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New Dawn Fades at The Dancehouse

New Dawn Fades at The Dancehouse

It may be 36 years since Joy Division disintegrated following the suicide of frontman Ian Curtis, yet from the evidence of Manchester’s Dancehouse theatre on Thursday, the band has never been more popular. A packed opening night watched Brian Gorman’s play...
Adam Lambert live at Manchester Academy

Adam Lambert live at Manchester Academy

I am here for your entertainment perfectly sums up Adam Lambert.This is my third time seeing him live and his concerts are always full of energy and he puts his best effort forward each time.  Adam truly is an all round entertainer and its perfectly obvious that...
Nerina Pallot at Gorilla

Nerina Pallot at Gorilla

Nerina Pallot has always been a singer/songwriter with a style and pop sensibility that has deserved more hits. But there has too,  always been a hard edge to her lyrics hinting at greater depth than your average pop songwriter. Never a problem for the Joni...
Breakfast at Tiffanys

Breakfast at Tiffanys

This new stage production of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s fails to dazzle audiences. The late Truman Capote is known for his biting wit, and the movie version of Breakfast at Tiffany’s features a star turn from Audrey Hepburn and has become...
Pasha live at Stockport Plaza

Pasha live at Stockport Plaza

To hear a room full of ladies of a certain age whooping and hollering every time a man in his thirties wiggles his butt in impossibly tight trousers takes a bit of getting used to, but Pasha Kovalev from Strictly Come Dancing’s show, It’s All About You is...
American Idiot at the Palace Theatre

American Idiot at the Palace Theatre

Green Day’s concept album American Idiot is filled with ironic lyrics. It’s a post 9/11 record, which is far more than another piece of music. Ideal material for a stage musical, then? If you are a fan of the rock opera Tommy, then yes, as essentially...