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Zizi-Strallen as Marie Antoinette and the Company Cake. Photo Mark-Senior

Reviews Theatre

Cake The Marie Antoinette Playlist: Review

Move over Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and the rest of Henry’s wives – there’s a new queen in town. Cake: the Marie Antoinette Playlist gives the notorious French queen the Six treatment in this gig...

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How Not to Drown. Photo by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

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How Not to Drown at Oldham Coliseum: Review

Who killed Oldham Coliseum? That’s the question many are asking as this historic local theatre closes after over 100 years of business. A theatre which has survived two world wars, a global pandemic...

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The Merchant of Venice (1936) with Tracy-Ann Oberman: Review

War in Europe, the far right in the streets with their dog whistles, and a sharp rise in anti-Semitism: it’s not hard to see parallels between the inter-war period and today’s political landscape...

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PEAKY BLINDERS by Knight, , Writer - Steven Knight, Choreographer and Director - Benoit Swan Pouffer, Music - Roman Gianarthur, Designer - Moi Tran, Lighting - Natasha Chivers, Costumes - Richard Gellar, Rambert, 2022, Credit: Johan Persson

Dance Reviews

Rambert Dance in Peaky Blinders – The Redemption of Thomas Shelby 2023: Review

“This is a respectable event and you’ll all behave accordingly.” So says the voice of Thomas Shelby (aka Cillian Murphy) warning us that there must be no photography, no recording and no fighting, as...

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A scene from The Cunning Little Vixen by Opera North ©Tristram Kenton

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Opera Reviews

The Cunning Little Vixen Opera North: Review

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Leos Janacek’s three-act opera, The Cunning Little Vixen, is a peculiar beast – part children’s folk tale, part tragedy, part modestly profound meditation on the cycle of life. It’s a difficult piece to mount successfully, but Opera North’s...

Dance Reviews

Swan Lake BRB: Review

Georgina Wells

Audrey (Jena Malone) in Adopting Audrey.

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Adopting Audrey: Film Review

Rory Patrick

To do & see

To do & see Travel

The only swing bridge aqueduct in the world

Lorraine Worsley-Carter

Lorraine Worsley-Carter stumbles upon a unique wonder of the canal age in Salford After taking a short cut to our favourite Trafford DIY store, our sat-nav suggested a route which took us over an old bridge which we had not traversed before...

Greater Manchester To do & see

Salford’s gift in the remarkable 150-year history of Gorton Monastery

Lorraine Worsley-Carter

Lorraine Worsley-Carter discovers the story behind Gorton Monastery and how a gift from Salford is adding to its history In the 1950’s a courting couple would meet by the Church of St Francis, always known locally as ‘The Monastery.’ The boy, my...

Lifestyle Salford Quays To do & see

Top tips for novice runners at Salford Quays

Hayley Smith

Hayley Smith gives her top tips for novice runners and finds Salford Quays a wonderful place to start. I am not a natural born runner. In fact, I didn’t believe I was a natural born exerciser for many years (thank you, school PE lessons) – then, out...

Further Afield To do & see Travel

Discovering Fleetwood’s heritage with a Fisherman’s Friend

Lorraine Worsley-Carter

One day in June, taking advantage of the ease of lockdown, we decided to have a day out in Thornton Cleveleys. We took a wrong turn and found we were actually heading for Fleetwood and so decided to visit. I would expect that most Northerners...

People

A scene from The Sacrifice by Dada Masilo @ La Villette Theatre, Paris. A Dance Consortium production. ©Tristram Kenton

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Dada Masilo on her new work inspired by the meerkat

Diane Parkes

How a new contemporary dance work was inspired by African dance and song, traditional cleansing rituals – and the meerkat. Dada Masilo brings The Sacrifice to Salford Acclaimed South African choreographer and dancer, Dada Masilo brings together...

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Mezzo Soprano Camilla Seale talks opera for a new generation

Carmel Thomason

Buxton International Festival is touring for the first time with a production to enchant the whole family. At just 75 minutes long, Cinderella is the perfect introduction to opera for all ages and was a sell-out success for the festival last year...

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Cake The Marie Antoinette Playlist: Review

How Not to Drown at Oldham Coliseum: Review

The Merchant of Venice (1936) with Tracy-Ann Oberman: Review

Rambert Dance in Peaky Blinders – The Redemption of Thomas Shelby 2023: Review

Reviews

The Cunning Little Vixen Opera North: Review

Swan Lake BRB: Review

Adopting Audrey: Film Review

To do & see

The only swing bridge aqueduct in the world

Salford’s gift in the remarkable 150-year history of Gorton Monastery

Top tips for novice runners at Salford Quays

Discovering Fleetwood’s heritage with a Fisherman’s Friend

People

Dada Masilo on her new work inspired by the meerkat

Mezzo Soprano Camilla Seale talks opera for a new generation

Bollywood meets Vicky Pollard – it’s the unique Lady Bushra

I wanted to write something about what it’s like to be judged based on the colour of your skin – Malorie Blackman

I don’t really know how old I am