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SIX UK Tour 2023 Pamela Raith Photography

Salford Quays To do & see

SIX the Musical inspires major new exhibition

‘What kind of Queen are you?’ That’s the question posed by a new exhibition based on the hit musical, SIX, which opens at The Lowry this autumn. In SIX each of Henry VIII’s wives are turned into a...

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Rambert in Ben Duke's Death Trap (Goat) photography by Camilla Greenwell

Dance Reviews

Rambert Dance Death Trap: Review

The 2020s is blazing a trend for all things meta. So, it’s not surprising to find Rambert leading the charge for dance by staging a meta dance comedy. But what on earth does it mean? Death Trap is a...

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Cluedo 2. Play performed at Richmond Theatre,London, UK

Reviews Theatre

Cluedo 2: Theatre Review

In 1948, poet WH Auden wrote an essay outlining the key components of the ideal English detective story. ‘A murder occurs, many are suspected: all but one suspect, who is the murderer, is eliminated:...

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Solem Quartet and Alice Zawadzki at The White Hotel. Left to Right: Amy, William, Stephen, Stephanie. Image by Reece Donlan.

Music Reviews

Solem Quartet and Alice Zawadzki: Review

Kate Bush said it perfectly when she said: “I don’t aim for perfection. But I do want to try and come up with something interesting”. This is the perfect analogy for the strikingly unique, yet...

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Reviews

Alleyne Dance Far From Home Photo Camilla Greenwell

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Dance Reviews

Alleyne Dance Far From Home: Review

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Twin sisters Kristina and Sadé Alleyne are the talented dancers behind the company ‘Alleyne Dance’ whose latest production, ‘Far From Home’ captures the intense struggles and emotions that come from forced migration. Kristina and Sadé, choreographed...

Peter Pan Goes Wrong. Pamela Raith Photography

Reviews Theatre

Peter Pan Goes Wrong: Review

Steve Timms

A Taste of Honey, Jill Halfpenny (Helen) - Photo Johan Persson

Reviews Theatre

A Taste of Honey with Jill Halfpenny: Review

Olivia Howlett

To do & see

Games Reviews

Taskmaster – The Board Game: Review

Paul Thomason

Paul Thomason spends a creative, fun and competitive afternoon playing Taskmaster which brings all the silliness of the TV show to your front room. It must have been the ultimate task for board game producers, Ginger Fox but somehow they’ve...

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...

Lifestyle

Beginners guide to getting started in an exercise routine

Carmel Thomason

Everyone benefits from regular exercise. But once we start any workout regime, it can be easy to quickly lose steam. Trying a new sport can sometimes be daunting for a beginner and finding like-minded people is a great way to both take the first...

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

Marisa Carnesky Show women Photo Credit Sarah Hickson

People Salford Quays To do & see

“It’s really important that women with physicality are still out there being physical in midlife” – Marisa Carnesky

Jordon Francis

“Its kind of like a TED talk with people flying around and doing fire,” laughs Marisa Carnesky describing SHOWWOMEN, her new performance work which comes to The Lowry this weekend. “It’s dynamic, it takes you on a journey, we make you laugh...

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Composer James Weatherly-Buss on his new work and finding his place as a musician

Carmel Thomason

RNCM Original Voices Festival celebrates new perspectives on music that has filled the concert hall for centuries alongside new orchestral works. Composer James Weatherly-Buss, one of Manchester Camerata 360 Ruth Sutton Fellows for 2023/24, is...