In 1985 My Beautiful Laundrette was an undeniably bold and non-conformist film. It starred a young Daniel Day-Lewis and won screenwriter Hanif Kureishi an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay. Almost 40 years-on Kureishi has returned to his...
“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...
Does the world need another version of ‘Frankenstein’? Director James Whale drew up the movie blueprint with his original 1930’s film (and its sequel), a vision so distinctive that few have come close to surpassing it in the decades since. The...
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...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Sir Peter Wright’s iconic production of The Sleeping Beauty for Birmingham Royal Ballet. Under the direction of Carlos Acosta this sumptuous production is revived to its full extravagance and splendour, living...
You can often gauge how a performance has gone from the level of ovation at the end, but for Cleveland Watkiss it doesn’t take that long to hear audience feedback. Laughter fills the Carole Nash Hall as smiling faces engage with each other to echo a...
Manchester International Film Festival turns 10 this year. Known as ‘an annual celebration of international cinema, showcasing a diverse range of films from established and emerging filmmakers’, the festival hosts directors from all over the globe...
Everyone loves a court room drama – at the moment on TV you can watch televised trials in Scottish courts and listen in on juries in a mocked murder trial. Tie this in with our current obsession with true crime and you can see why resurrecting 12...
Theatre audiences can look forward to some Brazilian sunshine this spring when São Paulo Dance Company tours the UK and Ireland for the first time. The company comes to The Lowry, Salford with a triple bill of contemporary works by some of the...
Sex, Sorcery, and Suckers… The tagline promises exactly what ‘Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the sea witch’ delivers. The production offers crude jokes, amateur charm, and a proper parody that pokes fun at all those clichés in your typical...
Jemma Christie
Jordon Francis
Steve Timms
Carmel Thomason
Reece Donlan
Dave Porter
Olivia Howlett