Lorraine Worsley-CarterI never expected that we would buy a second home abroad and I never expected to write a book about it, but that is the joy of life’s journey. As one of my friends commented: “You have now exorcised the agony and the ecstasy of being a part-time...
Hazel RoyA fish, newly baited, wriggles in front of the camera before being dropped into a red bucket held by a clearly apprehensive small girl. The opening shot of Disappearance at Clifton Hill, the third Indie feature film by Canadian Director Albert Shin...
Carmel ThomasonManchester’s Hope Mill Theatre has launched its first playwriting competition, Through the Mill. The competition, open to UK based writers aged 16 and over, has a cash prize of £5,000 for the winning script. The prize also includes mentorship with...
Martin ThomassonI confess that, as a man well on the road to decrepitude, the thought that a charming, beautiful and much younger woman – say, Katie Holmes – might fall for me is an appealing fantasy. If ever I reach Sir Patrick Stewart’s age, even the...
Director, Hazel Roy has worked with Thailand’s Moradokmai Theatre Community for over a decade. Much has changed over that time and, as her recent visit shows, the Community never fails to surprise, creating an irresistible draw that has her...
Sometime in the mid-1970s I, and about 90% of a fair-sized crowd, got to our feet to applaud and then cheer, not a football match or a ‘live’ show, but a film. What’s more, this wasn’t Hollywood or a West End premiere. This was a matinee at the...
During these uncertain times, many of us are taking the time to explore the pathways of our local parks. Some of us might stop and reminisce about our childhood and comment about the size of the climbing frame in the park’s playground: ‘It must have...
The Lowry is running free online dance workshops for young people to audition for a place on its successful dance programme. The Lowry CAT is the North West base for national scheme, Centres for Advanced Training, which enables young dancers, aged...
For every small child, the world is like a pile of jigsaw pieces without a picture showing you how the finished job is meant to look. Worse, than that, whenever you think you’re starting to fit a bit of it together, make sense of it, some adult...
Event organiser Liz Taylor, aka the Millionaire Party Planner, has been a leader in luxury party planning for more than 35 years. She talks to Quays Life about delving into her little black book of celebrity clients to launch a brand a new podcast...