Did you solve our Christmas card puzzle?

Here they are in full colour: answers below

So, how did you get on? Our last post of 2025 was a Christmas card from the TRN team whose backdrop was 32 images from a selection of the 146 shows we reviewed during the year (sorry if we didn't use your favourite...).

We asked how many of the shows you could name, so how did you do?

Here's the full list, working left to right and top to bottom:

Mariupol Drama; HOME Manchester

Animal Farm; Bolton Octagon

Nutcracker in Havana; Lowry Salford

The Shark is Broken; Lowry Salford

Shirley Valentine; Bolton Octagon

Blithe Spirit; Hope Mill Theatre Manchester

Dear Evan Hansen; Palace Manchester

The Parent Agency; Storyhouse Chester

Madama Butterfly; Opera House Manchester

Glorious; Hope Mill Theatre Manchester

Pride and Prejudice (Sort Of); Lowry Salford

North by Northwest; York Theatre Royal

Of Mice and Men; Bolton Octagon

Cinderella; St Helen Theatre Royal

Mary Poppins; Palace Manchester

The 39 Steps; Bolton Octagon

Krapp’s Last Tape; York Theatre Royal

Death of a Salesman; Lowry Salford

Do I Love You; Storyhouse Chester

Hamlet Hail to the Thief; Aviva Studios Manchester

Dear England; Lowry Salford

Tick Tick Boom!; Theatr Clwyd

The Midnight Bell; Lowry Salford

Chicago, Winter Gardens; Blackpool

King Arthur; Theatr Clwyd

The Last Laugh; Opera House Manchester

The Diana Mixtape; Lowry Salford

Moulin Rouge The Musical; Palace Manchester

The Addams Family; Blackpool Opera House

Darkfield - Seance, Flight, Arcade; HOME Manchester, Aviva Studios Manchester, Lowry Salford

Young Frankenstein; Hope Mill Theatre Manchester

Sleeping Beauty; Palace Manchester.

We'll be back with our usual service from tomorrow. Hope your New Year was a good one and 2026 gets even better...