Carmel ThomasonActor 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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Diane ParkesSir David Bintley’s Cinderella remains one of the most popular ballets in BRB’s 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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Dave PorterHugh Cornwell – legendary singer from The Stranglers – has one thing in common with his hero, Ray Harryhausen: they both knew at the age of six what they wanted to do with their lives. Hugh explains: “His dad took him to see the original King Kong...
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Lorraine Worsley-CarterLast year I was invited to attend an open day of a stately home in Middleton, Greater Manchester. I was delighted to be invited as my husband, Bob, and I had viewed the hall from afar when we spied it on one of our many walks exploring various...
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Pianist, composer and technologist Zubin Kanga is performing the world première of Laurence Osborn’s Schillers Piano with Manchester Collective in Fever Dreams at the Royal Northern College of Music as part of his groundbreaking project Cyborg...
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Nigerian dancer and choreographer Qudus Onikeku tells Diane Parkes how his new show Re:INCARNATION brings the vibe of his home city of Lagos to Salford The Nigerian megalopolis of Lagos is massive, youthful and exciting. Due to become the world’s...
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Ian FiveanklesThis autumn sees the first live outing for cult heroes The Exploding Heads: angry-about-everything Colin from Portsmouth and former-professional-footballer-turned-current-pundit Ian Fiveankles from comedy podcast Sports Horn. Ahead of their Lowry...
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Rupert Hill, who shot to fame in 2004 as Coronation Street’s Jamie Baldwin, makes his play-writing debut this month at Hope Mill Theatre with Husk, billed as a dark twisting tale of violence, love, addiction and revenge delivered with a dose...
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