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‘If Tarantino was to write a play, this would be it’ – Jason Durr

Actor Jason Durr talks to Quays Life about his role in Murder at Midnight, a brand-new comedy thriller from Torben Betts, writer of smash-hit Murder in the Dark. Could you introduce us to Murder at...

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Eilean Donan Castle, United Kingdom Photo by Sourav Bhaduri on Unsplash

Travel

Why some landscapes stay in your heart

Ever notice how some places just… disappear from memory the moment you leave? You remember being there — maybe even enjoying it — but the feeling fades like mist. And then there are places that...

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Jason Manford and ensemble in Robin Hood

Family Reviews Theatre

Robin Hood with Jason Manford: Review

Whoever said you can get too much of a good thing never saw Jason Manford in pantomime. The Salford-born comedian takes the lead at Manchester Opera House for the fourth consecutive Christmas...

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Further Afield To do & see

Happy Mondays join line-up as The Brit Fest turns three

Brothers and business partners, Anthony and Edward Prophet have been involved in many projects together over the years. But back in 2024 when Brit Fest first launched, the pair could never have...

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Reviews Theatre

Aladdin at Stockport Plaza: Review

Leslie James KerwinAdd comment

In the sparkling thrill of the pantomime, fantasy becomes everyday and the everyday fantastical, and the latest treasure to surface at Stockport Plaza is no exception. The first lesson of the panto is that anything goes, and with a trill of the...

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe company. Photo by Brinkhoff-Moegenburg

Reviews Theatre

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe: Review

Carmel Thomason

Manchester Collective Wintering. Photo by Chris Payne

Music Reviews

Wintering: Review

Leslie James Kerwin

To do & see

Reviews Theatre

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe: Review

Carmel Thomason

Aslan returns to Lowry, Salford in the 75th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ spellbinding children’s tale. And what a magnificent return it is, capturing all the emotion, thrill and excitement of the story in a roller-coaster two hours that leaves us...

TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL. Jochebel Ohene MacCarthy (Tina Turner) and Company. Photo by Johan Persson

Reviews Theatre

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical: Review

Carmel Thomason

My first ever stadium gig as a child was watching the late Tina Turner at Gateshead International Stadium in 1990. It was billed as a farewell tour – which of course it wasn’t. Much to the delight of her fans, this born performer was back at the...

Art People To do & see

Climate change, AI and finding hope in artistic activism

Leslie James Kerwin

AI meets nature in a new interdisciplinary exhibition at Lowry from January which sees artists, John-Paul Brown and Sophy King, look beyond climate grief into a future of possibilities. It is 2076 – the climate crisis is fading, the Earth is...

Family Reviews Theatre

Robin Hood with Jason Manford: Review

Carmel Thomason

Whoever said you can get too much of a good thing never saw Jason Manford in pantomime. The Salford-born comedian takes the lead at Manchester Opera House for the fourth consecutive Christmas alongside his popular panto sidekick and Britain’s Got...

People

Wintering with Samantha Fernando © Mike Skelton

People

Samantha Fernando’s music is balm for winter’s long, cold nights

Leslie James Kerwin

Amid a blizzard of Christmas markets, holiday shoppers, and one of the coldest Novembers in years, composer Samantha Fernando is stepping out to bring a moment of calm to Manchester this winter. Her latest orchestral piece, Wintering, asks: what if...

Matthew Bourne's production of THE RED SHOES. Glenn Graham (Grischa Ljubov) and Ashley Shaw (Victoria Page). Photo by Johan Persson

People To do & see

Sir Matthew Bourne on the challenges of bringing The Red Shoes to the stage

Carmel Thomason

Double Olivier award-winning ballet The Red Shoes returns to Lowry, Salford on its 10th anniversary tour, which includes 11 of the original cast. The fairytale show, which tells of one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world, is...