'You walk in, and there they all are, all these ladies, all dressed up - all sitting there in complete silence - I mean, you do sometimes wonder what's going on inside their heads...'
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‘FUNNY, TOUCHING, ATMOSPHERIC …SUPERBLY OBSERVED’ * * * * The Times
‘The acting has a WONDERFUL authenticity..LUCKY LUCKY Manchester’ * * * * The Daily Telegraph
‘I suspect it will be both eyes down and a full house at the Royal Exchange over the next month’ The Guardian
‘Bloody good fun, carried by a GREAT cast, a STUNNING set design…deserves a FULL HOUSE’ whatsonstage.com * * * *
‘DELICIOUS, SAD…SWEET and MELANCHOLIC – The staging is TERRIFIC’ * * * * The Daily Mail
The moment charismatic caller Frankeh enters the bingo hall, he's determined to give his ladies a great night out - problem is, the new manageress won't stop banging on about profit margins and for every winner there just has to be a roomful of losers, but it's gotta happen, happen sometime, so maybe this time , it could by YOU in Neil Bartlett's GLORIOUS, ALL-SINGING and ALL-DANCING devised collaboration with the Royal Exchange and Manchester International Festival.
Full Cast List here
DID YOU KNOW?
In the last thirty years, the Royal Exchange building has undergone many extraordinary transformations - but never before has it been turned into a working bingo hall replete with chorus!
THINK...
ROAD meets PHOENIX NIGHTS