Mental health and comedy is a trending concept, and I get why. Look at me for example. I am a ventriloquist who studied anthropology, so I’ve turned talking to myself ...
People often say to me ‘you are so brave doing comedy! It sounds absolutely terrifying! It my absolute WORST fear!’ And I’m like WOW calm down Susan, I’m sure HR ...
Mental health and stand up, I don’t know whether they are synonymous with one another, but both do seem to contribute something in the other. As a comedian, bearing your ...
I found that the problem with the biggest problems is not being able to talk about them. Sometimes the problems aren’t even big- they are just problems but the more ...
I found out a few years back that I almost definitely have ADD in some form or another. I was in Australia and 15 minutes prior I’d necked a ‘Dexy’, ...
In sporting news this week, we saw that a legendary haka performed by the New Zealand rugby union team the All Blacks at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, prior to ...
I hadn’t been to a theatre in over two and a half years (thanks to COVID-19 and new parenthood) until Saturday, April 16th when I took some time out to ...
There are rare moments in theatre where the entire audience lights up and fills the intimate venue with whoops and cheers that wouldn't sound out of place at a football ...
It would be an understatement to say that Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers has had quite the impact on the world of musical theatre. The show, which has been running for ...
Two years ago, we unveiled a list of extraordinary festive figures from Krampus to Sinterklaas who were came up rather less often on a global scale than Santa Claus. This ...
The theatre may be something many of us have missed over the past year or so, with the global pandemic putting a stop to many enjoyable activities. However, in recent months, the ...
Holly Stars, take a bow. Writing an original show for the stage and making a success of it is harder than ever before in the current climate, so to see ...
You can join the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies this October in Manchester, as Grease the musical has made its way to the Opera House theatre! Directed by Nikolai Foster, ...
Forget everything you think you know about classic rock songs of the 1980s, because once you've seen the utterly outlandish and always-hilarious Rock of Ages up on stage, you’re going ...
Before we get into the meat and bones of this review: boy is it nice to be back in the Palace Theatre, Manchester! The atmosphere for the opening night of ...
Walking back into the theatre for the first time in over a year was honestly one of the most exciting moments of my life. I cannot express how much I ...
Exciting news for fans of the sport horse racing this week, as it was confirmed Aintree Racecourse would be welcoming live spectators back to the stands from Friday June 11, ...
This event, which is their first digital event in the wake of COVID-19, will feature appearances by Scarlett Johansson, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and more, and will be streaming on ...
Oh, it feels good to be writing some great news about theatre again! Today (October 12th, 2020) it was announced that RuPaul's Drag Race stars and legendary drag queens Monét X ...
Lockdown is here and it’s your social duty to stay inside. If you’re not a key worker or working from home, you’re probably going to be finding yourself at a ...
On Monday (March 9th, 2020) I finally got the opportunity to see one of my all-time favourite RuPaul's Drag Race winners Sasha Velour take to the stage, with Smoke and Mirrors. As ...
Written by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, Ghost Stories is an intriguing and terrifying stage production, which brings three stories of the paranormal to life through a narrator and three ...
I'm a sucker for a crime drama. So, when my mum started getting excited about a show called Band of Gold coming to The Lowry in Salford, based on a three-series ...