Musician and producer, Eliza Marshall brings her award-winning album, Freedom to Roam – The Rhythms of Migration back on tour, with a stop at Bury Met on 11 May. The event, which includes the screening of a documentary film by Director...
Pride in Trafford is five and fabulous, commissioning brand new work for the 4-day festival, with more than half of the events free to either attend or participate in. Carmel Thomason caught up with Waterside Arts Centre Manager, Darren Adams to...
Manchester Guitar Festival returns to the Stoller Hall for a second year with headline performances from Eric Bibb, Miguel Pérez and Aquarelle Guitar Quartet. And this year there are lots of opportunities for everyone to get involved. Carmel...
World-class, specialist dance school the Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) at The Lowry, is recruiting young dancers for its Autumn intake. Carmel Thomason talked to CAT Manager, Sally Wyatt to find out more: Sally Wyatt Centre for Advanced...
Sir Ian McKellen may or may not be a real wizard, but he is certainly a knight in shining armour for theatre. I’ve seen many a Christmas pantomime, more recently Easter pantomimes, but never before a pantomime that spanned both seasons, with no gap...
Many will fondly remember the 1989 film Steel Magnolias. At the time, its star-studded line-up read like the Who’s Who of women in Hollywood – Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts, Daryl Hannah, and Olympia Dukakis. It seemed...
We are giving away a pair of tickets to the 25th anniversary celebration of the Interactive Theatre International’s Faulty Towers the Dining Experience on Thursday 2 March 2023. The tickets come with a 3-course meal and 5-star comedy inspired by the...
Buxton International Festival is touring for the first time with a production to enchant the whole family. At just 75 minutes long, Cinderella is the perfect introduction to opera for all ages and was a sell-out success for the festival last year...
Shortlisted for the 2021 BBC New Comedy Awards, Lady Bushra is the stand-up, alter-ego of British Asian comedian, Amir Dean. Originally from Bradford, Lady Bushra has taken her witty one-liners and ingenious lipsync to audiences around the world and...
Natasha Tripney talks to author, Malorie Blackman and director, Esther Richardson about The Pilot Theatre’s new stage adaptation of Noughts and Crosses coming to The Lowry. What inspired you to create the Noughts and Crosses series? Malorie...