Martin ThomassonEnglish National Ballet’s production of Swan Lake is entirely conventional. And perhaps, with such a classic piece, this is what audiences demand – after all, the magnificent sight of ballerinas in white tutus moving in unison is one of...
Carmel ThomasonMagicube is the early years range of Geomag World’s magnetic construction toys. The sets are aimed at pre-school children between one and five-years-old. The magnetic properties allow these brightly coloured blocks to attach to each other in...
Exploring gender identity, representation and familial love, Emerging is a brand-new production from pioneering company Scarabeus Aerial Theatre, which has its worldpremiere at The Lowry, Salford. Emerging begins its UK tour at the Lowry on Friday 7...
Manchester Proud Chorus, with members from age 20 to 90, is together performing live again for the first time since Covid. And there is double cause for celebration as the chorus marks its 20th anniversary, two years delayed, with a special concert...
The region’s cultural shores are currently awash with new musicals. Bolton’s Octagon Theatre is right now premiering, “The Book Thief – the musical”. A couple of weeks back, here at the Lowry, your doughty reviewer saw, “Identical – the...
Dave PorterApproaching Shakespeare North Playhouse with my companion for the evening, a woman in jeans and a trench coat looking like a misfit Liam Gallagher bounds past us pursued by a security guard shouting at her to stop. We turn the corner to see the...
Geomag World has been creating toys since 1998. Even with all the digital technology we have today these magnetic construction toys still have the power to keep kids entertained for hours away from screens. The Geomag Glow and Geomag Glitter are two...
Comedian and new mum, Amy Vreeke talks to Carmel Thomason about debunking the myths of motherhood in her new stand-up show, Glowing, and using humour to put people at ease to shine a spotlight on some of the trickier topics of life. How are you...
In the 1990s Claud Cunningham and Paula Gannon-Lewis launched a new Manchester club night, Black Angel providing the first women-centred safe place for LBT women of colour to come together and be themselves. 25-years on, the pioneering club night...
In handing over his entire back catalogue (40 albums) with permission to “use any songs in any way he liked”, Bob Dylan dealt the gifted Irish writer, Conor McPherson a far better hand than, for example, Benny and Bjorn allowed Catherine Johnson...