Interviews
An older friend regularly liked to recite the following: âNever assume. To assume is to make an âassâ of âuâ and âmeâ.â She did this for two reasons. Firstly, she was aware that I find such modern homilies twee and irri-tating. Secondly, she...
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Tim Foley won the 2017 Bruntwood Prize Judgesâ Award with his sci-fi comedy, Electric Rosary. Ahead of the play’s world premiere on the Royal Exchange main stage he talks to Carmel Thomason about writing, coffee and robotic nuns Writer Tim...
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Writer Alison Carr wanted to create something that audiences donât just sit and watch – they become part of it. The result was The Last Quiz Night On Earth – a quiz night AND the world is about to end. She talks to Quays Life about...
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Hollie Harding is the first composer to create an immersive spatial performance using bone-conducting technology. She talks to Quays Life about her new work Melting, Shifting, Liquid WorldâŻbeing performed at Stoller Hall. Composer Hollie Harding Can...
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Saxophonist Jess Gillam kicks off Manchester Camerataâs 50th anniversary year with a special programme which explores the unexpected and winding path of creative endeavour. Jess found fame aged just 17 when she became the first saxophonist to reach...
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Composer and musician, Lavender Rodriguez talks about Manchester Camerataâs Hidden Histories project, working with schools across the northwest to celebrate the works of under-represented composers. During the project, teenagers are working with...
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Gate-crashing a tea break during rehearsals to chat to Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers, Vicky Edwards finds out more about a brand new touring production of one of Noel Cowardâs most effervescent and enduring comedies⊠Reviews for the original...
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Three actresses, three childrenâs rooms, 10 days and 2,458 sexual predators. Documentary film, Caught In The Net approaches the abuse of children on the internet with an intricately calculated hoax. The result is terrifying and intense to watch, but...
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Suzan Holder’s debut novel ‘Shake it up, Beverley’ is a modern love story – a romantic comedy with a musical twist. She talks to Quays Life about her inspiration for the book that draws on her years of experience as a...
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From Tom Hiddleston to Denise Welch, ‘The Play What I Wrote’ has a surprise guest every night – who will you see? When Sean Foley and Hamish McColl created The Play What I Wrote they wanted the story to be inspired by the comedy...
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Martin Thomasson
Carmel Thomason
Alexandria Slater
Diane Parkes