115 stories by "Chris Bartlett"
Based on Helen Tse's family memoir recounting the inspiration behind her Sweet Mandarin Chinese restaurant in Manchester and the three generations of
Ayub Khan Din's much-loved East Is East, first performed at Birmingham Rep in 1996 and adapted successfully for the screen in 1999,
In some ways you can't really go wrong with Whisky Galore, Compton Mackenzie's cheery wartime tale of wily Outer Hebrides islanders banding
This pithy two-hander was one of the winners of the Octagon's annual prize for new writing, which last year asked for submissions
Philip Ridley's play " first staged at Hampstead Theatre in 2000 " offers a searing look at the lives of two people
Though set in 1977 and concerning a dereliction of duty that happened more than 45 years ago, Peter Morgan's gladiatorial depiction of
Having played the lead role in Sheffield Crucible's Julius Caesar last year, Jonathan Hyde is returning to the venue to play the
Hard Times has always been a bit of a hard sell. Its dour tone and uncharacteristically disjointed narrative makes it one of
This adaptation of neuroscientist Lisa Genova's novel, Still Alice, about a Harvard professor with early-onset Alzheimer's disease has one obvious challenge "
The family at the heart of Tom Wells' semi-autobiographical slice of northern life " first performed at London's Bush Theatre in 2011
A new musical based on the real adventures of a 50-something woman in dating much younger men has " in the present
The Octagon follows up last year's brilliantly atmospheric retelling of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall with another visit to Bronte country. The
Any seasonal production of Peter Pan has something of a struggle on its hands, torn between honouring JM Barrie's original stage version
The Opera House's Qdos-produced pantos are known for being lavish, big-money affairs. And this year's offering, boasting retina-scorching lighting, all-encompassing sound and
Sticking slavishly to the standard panto playbook, this in-house show doesn't offer much in the way of surprises. However, what it lacks
It's hard to find fresh ways to stage Charles Dickens' evergreen Christmas fable. The Octagon creative team deserve credit for not trying
The Coliseum's annual yuletide offering follows a now very well-established formula both on stage and off. Traditionally opening early in the festive
James Fritz's play, winner of the Bruntwood judges award in 2015, hangs on one shocking and incendiary act of seemingly inexplicable self-destruction.
Although its themes of corruption in high places and moral turpitude are perennially relevant, Brecht and Weill's densely packed hybrid of opera
In truth, John Godber's scrappy underdog of a sports comedy, Up 'n' Under, had its moment in 1984 when it kicked off
The tragic events 150 years ago that inspired this modest two-hander happened only a few miles away from the Manchester venue in
Despite its subtitle, there is no opera and very little actual football contained in We’re Not Really Here, a quietly radical collaboration
This Northern Broadsides production has the whiff of another era about it. It might well be set in 1920s Yorkshire and adapted
Youngest Bronte sister Anne is considered by many these days as a grittier and more radical writer than her older siblings. In
This seasonal offering from Tip Top Productions " only the second professional panto the company has presented in this bijou performance space
