From Weatherfield baddie to a singing circus ringmaster, Brian Capron tells Vicky Edwards about going animal crackers. For many of us Brian Capron will always be ‘Norman Bates with a briefcase.’ Famously one of Coronation Street’s most murderous...
Coming home for Christmas with the family is a timeless theme all ages can relate to. And in Julia Donaldson’s festive tale, the journey becomes an adventure for youngsters, with high stakes as Stick Man battles to make it back to his family tree...
Mark Williams tells Vicky Edwards about making his musical debut, learning a superhero skill and taking the bus. Mark Williams must have been off sick when the caution to ‘never work with children or animals’ was flagged up. From playing Mr Weasley...
Mike Lee, manager of Pier Eight restaurant at The Lowry, Salford Quays, tells us about life with his nosy Spaniel, Betty. Tell us about your dog, Betty? Betty was a birthday present from my partner, Jack. He had always had cats growing up and...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter loses her hat and her heart to the windy, volcanic island of Fuerteventura. Fuerteventura is about 20 million years old and is the oldest formation of all the Canary Islands. Who cares about that though when you are sunning...
Vicky Entwistle talks song, dance and incredible tail feathers. She may be playing a parrot, but former Corrie star, Vicky Entwistle won’t be winging it when it comes to performing in the newly updated 50th anniversary revival of the classic musical...
After the brilliant Bee in the City sculpture trail this summer, Wild in Art is running a festive version around Salford Quays, Walking with The Snowman™. The trail celebrates the 40th anniversary from Raymond Briggs’ popular children’s book, The...
There’s nothing better than snuggling up with a good movie at Christmas. But what if you could mix the comfort of home with the excitement of going out? Well, Manchester’s new pop-up cinema might just have found the festive fairy dust to make it...
Thinking Drinkers, Tom Sandham and Ben McFarland met in their 20s while working on a pub magazine. Later, on a trip to America they co-wrote the award-winning, Good Beer Guide West Coast USA and have since landed what many would imagine is one of...
As New Adventures catalogue of dance grows, so does the time between opportunities to see individual dance pieces on tour. It’s five years since Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake last played the Lowry stage, and judging by the packed auditorium on the...