‘Above all what matters is not to lose the joy of living in the fear of dying,’ said Maggie Keswick Jencks, on hearing that her breast cancer had returned in May 1993. Maggie went on to live with advanced cancer for two years and during that time...
The House on Cold Hill is a new modern-day supernatural thriller from author Peter James which promises to send shivers down your spine and make you think twice about returning home to a dark, empty house after the show. The ghostly story follows...
It’s 30 years since Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore ensured we’d never view a potter’s wheel the same again in Oscar-winning film, Ghost. As Ghost the Musical returns to the Palace Theatre, Manchester, we talk to stars: Niall Sheehy...
Only Fools and Horses’ actor, Gwyneth Strong talks to Quays Life about going on the road as Mrs Boyle in the latest UK tour of Agatha Christie’s legendary whodunnit, The Mousetrap. How do you feel to be performing in the new UK tour of The Mousetrap...
Agatha Christie’s record-breaking murder mystery ‘The Mousetrap’ has delighted theatregoers for 67 years and counting. As this timeless thriller takes to the road again Agatha Christie’s grandson, Mathew Prichard looks back on the Queen of Crime and...
West Side Story, loosely based on Romeo and Juliet, has been among the greatest musicals for more than 60 years. But while Shakespeare’s original is constantly re-imagined, in all this time, no-one has tinkered with Jerome Robbins’ choreography –...
The Lowry is offering free and discounted theatre tickets for Salford families. If you have children under the age of 5, live in Salford and have never been to a theatre show at The Lowry as a family before, then you can join the ‘Our First Lowry’...
The ¡Viva! Festival in Manchester has grown to become the UK’s largest celebration of Spanish and Latin American culture. For its 25th year, HOME along with Acción Cultural Española’s Programme for the Internationalisation of Spanish Culture (PICE)...
It is a rare show that can bring an audience to its feet in spontaneous applause night after night. For Blood Brothers to do this for 35 years without any major production changes makes us think creator Willy Russell must have sifted some secret...
Writer and director, Mike Leigh is known for allowing the story to grow from its characters. Abigail’s Party is one of his most famous works, because what he captured in the interactions of these five neighbours is a glimpse, not just of 70’s...