Interviews
Itâs been a long time coming. Ever since Yosser Hughes strode onto the screen in 1982 and into television drama history, with his brilliant, heartbreaking catchphrase âGizza jobâ, people have been urging Alan Bleasdale to bring Boys from the...
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Following its sell-out debut at HOME, Manchester in 2023, actor, writer and HIV activist Nathaniel J Hall is taking his critically acclaimed second play, Toxic on tour, arriving at Lowry, Salford on April 16. He talks to Amy Corringham about the...
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A brand-new stage version of multi-award-winning Malorie Blackmanâs novel Pig Heart Boy comes to Lowry, Salford. Quays Life met the cast to find out more about bringing this important story about organ donation to the stage. Based on Malorie...
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âThe Mothâ, by Paul Herzberg, was originally filmed as a 10-minute piece to camera, as part of a series of short films from Elysium Theatre Company called âThe Covid-19 Monologuesâ. The film was seen around the world, winning several awards...
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Whitworth Art Gallery is currently home to an installation quite literally good enough to eat. Artist Bobby Baker has recreated her An Edible Family in a Mobile Home (1976, 2023) enlisting the help of Long Boiâs Bakehouse to make the edible family...
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Floella Benjamin talks to Quays Life about the stage adaptation of her autobiographical book Coming to England as a vibrant new play with music, which arrives at Lowry, Salford on 5 February as part of a UK tour. Could you tell us about Coming to...
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Actor Laura Littlewood has become a familiar face reporting breaking news from Coronation Street’s many dramatic moments. Now at the other end of the reporter’s notebook, Laura tells us about her latest role playing Mrs Bradman in HER...
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Sir David Bintleyâs Cinderella remains one of the most popular ballets in BRBâs repertoire. As the company prepares to take this magical production on tour again in 2025, Diane Parkes talks to designer John Macfarlane to find out what it takes to...
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Following her sell out 2023 Fringe show Y2K Woman, viral sensation Sooz Kempner is taking to the road this autumn with her brand-new show Class of 2000, which arrives at Lowry, Salford on 16 November. Continuing with the theme of growing up in the...
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Tricia Paoluccio plays Dolly Parton in a new musical Here You Come Again, which she co-wrote with Bruce Vilanch and Gabriel Barre. The show has been fully authorised by the real Dolly herself, with the UK version including some additional scripting...
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Sarah Hemming
Amy Corringham
Carmel Thomason
Verity Marchant
Diane Parkes