South African choreographer and dancer, Dada Masilo brings her unique interpretation of Giselle to the Lowry as part of a UK tour organised by Dance Consortium, a group committed to showcasing the best international dance from across the globe. Dada...
‘Oh, that’s like me!’ Playwright, Henry Filloux-Bennett, now Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield, talks about his previous life as a chef and his inspiration and determination to bring Nigel Slater’s...
As part of English National Ballet’s 70th anniversary season the company is bringing to Manchester’s Palace Theatre the proscenium arch version of Christopher Wheeldon’s inventive restaging of Cinderella. Quays Life meets People’s Choice Emerging...
Beauty, a Wirehaired Terrier owned by PDSA Superintendent Bill Barnet, is considered by many to be one of the world’s first ‘Rescue Dogs’. Her story is one of many incredible tales of animal bravery being told as part of an Animals in Conflict...
Comedian, Abigoliah Schamaun grew up in mid-West America before moving to New York and then London. Her intelligent, topical and thought-provoking show, Do You Know Who I Think I Am? looks at the differences between how American’s ask for things (‘I...
Britain’s Got Talent threw street dance into the limelight winning it a whole new popular audience that has continued to grow. In ‘Some Like it Hip Hop’, Zoonation has taken the art form a leap-forward, creating full-length narrative dance that...
Have you got a Big Imagination? That’s the question Big Imaginations, the North of England’s festival of theatre for families, is asking children this autumn. The festival sees a fantastic range of family-friendly theatre, storytelling, music and...
Disney on Ice is back on tour with its biggest show yet, celebrating 100 Years of Magic. ‘I thought we’d have to go to Disneyland for this!’ says my 7-year-old theatre buddy, wide-eyed as Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse and his sweetheart...
The musical partnership of American song-writing duo, John Kander (music) and Fred Ebb (lyrics) is probably best known for creating long-running Broadway smashes like Cabaret and Chicago. Curtains was one of their final and less well-known...
Lightwaves, a free festival of light, returns to illuminate MediaCityUK in December. Last year’s festival saw 19 installations, including interactive art works using voice and body movements to create light changes. Indoors the nearby Lowry...
Carmel Thomason