At the opening of his Mythos trilogy, Stephen Fry welcomes the audience and informs us that what we are about to watch is not a play, itâs not a show, itâs something much older â itâs the ancient art of storytelling. Of course, in 2019 there are a...
London Classic Theatre opens its 2019 national tour of Harold Pinterâs dark comedy No Manâs Land at Oldham Coliseum Theatre. Quays Life catches-up with Michael Cabot, Director and Artistic Director of London Classic Theatre, to find out more about...
Mrs Lowry and Son tells the story of Salford artist, L.S. Lowryâs relationship with his controlling mother, Elizabeth. Carmel Thomason meets its stars, Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave. In the Lowry galleries a short film, made in 1957, runs on a...
Having attended many 2019 Pride events all around the country, Liz Ratcliffe gives her verdict: Manchester was simply the best! Oh, Manchester! You did us proud this year. What an incredible Pride. Here’s six fabulous reasons why...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter takes a long-awaited trip to Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Iâve long wanted to visit to the Unesco World Heritage site that is Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. I did not choose...
Circus duo, Tamsin Shasha and Maisy Taylor are another of the Lowryâs Week53 Festival successes. Their show âEverything I See I Swallowâ, which debuted at last yearâs festival, went on to win a Fringe First award at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe. Quays...
Roundabout is a pop-up theatre from Paines Plough and Theatre Clwyd. The big, yellow dome, which seats 160 people, has previously stopped off at Eccles, Little Hulton and last year made its home in Ordsall Park. This year Roundabout visits Albert...
In âWho Caresâ, writer and director Matt Woodhead shares the inspirational stories of young cares in Salford. What is the story of Who Cares? Matt: ‘Who Cares’ is a verbatim play adapted from over 200 hours of interviews with young...
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, HOME Manchester is hosting a one-off, pay what you can, screening of the 2018 film, Peterloo followed by a Q&A with director, Mike Leigh. PETERLOO featuring Rory Kinnear as Henry Hunt...
The true test of a childrenâs show is the reaction of the little ones watching and from start to finish my four-year-old daughter was mesmerised by Weâre Going on a Bear Hunt. Were Going on a Bear Hunt Live. Credit: Lesley Cook The stage-version is...