Interviews
Richard Thomas, Olivier award-winning composer of Jerry Springer the Opera, is launching back into theatre life post lockdown, as part of Jonny Wooâs All Star Late Night Cabaret. He tells Quays Life why he was quick to join the call to cabaret...
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Martin Thomasson describes how lockdown encouraged him to rediscover his family’s past and write a collection of memoirs ‘Random Notes from Life’ When my Auntie Madge (my great aunt Madeleine) died, I was very sad; sadder than Iâd...
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Dementia doesnât care if you are a parent of a pauper, a prince or a celebrity. Actress, Shobna Gulati witnessed this first hand when her mum, Asha, was diagnosed with vascular dementia. In this deeply moving yet humorous memoir, a daughter sets out...
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DJ and live event host, Tom Finkill has been connecting communities during Covid with his weekly quiz, Never Gonna Quiz You Up. He talks to Carmel Thomason about adapting to a year of virtual events and why quizzes are bringing families together...
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What Does the Future Sound Like? is a series of digital films, from Manchester Jewish Museum, celebrating the diversity of Jewish music, with a unique insight into women redefining the UK Jewish music scene today. Carmel Thomason talks to...
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Aristology is defined as âthe art or science of diningâ. But even though the word first appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1835, many people still donât know what it involves. Lorraine Worsley-Carter meets Aristologist, Gary Newborough to...
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Author Cate Cullingtonâs debut novel, âThe Stonesâ is a crime thriller where family loyalty, mental fragility, secrets and trust collide. Lorraine Worsley Carter meets her. In your â Note from the Authorâ you say that six months before you wrote the...
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Hope Mill Theatre owners, William Whelton and Joseph Houston reflect on the challenges of Covid for the theatre and their excitement at bringing a brand new production of RENT to audiences both live and online. Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester was...
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Music in Mind is Manchester Camerata’s pioneering music therapy project for people with dementia. Carmel Thomason talks to musician, Naomi Atherton to find out how the programme has adapted online during the pandemic, providing emergency...
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Following a sell-out debut tour in 2019, Britain’s Got Talent winner, Lee Ridley – aka Lost Voice Guy – has a brand new show for 2021, Cerebral LOL-sy. He talks to Carmel Thomason about life during Covid and looking forward to...
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Carmel Thomason
Martin Thomasson
Lorraine Worsley-Carter