Theatre Archive

  • A Raisin In The Sun reviewed

    A Raisin In The Sun reviewed

    Lorraine Hansberry’s famous drama, A Raisin in the Sun, came to the Royal Exchange in Manchester over the past month and I was sent to discover what the play was really about. Hansberry’s family drama focuses on a black family, the Youngers, who reside on the Southside of Chicago in 1959. Even though the family work [...]

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  • A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

    Coming to the Royal Exchange theatre in February is the heart rendering classic, A Raisin In The Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry. The plot follows the Youngers, an African- American family, who are living on the south side of Chicago in the 1950s. Click here to use social bookmarks Hide Sites $$('div.d288').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) });

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  • A Night on the Tiles at Contact

    A Night on the Tiles at Contact

    Hitting the Contact Theatre in February is Pen-Ultimate with their debut show A Night on the Tiles. Described as “Manchester’s freshest lyrical outfit” Pen-Ultimate is a hip-hop theatre group made up of Ben Mellor, Martin Stannage, Niven Ganner, Frisko Dan and Samira Arhin-Acquaah who combine their talents to make up a theatre and spoken word [...]

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  • Angels With Manky Faces, Library Theatre Manchester

    Angels With Manky Faces, Library Theatre Manchester

    UPDATE…I’ve just heard the play is being performed again which is great news for anyone who missed it first time round because it was sold out. Angels With Manky Faces will be performed at the Dancehouse on Friday, November 6 at 8pm and Sunday, November 8 at 3pm and 7pm. Tickets are £10 (£9 concs). Dancehouse [...]

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