Lorraine Worsley-CarterSeemingly uncomplicated, Sarah, who is living at home, is used to having an arm’s length relationship with her mum, Helen. She even accepts her mum’s decision to give her bedroom over solely to the new cat. But when faced with the prospect of...
Singer-songwriter, actress and fashion model, MaryHD has been chosen as the first female Ambassador of the charity, KitAid. The songstress has been chosen as she represents girls and women who can relate to her values and achievements. KitAid is a...
Manchester has long awaited Alexandra Burke’s return to her role of soul superstar Rachel Marron. Her faultless rendition of so many beautiful melodies in this concert of a show, has the audience entranced from the opening to the show-stopping last...
Lightwaves 2019 is lighting up Salford Quays and if you have been eagerly awaiting its return or you are visiting this free interactive light festival for the first time, this year’s public art will not disappoint. Public spaces around Salford Quays...
It’s Halloween week so what could be better than to be the onlookers on Kill the Beast’s newest innovation, their unapologetically comic horror, Director’s Cut. It’s the 1970’s and work is underway on, thankfully, the final scene of a satanic scary...
Lorraine Worsley-Carter goes mad for Malta No one ever told me that Valletta, Malta’s capital, is so cool! We chose Valletta, voted 2018’s Capital of Culture, for another 48-hour escapade into another culture. Some might assume that, because of...
A weekend in Barcelona usually guarantees a further future weekend will be planned – it is impossible to drink in the sights, tastes and culture of the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region in just 48 hours. Freixenet Cava House...
& Juliet is the cheeky, bold and exuberant story of what would happen if William Shakespeare’s Juliet had been penned not only by the bard himself, but with heaps of help and harassment from his wife, Anne Hathaway. Directed by Luke Sheppard (In...
Receiving a programme presented as a school exercise book truly set the scene for Emma Rice’s second production with her Wise Children theatre company. Malory Towers. Photo by Steve Tanner As we file into the auditorium, we are minded that we are...
In 2012, comedian Laurence Clark starred in BBC1’s documentary ‘We Won’t Drop the Baby’ which followed his family’s journey as they welcomed their second child into the world. The worldwide response was unprecedented and among the uplifting and...