Carmel ThomasonClorinda the Warrior is a fictional character from Torquato Tasso’s epic 16th century poem La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), who has fascinated readers and artists alike for hundreds of years. This ambitious project takes this early...
Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh talks about her latest work, Clorinda Agonistes – Clorinda The Warrior an explosive union of opera, dance and film coming to The Lowry. Is it right that you created Clorinda Agonistes – Clorinda The Warrior...
Keisha Thompson‘s debut production as CEO of Contact calls for an end to hair discrimination with a new show with Contact Young Company celebrating all hair types and supporting the Halo Campaign. She talks to Carmel Thomason about the...
Alice Walker’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel, set in America’s deep south during the early 20th century, comes with a long list of trigger warnings: incest, rape, domestic abuse, indeed all kinds of sexual, emotional, and physical abuse including...
Magicube is the early years range of Geomag World’s magnetic construction toys. The sets are aimed at pre-school children between one and five-years-old. The magnetic properties allow these brightly coloured blocks to attach to each other in...
Exploring gender identity, representation and familial love, Emerging is a brand-new production from pioneering company Scarabeus Aerial Theatre, which has its worldpremiere at The Lowry, Salford. Emerging begins its UK tour at the Lowry on Friday 7...
Manchester Proud Chorus, with members from age 20 to 90, is together performing live again for the first time since Covid. And there is double cause for celebration as the chorus marks its 20th anniversary, two years delayed, with a special concert...
Geomag World has been creating toys since 1998. Even with all the digital technology we have today these magnetic construction toys still have the power to keep kids entertained for hours away from screens. The Geomag Glow and Geomag Glitter are two...
Comedian and new mum, Amy Vreeke talks to Carmel Thomason about debunking the myths of motherhood in her new stand-up show, Glowing, and using humour to put people at ease to shine a spotlight on some of the trickier topics of life. How are you...
In the 1990s Claud Cunningham and Paula Gannon-Lewis launched a new Manchester club night, Black Angel providing the first women-centred safe place for LBT women of colour to come together and be themselves. 25-years on, the pioneering club night...