Carmel ThomasonManchester Art Gallery has been at the heart of city’s cultural scene for 200 years.And while its doors may be closed to the public, staff are working hard behind the scenes to provide digital access to its collection, with related creative...
Greater Manchester based artists and creatives can access funding to create and test new ideas thanks to a new scheme launched by Manchester International Festival (MIF). Livelihoods of people working in the creative sector have, like the wider...
The Lowry arts centre in Salford Quays has launched a new fund to help the organisation through the current Coronavirus crisis. The Futures Fund aims to ensure the venue’s financial stability and enable it to continue to support the local...
In difficult times we can all do with a laugh to lighten our spirits. And the Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize is offering £10,000 for a winning comedy script. The competition, now in its fourth year, is the second largest national playwriting...
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is one of the most unsettling ghost stories ever written. And Benjamin Britten’s operatic version as part of Opera North’s new season at The Lowry is equally chilling. When a governess agrees to take care...
Martin Thomasson“A bit of humanity and a hell of a lot of glitter and giggles.” (Lockie Chapman’s take on “Insane Animals”). In rehearsals Viewing the plight of 21st century humanity from afar, a couple of glam and compassionate aliens decide to pay us a visit and...
Moses KabungaAre you brave enough to endure the shock and tension of spooky stage hit, Ghost Stories? Moses Kabunga gets prepared by taking a spooky walk around the Quays. Picture a windswept evening on Salford Quays. This however isn’t any normal evening. On...
Author Patrick Ness is setting young people a monster writing challenge inspired by his novel turned stage show, A Monster Calls. A Monster Calls. Image by Manuel Harlan His 2011 book for young adults has sold over a million copies and garnered huge...
Brian DonaldsonShe’s been dubbed the ‘godmother of Scottish comedy’ and numbers Billy Connolly among her fans. Now, Janey Godley is set to spread her appeal across the nation as this quintessentially Glaswegian comic takes the Soup Pot Tour over the border and...
Liz RatcliffeIf the launch of new three-week festival, Turn on Fest is anything to go by prepare for a smörgåsbord of talent – with watermelons and crumpets! After a glorious rendition of ‘Don’t rain of my parade’, host Belinda Scandal, looking fabulous in a...
