Carmel ThomasonVirtual reality and augmented reality are two rapidly expanding fields that are set to disrupt the future of every industry and the types of jobs available. Already architects use virtual reality to see what a design might look like in the real...
Hope Mill Theatre owners, William Whelton and Joseph Houston reflect on the challenges of Covid for the theatre and their excitement at bringing a brand new production of RENT to audiences both live and online. Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester was...
Music in Mind is Manchester Camerata’s pioneering music therapy project for people with dementia. Carmel Thomason talks to musician, Naomi Atherton to find out how the programme has adapted online during the pandemic, providing emergency...
Finding the perfect apartment has never been easy, but the coronavirus pandemic has thrown up new issues would-be tenants could never have imagined. We remember a time when flat hunting involved setting aside time at weekend to scan the classified...
Following a sell-out debut tour in 2019, Britain’s Got Talent winner, Lee Ridley – aka Lost Voice Guy – has a brand new show for 2021, Cerebral LOL-sy. He talks to Carmel Thomason about life during Covid and looking forward to...
It’s the battle of the Premiership trees as Manchester United and Manchester City go head to head for a good cause this Christmas. Both teams have donated Christmas trees to be auctioned off for Francis House Children’s Hospice and the battles...
Six the Musical makes history again as it becomes the first West End musical to resume performances since lockdown. Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s histore-mix look at Henry VIII’s wives has become a global phenomenon since its early days as a student...
Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre has launched its first playwriting competition, Through the Mill. The competition, open to UK based writers aged 16 and over, has a cash prize of £5,000 for the winning script. The prize also includes mentorship with...
The Lowry is running free online dance workshops for young people to audition for a place on its successful dance programme. The Lowry CAT is the North West base for national scheme, Centres for Advanced Training, which enables young dancers, aged...
Event organiser Liz Taylor, aka the Millionaire Party Planner, has been a leader in luxury party planning for more than 35 years. She talks to Quays Life about delving into her little black book of celebrity clients to launch a brand a new podcast...