Steve TimmsPlaywrights are a funny lot: Many are reticent to reveal their precise dramatic intentions. ‘I meant what I said’, was the best Samuel Beckett could offer. Harold Pinter was similarly cryptic, describing himself as ‘the weasel behind the...
Carmel ThomasonPlaywright Daniel Kanaber talks to Carmel Thomason about his new play Under Three Moons, produced by Manchester Theatre Company Box of Tricks and written after a terrifyingly macho stag-do: Without giving away any spoilers, what is the story of...
We are giving away three pairs of tickets to Z Bo Jackson Dance Gala hosted by Pussycat Doll, Kimberly Wyatt at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on Tuesday 10 September 2019. From free runners to hip hop, ballet to street dance, the new Z Bo Jackson...
Choreographer Bo Jackson talks to Quays Life about her new dance fusion theatre venture, the Z Bo Jackson Company, ahead of its gala night launch at Manchester’s Palace Theatre. Can you tell us more about Z Bo Jackson and where the idea came from...
Sherlock Holmes meets the Greatest Showman as The Ministry of Lost & Found bring a day of interactive theatre to Manchester Central Library. Youngsters are encouraged to become super sleuths for day, joining Frankie Found on a mission to locate...
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, it’s not a show, it’s something much older – it’s the ancient art of storytelling. Of course, in 2019 there are a...
London Classic Theatre opens its 2019 national tour of Harold Pinter’s dark comedy No Man’s 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. Lowry’s 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...
Liz RatcliffeHaving 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-CarterLorraine Worsley-Carter takes a long-awaited trip to Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. I’ve long wanted to visit to the Unesco World Heritage site that is Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. I did not choose...