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Paul Foley
liberation
Theatre review / 4 July 2025
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
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
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
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
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
2 December 2022
MASTERCLASS IN ACTING: (L to R) Eloka Ivo as Jim, Rhiannon C
Theatre Review / 8 September 2022
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
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
17 June 2020
BOISTEROUS: Rakhee Sharma (Cathy) and Alex Austin (Heathclif
Theatre / 13 February 2020
13 February 2020
Adaptation of Bronte classic fails to scale the heights
Theatre / 20 January 2020
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
10 December 2019