Review: Night Moves and Night and Day Cafe
Written by Olivia White The Minneapolis-born Night Moves graced the very ‘on brand’ Manchester’s Night & Day Café. Having only played the ‘Cottonopolis’ once before a few years…
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Review: Black Midi at White Hotel
Written by Olivia White Where to even begin? Black Midi continue to strike awe, shock or confusion (sometimes all 3) in the eyes of those who witness their mismatch of genres…
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Review: Plant Fetish at HOME Theatre
Written by Digby Barrowcliff After reading the description of the play by Chanje Kunda, it was rather hard to know exactly what to expect from the performance. Collecting her…
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Review: The Shadow at HOME Theatre
Written by Katya Camyab Upon watching “The Shadow,” and knowing that it was solely based on dance, I was anxious as to whether I would enjoy it due to the lack of speech. However…
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Review: MorMor at YES
Last week in the basement room at YES, MorMor played his first show in Manchester, and proved that he is an artist of breath-taking versatility and control. Toronto musician Seth…
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Review: BangFace Weekender
When I got off the train at Ainsdale, a small seaside town north of Liverpool, I did not expect to be greeted by German accents. I was wondering why they had come all the way from…
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Live Review: Maribou State at the Albert Hall
From humble beginnings in Hertfordshire, Maribou State found their musical niche in 2015 with their critically acclaimed debut album Portraits. Now four years later, dance-music…