Esteemed Canadian physician, Gabor Mate has studied the causes of addiction for decades, and written numerous books on the subject. His conclusions can possibly be distilled into one simple statement: in most cases, the root of addiction is nearly...
It mustâve been quite something to see Nina Simone live at the NIA Centre, Hulme on 2 May 1991. By then, at the age of 59, Nina Simone was an established artist whose music had recently become popular with a whole new generation of fans after My...
What Happened to Agnes is an unfolding mystery from singer and storyteller, Nishla Smith, as she spins a tale told and retold, spanning three generations and two continents. The show opens to haunting piano notes, spiralling into the atmosphere. Tom...
There is nothing quite like watching a master at work. No matter what that work may be, when someone who loves what they are doing so completely itâs hard not to be captivated by their enthusiasm. Wes Peden is a master juggler. He holds a degree in...
Plaster Cast Theatreâs Sound Cistem puts trans right at the heart of the stage. The show, at Home as part of its Push Festival, made me feel every emotion possible, and I came away wanting to see it again, and feeling I had just witnessed one of the...
“And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.â An Inspector Calls. Photo by Tristram Kenton Itâs quite often overlooked that, as well as an...
âMothers tell their kids this is a special day ⊠on this day youâll become a woman. All you have to do is â be brave.â Cuttinâ It by Charlene James is that very rare event that takes a multitude of subjects and condenses them into meaningful and...
âTo die would be an awfully big adventure,â muses Peter Pan, uttering one of the most famous lines in J.M. Barrieâs story. âDonât talk daft!â comes the abrupt Lancastrian rebuke from Christinaâs Meehanâs mermaid princess. Quite right, too! Peter Pan...
The Slightly Annoying Elephant is the worst and funniest house guest rolled into one.He eats all the biscuits, hogs the TV, snores loudly, gets water all over the bathroom floor, breaks your bike and your bed, invites all his friends to join him and...
If I invited you to an evening out to watch 14 plays, what would you think? Marathon? Shut eye? Breakneck speed? Well, this production of âThe Manchester Project at Christmasâ, by the Manchester-based âMonkeywoodâ theatre company, is exactly that...
Steve Timms
Carmel Thomason
Moses Kabunga
Liz Ratcliffe
Martin Thomasson