In Woven, choreographer and dancer, Subhash Viman Gorania weaves an eclectic mix of dance styles in four contrasting pieces, playfully fusing Western and Eastern cultures, and traditional and modern moves. Morph Dance Company: Woven In the first...
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Home, I’m Darling arrives at the Lowry fresh from its Best New Comedy win at this year’s Olivier Awards. Not that it needs any formal accolades to put bums on seats. Laura Wade’s new play was managing to do that nicely already, with sell-out runs at...
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Oldham born actor, Norah Lopez Holden is playing Jill, in Ned Bennett’s bold new production of Peter Shaffer’s critically-acclaimed classic, psychological thriller ‘Equus’. She talks to Quays Life about mental health, being a horse and creating the...
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It’s pantomime season again. Oh no it isn’t! Oh, yes, it is! Easter pantomimes are becoming increasingly popular and this bank holiday weekend Beauty and the Beast is entertaining children and adults alike at Stockport Plaza. Beauty and the Beast...
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Robin Herford’s production of The Woman in Black has been terrifying audiences in London’s West End for 30 years. But while its success has led to high demand as a theatre director, its left Robin little opportunity to return to his first love...
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West Side Story, loosely based on Romeo and Juliet, has been among the greatest musicals for more than 60 years. But while Shakespeare’s original is constantly re-imagined, in all this time, no-one has tinkered with Jerome Robbins’ choreography –...
Laura Wade’s comedy Home, I’m Darling is about one woman’s quest to live like the like perfect 1950’s housewife in 2019. But behind the gingham curtains, things start to unravel, and being a domestic goddess is not as easy as it seems. Quays Life...
Yoko Ono, David Lynch and Idris Elba are among the artists commissioned to create new works to be premiered at Manchester International Festival 2019 in July. Over 18 extraordinary days, internationally-acclaimed artists from over 20 countries –...
‘Above all what matters is not to lose the joy of living in the fear of dying,’ said Maggie Keswick Jencks, on hearing that her breast cancer had returned in May 1993. Maggie went on to live with advanced cancer for two years and during that time...
The Lowry is offering free and discounted theatre tickets for Salford families. If you have children under the age of 5, live in Salford and have never been to a theatre show at The Lowry as a family before, then you can join the ‘Our First Lowry’...
The House on Cold Hill is a new modern-day supernatural thriller from author Peter James which promises to send shivers down your spine and make you think twice about returning home to a dark, empty house after the show. The ghostly story follows...
It’s 30 years since Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore ensured we’d never view a potter’s wheel the same again in Oscar-winning film, Ghost. As Ghost the Musical returns to the Palace Theatre, Manchester, we talk to stars: Niall Sheehy...
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