Carmel ThomasonComposer and Flamenco guitarist, Daniel Martinez brings his acclaimed flamenco company to Manchester as part of Stoller Hall’s first ever Manchester Guitar Festival. He talks to Quays Life about what to expect from the festival, his new tour, and...
There is arguably more appetite than ever before for sexed-up period dramas since the meteoric rise of Bridgerton, and Northern Ballet’s Casanova – returning to The Lowry for the first time since its debut in 2017 – is a prime candidate to benefit...
If I could turn back time, I would have been hot on the phone for a ticket to see Cher’s 2019 Here We Go Again tour at Manchester’s AO Arena. Given the level of audience excitement at hearing the opening bars of one of her hits at the start of this...
Manchester Camerata is relaunching its dementia Music Café at Gorton Monastery.The weekly sessions combine music therapy with a cup of tea and friendly chat, as a means of providing support to those living with dementia, their families and carers...
GEOMAG Confetti is another colourful edition to this popular range of magnetic construction toys. In the video below our 10-year-old reviewer tries out the latest set and enjoys experimenting with polarity to make a spinning mobile. Video review...
Georgina WellsMelissa Johns’ one-woman show, Snatched, opened its tour at The Lowry on Friday night to a packed studio theatre. The title of disabled actor Johns’ self-written show is a play on both a slang term for attractive or perfect-looking, and a reference...
Between Tiny Cities – stopping at Contact on its tour of Australia and the UK – is a truly experimental piece of dance theatre. Choreographed by hip-hop dance artist, Nick Power, it brings performers Erak Mith and Aaron Lim – from the cities...
Singin’ in the Rain is the musical equivalent of comfort food. We know what we’re getting but it’s so good we never grow tired of it. In many ways it is an easy sell – audiences come because they love the 1952 movie. But once the theatre is...
Olivier Award winner and Musical Theatre icon, Ruthie Henshall leads a reimagining of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s multi-award-winning Passion at the Hope Mill Theatre. Directed by Michael Strassen the revival reenergises the tale of love...
Ever wondered what it’s like to be part of a world-class, specialist dance school? If you’re aged 11-16 and are thinking about a career in dance, The Lowry Centre for Advanced Training in Dance (CAT) is hosting open days to give a taster of what...