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People Salford Quays To do & see

Alan Bleasdale and James Graham on bringing Boys from the Blackstuff to the stage

Sarah Hemming

It’s been a long time coming. Ever since Yosser Hughes strode onto the screen in 1982 and into television drama history, with his brilliant, heartbreaking catchphrase “Gizza job”, people have been urging Alan Bleasdale to bring Boys from the...

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Women in Revolt exhibition at The Whitworth Art Gallery. Photo by Verity Marchant

Art To do & see

First of its kind feminist exhibition at The Whitworth

Verity Marchant

Following its success at Tate Britain last year, Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990, opens at Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery. The wide-ranging exhibition of feminist art showcases work from more than 90 women artists...

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People Salford Quays To do & see

Jake Murray on bringing the covid monologues to the stage

Carmel Thomason

‘The Moth’, by Paul Herzberg, was originally filmed as a 10-minute piece to camera, as part of a series of short films from Elysium Theatre Company called ‘The Covid-19 Monologues’. The film was seen around the world, winning several awards...

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Tyson Fury (right) is England Manager and Wayne Rooney is Player-Manager (left) for UNICEF 2025, which takes place on Sunday 15th of June at Old Trafford, Manchester. Photographed by Daniel Hambury for UNICEF UK and Soccer Aid Productions. ©UNICEF/Soccer Aid Productions/Stella Pictures

Greater Manchester To do & see

Tyson Fury and Wayne Rooney to form knockout team

Carmel Thomason

It’s a knockout line-up for this year’s Soccer Aid for Unicef at Old Trafford as former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury teams up with Manchester United’s all-time record goal-scorer, Wayne Rooney. The pair will co-manage England who take on...

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Opera North’s production of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman Photo credit: James Glossop

Salford Quays To do & see

All you need to know about Opera North’s The Flying Dutchman

Carmel Thomason

Acclaimed creative duo, director Annabel Arden and designer Joanna Parker, transform Wagner’s opera The Flying Dutchman into an urgent story for our times. Ahead of its performance with Opera North at Lowry, Salford here are 5 reasons to let this...

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Nine the Musical in Concert - rehearsal images. Copyright: Hope Mill Theatre

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Ramin Karimloo and Ruthie Henshall Celebrate Nine years of Hope Mill Theatre

Carmel Thomason

In celebration of its 9th birthday Hope Mill Theatre is staging a concert version of Nine the Musical, starring Ramin Karimloo and Ruthie Henshall. The show, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, features the songs, ‘Be Italian’, ‘Unusual Way’, and...

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Floella Benjamin's Coming to England. Photo by Mark Senior

People To do & see

Floella Benjamin on staging her childhood story Coming to England

Carmel Thomason

Floella Benjamin talks to Quays Life about the stage adaptation of her autobiographical book Coming to England as a vibrant new play with music, which arrives at Lowry, Salford on 5 February as part of a UK tour. Could you tell us about Coming to...

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Laura Littlewood as Mrs Bradman. Photo by Claire Angel

People To do & see

Laura Littlewood talks Noel Coward, Coronation Street and Ghosts

Carmel Thomason

Actor 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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An Inspector Calls 2024. Photo by Mark Douet

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Stephen Daldry on reviving his seminal production of An Inspector Calls

Carmel Thomason

Following a sell-out tour in 2022, Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls is back touring the UK for 2024-25. Since 1992, Daldry’s production has won a total of 19 major awards...

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People Salford Quays To do & see

Sooz Kempner talks about her latest show Class of 2000

Carmel Thomason

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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