According to dramaturg, Lolita Chakrabartiâs programme note, Message in a Bottle, (the Sadlerâs Wells dance show, based on the music of Sting) tells the story of one family, living in âa village in a country far awayâ whose lives are torn apart by...
If you spent any significant time in your youth raving on any of this planetâs finest dancefloors, then this collection of psychedelic inflatables might ⊠just might⊠already make some time of sense. You might also be in with a shout if your name...
Message in a Bottle is a new show set to the music of Sting which promises gravity-defying lyrical dance and breath-taking music alongside a moving story of humanity and hope. Ahead of its run at The Lowry, we talk to director and choreographer...
If asked to name last yearâs overall bestselling author in the UK, who would you pick? Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling? Horror writer Stephen King? Master of mystery, Richard Osman? Youâd be wrong on all three counts. In fact, Julia Donaldson took...
âAre you a fan of Ben UFO?â a friendly young woman asks as we walk into New Century Hall. I confess Iâm not and make it worse by adding, âI have heard of him.â This is true (I think) but makes me about as cool as my dad would have been if heâd told...
Manchester Academy was packed out with a noticeably diverse audience on Thursday night for Find Your Eyes, a piece produced by Factory International for MIF and centred on creative powerhouse Benji Reid. Reid defines himself as a âchoreo-photolist,â...
In many ways Romeo and Juliet, bursting with the passion and energy of youth, feels like the perfect ballet for an innovative company like Sir Matthew Bourneâs New Adventures to stage. And if you think there are no new ideas to be mined from...
John Grant singing the songs of Patsy Cline with Richard Hawley and his band was always going to be a great opening act for Manchesterâs newest venue, Aviva Studios. Heralded as part of Manchester International Festival, the musical pairing is not...
Combining Middle English mystery play, orchestra, opera singers, Manchester icon Lemn Sissay and a vast array of young and amateur performers, Noahâs Flood â co-produced by Manchester Collective and Leeds-based theatre company Slung Low â feels like...
âThe purpose of the Sama is to create the conditions in which the human soul can experience divine love. Transcendental and ecstatic, the music produces in the listener an intense love for God.â (Barbican website on Sufi music). Thereâs an...
Martin Thomasson
Simon A. Morrison
Carmel Thomason
Georgina Wells
Dave Porter