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Community cast in Even These Things at the Royal Exchange Theatre (c) Courtesy of the Royal Exchange Theatre

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Even These Things: Review

There’s a lot of talk of ‘Manchesterism’ at the moment and whether the rest of the country can benefit from it if Andy Burnham gets to become Prime Minister. But there is another side to this branch...

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Claudia Shnier talks toxic relationships and confronting her trauma head on

Claudia Shnier’s one-woman show ‘Split Ends’ is an autobiographical tragi-comedy exploring abusive relationships, coercive control, and our tendencies to cling to the things that hurt us most. Since...

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The Karate Kid, The Musical. Photo: Manuel Harlan

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The Karate Kid the Musical: Review

Any kid of the 1980s will have a story to tell about their response to ‘The Karate Kid’. It was the ultimate underdog hero movie capturing the same spirit Stallone brought to adults with Rocky. We...

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Bank of Dave The Cast of Bank of Dave. Credit: Mark Brenner

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Bank of Dave the Musical: Review

The story of how white van man, Dave Fishwick took on the banking establishment to become the people’s champion has become the stuff of legend. The Burnley businessman’s quest to open the first high...

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Rowland Hill, Relic, 2026. Photo by Michael Pollard

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Art Reviews

Curtain Up – exploring the thrill of the live performance

Leslie James KerwinAdd comment

‘Curtain Up’, a new exhibition at Lowry, Salford, brings together works from artists Simeon Barclay, Chris Paul Daniels, Denzil Forrester, Rowland Hill, Joy Labinjo, Ryan Mosley, Abigail Reynolds, Bridget Smith, and Ulla von Brandenburg...

Waiting for Godot credit Mihaela Bodlovic

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Waiting for Godot: Review

Dave Porter

Jill Halfpenny in Private Lives at The Royal Exchange Theatre Credit: Johan Persson

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Private Lives with Jill Halfpenny: Review

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NIKOLAI FOSTER, OLLIE KHURSHID_CREDIT MARC BRENNER

People To do & see

Director Nikolai Foster on his Barnum of Burnley Bank of Dave the Musical

Carmel Thomason

Bank of Dave is a real life story that became a best-selling book, then a BAFTA award-winning documentary, and a global Netflix film sensation. Now the feel-good tale of people’s champion Dave Fishwick is taking to the stage as a brand new...

Art Reviews

Curtain Up – exploring the thrill of the live performance

Leslie James Kerwin

‘Curtain Up’, a new exhibition at Lowry, Salford, brings together works from artists Simeon Barclay, Chris Paul Daniels, Denzil Forrester, Rowland Hill, Joy Labinjo, Ryan Mosley, Abigail Reynolds, Bridget Smith, and Ulla von Brandenburg...

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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’...

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People To do & see

“Men are in a difficult phase right now, but we’ve got to support each other” – Les Dennis

Carmel Thomason

Former Coronation Street favourite and comic, Les Dennis returns to Manchester as diner and pie shop owner, Old Joe alongside Carrie Hope Fletcher as his employee Jenna in the 10th anniversary production of musical Waitress. He talks to Quays Life...

Payal Ramchandani Just Enough Madness © Luke Waddington

People Salford Quays To do & see

Payal Ramchandani, dance and the unsaid truths of motherhood

Holly Critchley

Just Enough Madness is Payal Ramchandani’s powerful new solo piece featuring live music and Kuchipudi (an Indian dance drama form used to convey emotions that words can’t always grasp) to offer an unflinching glimpse into miscarriage and the...