The sensational stage version of Dirty Dancing is back on tour. Ahead of its stop at Manchester’s Palace Theatre we meet cast, Kira Malou (Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman), Michael O’Reily (Johnny Castle) and Simone Covele (Penny Johnson). How does it feel...
Singer Sam Lavery, who shot to fame in 2016’s X-Factor, chats to Quays Life about making her stage debut in the hit Green Day rock musical American Idiot. What attracted you to the show? Theatre is something I’ve always been interested in, but...
It’s Quack! The Quays Duck Race for children’s charity MedEquip4Kids returns this Easter and there are lots of opportunities for everyone to get involved in the fun. The bank holiday event takes place on Good Friday outside the Helly Hanson...
Joe Moran, Artistic Director of Dance Art Foundation, is the latest artist to exhibit work as part of The Lowry’s Edit series. Untitled (spray paint work) – courtesy Joe Moran The British-Irish artist and choreographer has taken over two of...
Laura Wade’s comedy Home, I’m Darling is about one woman’s quest to live like the like perfect 1950’s housewife in 2019. But behind the gingham curtains, things start to unravel, and being a domestic goddess is not as easy as it seems. Quays Life...
The story of Beauty and the Beast has been told in various forms since the mid-16th century. Since the early 1990s, however, Disney seems to have had the monopoly on it. There’s no denying Disney’s animated film is a wonderful version, but the...
Birmingham Royal Ballet return to The Lowry with David Bintley’s acclaimed fairytale ballet, Beauty and the Beast. The production marks the Director’s final tour with the company and, as Carmel Thomason discovers, his work behind the scenes has been...
Manchester Actor and Comedian Jenny May Morgan talks to Quays Life about her comedy alter-ego, self-published erotic novelist, Pamela DeMenthe. Who is Pamela DeMenthe and how did you create her? Pamela is a self-published erotic fiction author with...
JB Shorts marks its 10th anniversary with a special REloaded programme of six favourite short plays and some top name casting in Richard Hawley (Coronation Street’s Johnny Conor), Sean Ward (Corrie’s Callum Logan), Arthur Bostrom (‘Allo...
After a gap of 15 years the award-winning and controversial Jerry Springer – The Opera is coming back to Manchester and in true reality TV style – you could be part of the show. Singers across Manchester are being invited to audition for a part in...
Carmel Thomason