Author: Ed Barrett

Four actors around a table in Little Women at the Lowry

Theatre

Little Women at the Lowry Theatre, 8.4.2025 – No Gimmicks, Just Grace

Ed Barrett April 12, 2025

An actor in a suit, arms outstretched, in Faith Healer at The Kings Arms, Salford

Previews, Reviews, & Features

Faith Healer Review: Thacker’s Hauntingly Brilliant Production at The Kings Arms, Salford

Ed Barrett January 18, 2025

Ex-Easter Island Head and guests performing in the round at the Tung Auditorium

Music

Experimental Brilliance: Ex-Easter Island Head and Guests Redefine Sound at the Tung

Ed Barrett December 5, 2024

An actor as Rapunzel tangled in a long plait in the Everyman panto

Previews, Reviews, & Features

Rapunzel Rocks the Stage: Liverpool Everyman’s Panto Shines with Laughs, Magic, and Hair-Raising Fun

Ed Barrett December 1, 2024

A performer pours from a jar at a table with weighing scales, beside an illustrated map

Festivals

Manchán Magan’s Arán Agus Im (Bread & Butter) @ Liverpool Irish Festival 18.10.2024

Ed Barrett October 24, 2024

Poster for Play On! at Liverpool Playhouse, with performers in 1940s suits

Previews, Reviews, & Features

If You Can’t Get to New York, Get to This Show Instead – Play On! Review: Liverpool Playhouse, 15.10.2024

Ed Barrett October 16, 2024

Courtney Pine in sunglasses holding a soprano saxophone

Music

Courtney Pine’s Masterful Jazz Brings Carnival Spirit and Stellar Musicianship to the Tung Auditorium

Ed Barrett October 12, 2024

A book with feathered wings bursting from a dark, rusted background

Theatre

Mastering Theatre Direction: Declan Donnellan’s The Actor and the Space Offers Practical Tools and Creative Insights for Actors and Directors

Ed Barrett October 2, 2024

Illustration of a detective in a deerstalker with a magnifying glass and pipe

Theatre

Illyria’s Captivating Outdoor Theatre: A Review of The Hound of the Baskervilles – 22.8.2024

Ed Barrett August 28, 2024

Dancers leaping with arms flung out in Hofesh Shechter II's From England With Love

Dance

Hofesh Schechter II’s ‘From England With Love’ at Home, Manchester: A Must-See Dance Performance on UK Tour 2024

Ed Barrett June 8, 2024