This autumn is a good one for comedian, Geoff Norcott. He’s become a regular correspondent on BBC2’s Mash Report, is making his debut on Mock the Week and has extended his UK tour. So why are some people calling him ‘a dinosaur’? He talks to Quays...
Read onUnimited Theatre’s Artistic Director, Jon Spooner talks to us about his eye-opening new show Future Bodies premiering at Home as part of the Manchester Science Festival, which asks, as we increasingly fuse our brains with technology, at what point...
Read onFollowing a sell-out London run, the National Theatre’s radical reinterpretation of Macbeth goes on tour, arriving at the Lowry on 29 September 2018. Artistic director, Rufus Norris talks to Quays Life about anarchy, uncertainty and why the heart of...
Read onWhat has happened to France and its people over 50 years, between les événements of May 1968 and now, between the last year of De Gaulle and the first year of Macron? How does a major national cinema engage with change – through films that...
Read onFollowing Portrait of Britain, the largest ever exhibition of contemporary portrait photography, a call is now open for photographers to enter a new international award, Portrait of Humanity. This global initiative from 1854 Media, publisher of...
Read onPier Eight at The Lowry is inviting residents of Salford Quays to an afternoon of free fizz and fun. The bar is open to all every Sunday, but from 3pm -7pm on 23 September 2018 the restaurant is hosting a residents’ party with cocktail...
Read onIt’s almost 60 years since the iconic record label, Motown was founded in Detroit, Michigan by the now legendary, Mr Berry Gordy. Synonymous with launching superstars such as, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5, Motown Records...
Read onSince winning Britain’s Got Talent almost 10 years ago, dance act Diversity has grown to be one of the world’s most popular dance acts. Since then, its lead dancer and choreographer, Ashley Banjo has become a familiar TV-face, as a judge of Sky1’s...
Read onAward-winning pop-up theatre, Roundabout returns to Salford for a fourth year, this time making its home in Ordsall Park. Over four days the travelling venue will showcase three plays from Paines Plough, as well as hosting comedy from Barbara Nice...
Read onFollowing a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe, comedienne, Juliette Burton comes to The Lowry with her new show, ‘Butterfly Effect’ which explores how small acts of kindness can have big effects. She talks to Quays Life about mental health...
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