Arts… Review: The Newspaper Boy at 53two 23 Feb 201823 Feb 2018 At the age of 15, child actor Chris Cook who was appearing in Coronation Street, playing Mike Baldwin’s son had his contract cut short when he was caught in possession…
Arts… Review: Little Women , The musical at Hope Mill Theatre 16 Nov 201716 Nov 2017 Hope Mill Theatre never ceases to astound and amaze; and in this case it plays host to yet another first, the European Premiere of the Musical, Little Women. With music…
Arts… Review: The Threepenny Opera at the Octagon Theatre Bolton 17 Oct 201717 Oct 2017 Music Kurt Weill. Book by Bertolt Brecht. Lyrics Bertolt Brecht. Producer Octagon Theatre. Presented by University of Bolton. Director David Thacker. In a world run by beggars, thieves,…
Food… Review: Beech`s Luxury Truffles 8 Oct 20179 Oct 2017 When the #BoltonLive team were sent Beech`s Chocolates new luxury Truffles to test my first instinct was to review them myself (The internal battle raged in my head , one…
Arts… Review: Out of order at Manchester Opera House 31 May 201731 May 2017 On first reading 'Out of Order' didn't fill me with much confidence that it would be able to deliver uniquely defined comedy with a plot that seemed fairly simple, and…
Reviews Review: M¡longa at The Lowry 17 May 201717 May 2017 Taking on a fusion of contemporary dance with Tango, the latest piece which Dance Consortium bring around the UK is the unlikely brainchild of Belgian Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui who presents…
Reviews Review: The wedding singer at Manchester Opera House 16 May 201716 May 2017 The Wedding Singer, based on the hit film starring Adam Sandler. What a great, fun night out. The stage is set with an "all American" billboard, playing the trailers…
Arts… Review: French without fears at Oldham Coliseum 27 Oct 201627 Oct 2016 A co-production between English Touring Theatre and Orange Tree Theatre, Terrence Rattigan`s French Without Tears comes to Oldham`s lovely and friendly Coliseum Theatre. Rattigan, born in 1911, was an upper…
Uncategorized Review: Al Murray “Let`s go backwards together” at The Lowry 17 Oct 201619 Oct 2016 Publican. Politician. Other thing beginning with P. Philosopher, yeah, that. The nation’s critically acclaimed bar-based-braveheart, Al Murray - The Pub Landlord has embarked on a common sense crusade to re-Great…
Arts… Review: Romesh Ranganathan “Irrational” at The Lowry, Salford 20 Sep 201619 Oct 2016 Last night myself and Carole (The Bolton Live Sub-Editor) headed up to Salford to The Lowry to watch Romesh Ranganathan`s new stand up show "Irrational" The last couple of…
