philip radcliffe

Bio

Philip Radcliffe has been a theatre and music critic for many years, writing for a wide range of publications, but especially The Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Bolton Evening News (where he began his journalistic career) and the Manchester Evening News. He is a long-serving member of the Manchester (formerly MEN)Theatre Awards panel. He is former Director of Communications at The University of Manchester and Adjunct Professor of Communications at The Pennsylvania State University.

Articles By Philip Radcliffe

Little Shop of Horrors, Royal Exchange, Manchester Wednesday, 10 December 2014 Read more...	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Royal Exchange, Manchester Wednesday, 05 November 2014 Read more...
Meyer, BBCPO, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Sunday, 12 October 2014 Read more...	Mullova, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Friday, 10 October 2014 Read more...
Benedetti, Manchester Camerata, Takács-Nagy, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Sunday, 21 September 2014 Read more...	Romeo and Juliet, Victoria Baths, Manchester Thursday, 18 September 2014 Read more...
theartsdesk in Buxton: Dvořák rarity, Gluck tercentenary Monday, 14 July 2014 Read more...	The Last Days of Troy, Royal Exchange, Manchester Wednesday, 14 May 2014 Read more...
Rancourt, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Saturday, 12 April 2014 Read more...	Much Ado About Nothing, Royal Exchange, Manchester Wednesday, 02 April 2014 Read more...
Martinpelto, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Sunday, 09 March 2014 Read more...	Davislim, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Sunday, 02 March 2014 Read more...
Orlando, Royal Exchange, Manchester Wednesday, 26 February 2014 Read more...	Final curtain for the Library Theatre Wednesday, 19 February 2014 Read more...
Schwanewilms, Hallé, Stenz, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Thursday, 06 February 2014 Read more...	Blindsided, Royal Exchange, Manchester Wednesday, 29 January 2014 Read more...

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