Diane ParkesFrom Tom Hiddleston to Denise Welch, ‘The Play What I Wrote’ has a surprise guest every night – who will you see? When Sean Foley and Hamish McColl created The Play What I Wrote they wanted the story to be inspired by the comedy...
Carmel ThomasonCarlos Acosta’s dance company, Acosta Danza returns to The Lowry on 22 February with 100% Cuban, a mixed bill of five new works. But how much do you know about the ballet superstar, his company and his Cuban roots? Carlos Acosta, photo Johan Persson...
Paul ThomasonIf I told you there was an Andrew Lloyd Webber show on at the Palace Theatre based on a book by Julian Fellowes, best known for his historical dramas such as Downton Abbey and Gosford Park, you may be surprised to find out it is the comedy “The...
Participating in imaginative play while impersonating adults performing everyday tasks is an incredibly important activity for young children to undertake. The Danish company Dantoy have produced a breakfast set that allows toddlers to pretend to...
Alexandria SlaterJulia Ducournau’s Titane is a perplexing manipulation of cold and steely body horror, armouring a heart-warming portrait of the innate need for love. Like her previous film ‘Raw’, French director Ducournau conveys humans’ deepest desires and fears...
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...
Martin ThomassonBefore 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-CarterLorraine 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...