Music is all about connection as Katie Johnson discovers when she talks to Manchester Collective’s CEO Adam Szabo and cellist Abel Selaocoe about their latest collaboration, The Oracle Manchester Collective are aligning once again with South...
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The Quays Duck Race returns this Easter to raise money for children’s health charity MedEquip4Kids. We talk to the charity’s Hayden Cowap to find out more: Great to hear the duck race is back after a two year gap. For those who haven’t been...
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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 World being performed at Stoller Hall. Composer Hollie Harding Can...
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Lorraine Worsley-Carter discovers the story behind Gorton Monastery and how a gift from Salford is adding to its history In the 1950’s a courting couple would meet by the Church of St Francis, always known locally as ‘The Monastery.’ The boy, my...
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Returning for its 28th consecutive year, ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival lands at HOME, Manchester for a celebration of cultures and voices from across the Spanish-speaking world. Over the next three weeks the venue will host several UK...
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Liz Ratcliffe laughs and cries at The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time which she finds to be a masterpiece of acting and choreography, wrapped in a high-tech set I enjoyed reading Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel, The Curious Incident...
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Saxophonist Jess Gillam kicks off Manchester Camerata’s 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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When Fatal Attraction opened in cinemas in 1987 it captivated and terrified filmgoers, garnered multiple Oscar nominations and became that year’s biggest global hit, raking in more than $320 million against a $14 million budget. More than three...
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Sounds of Nature, a new programme of music at Stoller Hall, is helping to fund a ring of forests around the M60 motorway.The year-long programme celebrates the natural world through music, exploring how music can help audiences connect with the...
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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 Coward’s most effervescent and enduring comedies… Reviews for the original...
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Katie Johnson
Carmel Thomason
Lorraine Worsley-Carter
Hannah Joy Terry
Liz Ratcliffe