When YA novelist, Melinda Salisbury set herself a goal to reconnect with nature, she lived a fast-paced urban lifestyle, renting a room in a shared house with no garden, and her lengthy commute into London left little time for country escapes. ‘The...
It’s Christmas Eve and two young children find themselves home alone after their police officer mum is called to investigate a robbery in the neighbourhood. No, this isn’t another spin-off from the popular 1990 kid’s movie Home...
Before I try to explain my regret that Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story was not the original, with Robert Wise’s 1961 version as the 2021 remake, I ought to declare an interest. West Side Story was the first film my mum took me to see. Early in...
Lorraine Worsley Carter meets artist Dez, otherwise known as Loveartpix, to find out more about his work on display at Manchester Oxford Road station: Image by Loveartpix How did your artist journey begin? Dez: “I am a family man born and...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter visits the Science and Industry Museum to see the charming final work from the creator of the inventions of ‘Caractacus Potts’ in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Christmas shopping might be fun but endeavouring to weave your...
Glitzy Pantomime has returned to the city centre with this spectacular version of Aladdin. The main elements of the rags-to-riches story are all here, even if some short cuts are taken so that more time can be spent with the set pieces. Aladdin and...
Half way through the first half of this very enjoyable take on the Dick Whittington story, the ultimate pantomime villain appears, stage right. Boris Johnson. It doesn’t take much in wardrobe to recreate our Prime Minister. Pull a mop head from its...
There’s a magic in children’s classics that can’t be explained by the story alone. The wise, Professor Kirk reminds us of this towards the end of The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe on stage when he talks about a certain look we recognise in those...
There was a certain sense of expectation before watching The Book of Mormon as the soundtrack is known for its witty, unique songs and the show – which was first staged in 2011 – is considered to be one of the funniest musicals in recent years. It...
I’d be absolutely useless in hell. I’d slide straight into a bottomless mood, and spend the rest of time and a day moping and feeling sorry for myself. As many a ballad will tell you, the point of being in hell, or encountering the devil in any...
Carmel Thomason
Martin Thomasson
Lorraine Worsley-Carter
Paul Thomason
Simon A. Morrison
Niamh Melody