Gather around, get warm, and settle in, this is going to be one heck of a twisted story. ‘Lore’ (2023) is a unique horror film, in that it is both creative and new but just as much, it isn’t. With a stereotypical main plot essentially following four...
Michael Flatley may have retired from dancing some years ago, but his unique stamp is still clearly on this record-breaking show he created more than 25 years ago. In this updated version, fans of the superstar Irish dancer are in for a treat. And...
Lorraine Worsley Carter visits the The Hideaway Brewing Co in Salford Quays to learn all things craft beer. As those who know me or have read about some of my visits to Champagne cellars across France and Cava cellars in Spain will know, I very much...
Fresh from tours of Australia and the U.S., the worldwide Bluey phenomenon is coming to The Lowry. Quays Life talks to director Rosemary Myers about bringing the cartoon favourite to the stage. Since launching in Australia in 2018, Bluey has gained...
If you’re one of millions of dog lovers who thinks love is a four-legged word, then 101 Dalmatians is the musical you’ve been waiting for. Dodie Smith’s children’s book is most well-known for its Disney screen adaptations: the classic 1961 animation...
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is many stories in one. Charlie loves reading. Especially books about pirates. But his sister hates it – it’s boring! Can Charlie convince her that reading is fun? Perhaps if...
What kind of Queen are you?’ That’s the question posed by a new exhibition at The Lowry. The exhibition, which takes inspiration from the hit musical SIX, celebrates ‘everyday’ queens of every description. “With Queens we want to celebrate not only...
Six performers, one hour, one tent. During this time, Brave Space manages to excel in everything that it seeks to. Enchant, entertain, and just a little shock, and just like its name, it does so with the artists (and audiences) braveness at its...
You don’t need to have read Fast Food Nation to know modern meat is created in an environment which would fit happily into the pictorial world of Hieronymus Bosch. A fake food advert in Charlie Brooker’s TV Go Home book – for a product named...
Celebrating all things British, The Brit Fest is a fantastic new weekend, summer festival in the north west. Dates are already set for next year and if the inaugural three day event is anything to go by, this family-friendly festival is likely to be...
Reece Donlan
Carmel Thomason
Lorraine Worsley-Carter
Steve Timms
Paul Thomason