Manchester Opera sees the staging of ITV’s sedate Sunday night drama Heartbeat brought to the stage, which will undoubtedly delight fans.

It is a nice relief from the high octane dark themes of Marcella and Happy Valley. This charming production is like a comforting  warm nostalgic hug  rather than the punch in the face you get from the aforementioned programmes  (brilliant though they are).

For some, the production may be a little too sedate, but it is an excellent recreation of the hit TV cop show set in the the Yorkshire Dales in the late sixties, which had viewers glued to their sets. Continue reading “REVIEW: Heartbeat@ Opera House, Manchester” →