Ashley Banjo and Diversity enter the circus ring to a soundtrack of The Greatest Show and the 2000-strong crowd goes wild. The atmosphere feels like a pop concert and there are grown women screaming like excited teenagers. In the 250th anniversary...
Following a sell-out London run, the National Theatre’s radical reinterpretation of Macbeth goes on tour, arriving at the Lowry on 29 September 2018. Artistic director, Rufus Norris talks to Quays Life about anarchy, uncertainty and why the heart of...
It’s been a long wait for young Roald Dahl fans in the regions, but after eight years the RSC’s multi-award-winning, Matilda the Musical embarks on its first UK tour. The length of the run – 11 weeks at the Palace Theatre in Manchester – gives some...
After sitting through countless runs of Shakespeare’s history plays, former literary manager of the RSC Jeanie O’Hare worked out that the Bard wrote more lines for Queen Margaret than he did for King Lear. How could this be when most of us have...
What has happened to France and its people over 50 years, between les ̩v̩nements of May 1968 and now, between the last year of De Gaulle and the first year of Macron? How does a major national cinema engage with change Рthrough films that...
Following Portrait of Britain, the largest ever exhibition of contemporary portrait photography, a call is now open for photographers to enter a new international award, Portrait of Humanity. This global initiative from 1854 Media, publisher of...
Pier Eight at The Lowry is inviting residents of Salford Quays to an afternoon of free fizz and fun. The bar is open to all every Sunday, but from 3pm -7pm on 23 September 2018 the restaurant is hosting a residents’ party with cocktail...
Juliette Burton bounces onto the stage in a sparkling whirlwind of fuchsia pink, sequins and glitter. She arrives at The Lowry following a run at Edinburgh Fringe with her latest show, Butterfly Effect, about how everyone benefits when we’re...
A Comedy About A Bank Robbery arrives at The Lowry on the second stop of 24, in the show’s first UK tour that runs til June 2019. The packed auditorium gives some indication of the anticipation for this latest stage show from Mischief Theatre – the...
It’s almost 60 years since the iconic record label, Motown was founded in Detroit, Michigan by the now legendary, Mr Berry Gordy. Synonymous with launching superstars such as, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5, Motown Records...
Carmel Thomason