Words in other places
Theatre reviews
- You Once Said Yes The Lowry, Salford. 5 stars. 7 September (The Public Reviews)
- The World of Wrong The Lowry, Salford. 3 stars. 9 September (The Public Reviews)
- The Haunting The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 4 September (What’s On Stage, North WEst)
- Greater Manchester Fringe Festival: Much Ado About Noshing Kings Arms, Salford. 3.5 stars. 15 July (The Public Reviews)
- Twelfth Night Grosvenor Park, Chester. 4 stars.15 July 2012 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Greater Manchester Fringe: Bungo Menebla Kings Arms, Salford. 0.5 stars. 13 July (The Public Reviews)
- Greater Manchester Fringe: Hal Cruttenden, Tough Luvvie Kings Arms, Salford. 4 stars. 11 July (The Public Reviews)
- Greater Manchester Fringe: Gary Colman: And still really rong Kings Arms, Salford. 9 July (The Public Reviews)
- The Boy Who Kicked Pigs The Lowry, Salford. 5 stars. 22 June 2012 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Somebody’s Son The Lowry, Salford. 3 stars. 17 June (The Public Reviews)
- Dave Gorman’s PowerPoint Presentation The Lowry, Salford. 4.5 stars. 11 June (The Public Reviews)
- Tin The Lowry, Salford. 2 stars. 10 June (The Public Reviews)
- Girls Night Opera House, Manchester. 2 stars. 7 June 2012 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Once in a House on Fire The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 2 June, 2012 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Spamalot Opera House, Manchester. 3 stars. 22 May 2012 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- How I Helped End Communism The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 18 May (The Public Reviews)
- Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay’s Smutty Songs The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 14 May (The Public Reviews)
- Slaughterhouse Comedy to Die For Joshua Brooks, Manchester. 3.5 stars, 12 May (The Public Reviews)
- Big Daddy vs Giant Haystacks The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 9 May (The Public Reviews)
- High Tease The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 30 April (The Public Reviews)
- Tunnel Vision Earl Mill, Oldham. 3.5 stars. 28 April (The Public Reviews)
- Bronagh’s Big Weekend The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 21 April (The Public Reviews)
- Jimeoin: Lovely The Lowry, Salford. 3.5 stars. 19 March 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Andrew Lawrence: Best Kept Secret in Comedy The Lowry, Salford. 3.5 stars. 12 March 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- La Traviata Opera House, Manchester. 3 stars. 11 March 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Digging Deep: The Adventures of Sky the Reluctant Hero Contact, Manchester. 4 stars. 3 March 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Dry Ice Contact, Manchester. 4 stars. 1 March 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Chinese State Circus: Yin Yang The Lowry, Salford, 3.5 stars. 18 February 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Service With A Smile 2 The Lowry, Salford, 3.5 stars. 17 February 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Misplaced Memoirs Contact Theatre, Manchester. 4 stars. 11 February 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Mother’s Ruin Theatrical Spectacular Contact Theatre, Manchester. 3.5 stars. 10 February 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Two Royal Exchange, Manchester. 4 stars. 23 January 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Signatures 2012 Youth Dance Showcase The Lowry, Salford. 3.5 stars. 21 January 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Amateur Thematics The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 7 January 2012 (The Public Reviews)
- Seann Walsh The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 18 December 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Ed Byrne – Crowd Pleaser The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 28 November 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Joe McElderry – Classic The Lowry, Salford. 4 stars. 13 November 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Edited Highlights of My Life Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. 2 stars. 12 November 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Dance Triple Bill Unity Theatre Liverpool. 3 stars. 4 November 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Shakespeare Schools Festival 2011 Contact Theatre, Manchester. 4 stars. 31 October 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- A Passion for Evil The Lowry (Studio), Salford. 3.5 stars. 29 October 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- The Demise and Rise of Bunny Lamar, Dancehouse Theatre, Manchester. 3 stars. 28 October 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, Contact Theatre, Manchester. 4 stars. 25 October 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Godspell 40th Anniversary Concert, Palace Theatre, Manchester. 3 stars. 21 October 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Hamlet (YPS), Liverpool Playhouse, 5 stars. 14 October 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- The Barber of Seville, Liverpool Empire, 4 stars. 13 October 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Roll Out The Beryl The Lowry (Studio), Salford. 3 stars. 9 October 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Crystal Kisses Contact Theatre, Manchester. 4 stars. 6 October 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Emergency Accommodation BLANKspace and International Anthony Burgess Foundation Manchester. 4 stars. 1 October 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Just One Day The Lowry (Studio), Salford. 4.5 stars. 29 September 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Look Back In Anger John Thaw Studio, Martin Harris Centre for Drama and Dance. 4 stars. 15 September 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Charlie Bangers, The Lowry (Studio), Salford, 1 star. 23 September 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Tartuffe, Liverpool Playhouse 5 stars. 13 September 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Edward II Royal Exchange. 5 stars. 12 September 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Mister Meredith’s Night of Gaiety The Lowry, Salford. 3 stars. 11 September 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Bang Bang Bang Bolton Octagon. 4 stars. 5 September 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- All Because of Molly The Lowry (Studio), Salford. 4.5 stars. 1 September 2011 (The Public Reviews)
- Death Row Diva – The Final Account of Crimson Skye The Lowry (Studio), Salford. 3 stars. 13 August 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- Messrs Comedy Studio Salford. 3 stars. 11 August 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- The Shadow Of Your Hand (24:7 Festival) 4 stars. 24 July 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
- I Know Where The Dead Are Buried (24:7 Festival) 5 stars. 21 July 2011 (What’s On Stage, North West)
Theatre features
- 24:7 Theatre Festival – Preview What’s On Stage. 18 July 2012
- 20 Questions with … Shayne Ward What’s On Stage. 15 June 2012
- Preview: Liverpool Playhouse’s 100th Birthday The Public Reviews. 8 November 2011
- Lowry new season offers Lennox, Sher, Bourne and Halle What’s On Stage. 1 November 2011
Art
- Blog: Winner of The Title Art Prize announced Creative Times, 14 November 2011
- Art review: The Title Art Prize Creative Times, 3 November 2011
- Blog: The Manchester Contemporary highlights Creative Times, 30 October 2011
- Blog: Everything Is Happening At Once – Rashid Rana Creative Times, 5 October 2011
Flash fiction
- I Can See the Sea 330 Words, 13 July 2012
- The End of the World 330 Words, 5 March 2012
- 25th December, 2010 330 Words, 23 December 2011
- Waiting on the Pier 330 Words, 24 November 2011
- Great British Bake-Off 330 Words, 16 October 2011
- ‘Mirror, Mirror’ in Manchester FlashTag anthology ‘Quickies: Short Stories for Adults’. Buy Kindle version from Amazon or get a hard copy
- The Incredible Corrugator 330 Words, 9 September 2011
- Bit of Skirt 330 Words, 23 August 2011
- Pumpkins and Princes 330 Words, 4 August 2011
- Think Before You Act 330 Words, 21 July 2011
- Looking Up 330 Words, 26 April 2011
Film reviews
- Stand By Me Screen150, 27 October 2011
- The Skin I Live In Screen150, 4 October 2011
- Sex and the City 2 Screen150, 11 September 2011
- Picnic at Hanging Rock Screen150, 4 September 2011
Literature event reviews
- More Than Enough Love, Linda Chase poetry anthology launch at Manchester Literature Festival, 20 October 2011
- A Passionate Woman, Hallie Rubenhold at Manchester Literature Festival, 17 October 2011
- A Flash of Filth, Creative Times, 30 September 2011
Restaurant reviews
- Southern Eleven Gastroclub, 25 September 2011
- St Petersburg Gastroclub, 18 September 2011
Theatre guest blogs
- Opening night: The Myth Of Escape 4 stars. Happystorm Theatre Company, 7 July 2011
- A sneak preview of The Myth Of Escape Happystorm Theatre Company, 21 June 2011
- Guest blogger Laura previews Hard Times Library Theatre Company, 5 June 2011
- Comfortable Times! Our third guest blogger dances to Dickens Library Theatre Company, 13 May 2011
Miscellaneous (I’ll think of proper categories at some point probably)
- Library Wall (contribution) Paraxis 02, September 2011
- Worst word – Scone We Hate Words, 14 September 2011


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