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Paul Foley
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Theatre Review / 16 October 2025
Fine production of Irish classic
16 October 2025

PAUL FOLEY applauds a careful, intelligent and absorbing production of Brian Friel’s classic depiction of Irish west coast tragedy

liberation
Theatre review / 4 July 2025
Organising to fight colonialism
4 July 2025

PAUL FOLEY welcomes a dramatic account of the men and women involved in the pivotal moment of the 5th Pan African Congress

dragon
BenchMarx / 17 June 2025
An example of activist theatre
17 June 2025

PAUL FOLEY picks out an excellent example of theatre devised to start conversations about identity, class and belonging

Rose Galbraith and the ensemble of Spend Spend Spend
Theatre review / 29 November 2024
Two fingers up to the media
29 November 2024
PAUL FOLEY applauds a faultless musical that tells the tragic real-life story of working-class winners of the football pools
Concert review / 30 October 2023
Sao Paulo’s finest
30 October 2023
PAUL FOLEY is blown away by a Brazilian band at the top of their game
(L to R) A banner celebrating of Mark Ashton; Frances Hodgki
Exhibition Review / 24 October 2023
Positive discrimination
24 October 2023
PAUL FOLEY examines how the Whitworth is attempting to engage with sexual minorites
(Left) Tennessee Williams’ Glass Menagerie at the Royal Ex
Culture / 2 December 2022
Arts round-up 2022 with PAUL FOLEY
2 December 2022
MASTERCLASS IN ACTING: (L to R) Eloka Ivo as Jim, Rhiannon C
Theatre Review / 8 September 2022
Stripped right back production mesmerises
8 September 2022
PAUL FOLEY recommends what he considers the best staging he has ever ween of the Tennessee Williams classic
EXTRAORDINARY: Ntombizodwa Ndlovu as Camae and Adetomiwa Edu
Theatre review / 2 October 2021
Idolised heroes will be human
2 October 2021
PAUL FOLEY recommends a play, by Pulitzer-winner Katori Hall, which imagines Martin Luther King’s last night before his assassination
THEATRE ONLINE / 17 June 2020
Theatre review: Rockets and blue lights
17 June 2020
BOISTEROUS: Rakhee Sharma (Cathy) and Alex Austin (Heathclif
Theatre / 13 February 2020
Wuthering Heights, Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
13 February 2020
Adaptation of Bronte classic fails to scale the heights
Theatre / 20 January 2020
Sarah, Lowry Theatre Salford
20 January 2020
Play highlights importance of talking therapy in tackling mental health issues
OUTSTANDING: David Judge in Sparkplug
Year round-up / 10 December 2019
Best of 2019: Art, music and theatre
10 December 2019
SUPERLATIVE: Ria Jones as Rose
Theatre / 8 December 2019
Gypsy, Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
8 December 2019
Everything comes up roses in stunning production of Sondheim classic
In meltdown: David Moorst as Steven in Light Falls
Theatre Review / 30 October 2019
Light Falls, Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
30 October 2019
Missed opportunity to shed light on complex northern realities
Centre stage: Lucy Ellinson as Macbeth
Theatre Review / 19 September 2019
Macbeth, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
19 September 2019
Misguided mangling of Shakespeare's darkest tragedy
Theatre Review / 30 July 2019
Luddites recast honourably and poignantly
30 July 2019
Sympathetic curmudgeon Tony Jayawardena (right) as Hari Hobs
Theatre Review / 6 June 2019
Really choice
6 June 2019
PAUL FOLEY sees an excellent new version of a classic Harold Brighouse comedy
Fizzing with energy: Jocasta Almgill (left)
Musical Review / 14 April 2019
Gone West
14 April 2019
PAUL FOLEY sees a new version of a legendary musical which lacks the exhilarating power of the original
Book Review / 25 February 2019
Engaging insights into the life and times of a radical actor and activist
25 February 2019
Review / 11 February 2019
Theatre: Brilliant dystopian fable with fat-cat message for our times
11 February 2019
Conflicted: Ashley Zhangazha (Biff) and Don Warrington (Will
Theatre Review / 19 October 2018
Resonant dramatic autopsy on the death of the American Dream
19 October 2018
Theatre Review / 18 July 2018
Pitted against injustice
18 July 2018
PAUL FOLEY sees an inspiring play by Maxine Peake on the women who battled against the destruction of mining communities in 1984-85 and after
Corrido de la Sangre
Operetta Review / 29 April 2018
Sinister fun as Tiger Lillies plunge into ballad bloodbath
29 April 2018
The Big Corner
Theatre Review / 24 April 2018
Soft-focus tribute to a gritty working-class writer
24 April 2018
Wonderful: Harry Attwell as The Creature
Theatre Review / 14 March 2018
Monstrous anger breathes life into Frankenstein staging
14 March 2018
Out of the ordinary: Amelia Bullmore (marty) and Anthony Ofo
Theatre Review / 8 March 2018
Hope springs eternal in affecting drama of small-town lives
8 March 2018
Almighty conflict: Julie Hesmondhalgh and Norah Lopez Holden
Theatre Review / 16 February 2018
Mental health check
16 February 2018
A stunning new play on a young woman battling her inner demons raises some acute questions, says PAUL FOLEY
Equal: Michael Peavoy as Mr Rochester and Jessica Baglow as
Theatre review / 29 January 2018
Free spirit takes flight
29 January 2018
PAUL FOLEY sees a life-affirming adaptation of the classic novel Jane Eyre
2017 Round-up / 19 December 2017
Paul Foley's theatre of the year
19 December 2017
Musical review / 8 December 2017
A tasty festive feast
8 December 2017
PAUL FOLEY recommends a heartwarming production of Guys and Dolls in Manchester
Theatre review / 21 November 2017
A Christmas cracker
21 November 2017
PAUL FOLEY sees a great version of a seasonal Dickens favourite in Bolton
Theatre review / 9 November 2017
Theatre Review: Jubilee
9 November 2017
There's little to celebrate in this Jubilee, says PAUL FOLEY
THEATRE REVIEW / 22 October 2017
Acute parliamentary question from Fritz
22 October 2017
The playwright’s interrogation of why people are driven to acts of terrorism is a pressing one for those in power, says PAUL FOLEY