This big anniversary revival sees Jim Cartwright’s Road at 40, descending on the in-the-round cathedral of the Royal Exchange ...

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RoadRoyal Exchange Theatre, Manchester★★★★★A SIGN slowly spins from the ceiling: Road. The first word has snapped off, leaving a fragment that could belong to any broken street in any broken town.

Full casting has been announced for the immersive, site-specific revival of Jim Cartwright's festive play, A Christmas Fair, produced by Oldham Coliseum Theatre in association with Not Too Tame.

ROAD marks Lesley Joseph's Royal Exchange Theatre debut, her credits include Frau Blücher in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, for which she received an Olivier nomination, Mother Superior in SISTER ACT: THE ...