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Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens in Eric & Ern (photo credit Paul Coltas)

Reviews Theatre

Eric & Ern: Review

“I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but it is in the script…” “There’s a script?” “Not tonight there’s not!” Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you’re having a lovely evening – and if you’re not...

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

Travel

Transformative ways to travel beyond the checklist

There’s something truly magical about breaking from routine and stepping into unfamiliar surroundings. Whether you’re embarking on a well-deserved holiday or setting off for business, travel offers...

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People Salford Quays To do & see

Joz Norris on getting silly and serious in You Wait. Time Passes

After a critically acclaimed and sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, comedian, Joz Norris is taking his thought-provoking one-man show: ‘You Wait. Time Passes’ on the road...

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Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts. Credit: Johan Persson

People Salford Quays To do & see

The greatest British crime series of all time gets a stage makeover

Ahead of Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts coming to Lowry in April, Quays Life talks to actors Tom Chambers and Tachia Newall about bringing the iconic detective duo Morse and Lewis to the stage...

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The Battle - George Usher, Oscar Lloyd. Credit Helen Murray

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Reviews Theatre

The Battle: Review

Leslie James KerwinAdd comment

One side are ‘badger-stranglers’ from Gunchester. The other eat ‘rice with Bovril’. It’s summer 1995, and in the greatest battle between bands in 30 years, Oasis and Blur are in a race to the top for UK Number One Single. In a technicolour bombshell...

The Constant Wife - image by Mihaela Bodlovic

Reviews Theatre

The Constant Wife: Review

Dave Porter

Opera North's Peter Grimes. Photo by James Glossop

Opera Reviews

Opera North’s Peter Grimes: Review

Carmel Thomason

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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...

LUMINISCENCE UK Premiere - Photo Lorraine Worsley-Carter

Music Reviews

LUMINISCENCE at Manchester Cathedral: Review

Lorraine Worsley-Carter

Manchester Cathedral, officially the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, began as a parish church in the 13th century, became a Collegiate Church in 1421 under Henry V, and was granted Cathedral status in 1847 with...

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...

Further Afield To do & see

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

Alex Price

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 imagined how their ‘crazy little idea’...

People

People Salford Quays To do & see

“You get three generations of the same family, all laughing at the same thing – that’s just so rare now” – Jonty Stephens

Leslie James Kerwin

Jonty Stephens and Ian Ashpitel talk to Leslie Kerwin about reliving the magic of Morecambe and Wise on stage. “Every year we did a show for the Stage Golfing Society. They did a ‘70s variety show and asked if I would do Eric Morecambe,” Jonty...

The Battle - Oscar Lloyd, George Usher. Credit Helen Murray

People To do & see

Matthew Dunster and Mathew Horne on bringing the ultimate battle of the bands to the stage

Catherine Jones

The fight that took place in the long hot summer of 1995 wasn’t on the beaches, in the fields or in the streets, but rather on the airwaves, in record shops and across the front pages. Now arguably the biggest showdown in pop history has opened a...