The music of Tamla Motown needs no introduction. The American record label nurtured the careers of megastars like Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and Michael Jackson and...
YouTube comedy favourites, Foil Arms & Hog met at University College Dublin while studying architecture, engineering and genetics. Then the financial crash led them to pursue the noble art of being downright silly. And it’s paying off...
James Brining can usually be found in the director’s chair at the Leeds Playhouse where he’s been Artistic Director for the last six years. This month, however, sees him take the plunge into the world of opera, directing The Magic Flute in a...
World-famous British ballerina and Strictly Come Dancing judge, Dame Darcy Bussell has become the first patron of acclaimed dance company, Company Chameleon. Dame Darcy was first introduced to the company last year as part of her BBC2 show Darcy...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter takes a once-in-a-lifetime trip on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. As a railway man’s daughter, train travel has always been a big part of my life, as has my love of all things Art Deco. So, to be treated to a trip, nay...
Stone Roses fan Thomas Chadwick tells how the Manchester band’s music became a life-line after he was diagnosed with teenage cancer. On the snowy morning of the 9 February 2009 I woke up to go to college, later that night I went to sleep in a...
A new show celebrating the life and musical talent of legendary American singer songwriter Paul Simon heads to Bolton in April and we have a pair of tickets to giveaway to one lucky reader. In this poignant and critically acclaimed show, Liverpool...
After a sell-out run at 2018’s Edinburgh Fringe, Kieran Hodgson is taking his latest show ’75 on the road, which bravely shines a humorous light on the trickiest question of our time: Europe? Ahead of his gig at The Lowry he talks to Carmel Thomason...
Some lesser known works of famous writers can be delight when dusted-off and given fresh life on stage. And on the face of it, this revival of Tom Stoppard’s 1984 comedy, Rough Crossing has a lot to commend it. As a dramatic writer it seems there is...
After successful tours in a purpose-built showdome, In the Night Garden Live begins its first ever tour of UK theatres with a brand-new show. Quays Life talks to the show’s creator, Tahra Zafar about her magical journey bringing to the stage life...
Carmel Thomason
Lorraine Worsley-Carter
Thomas Chadwick