theatre
Bright young Fela.
Fela! is the latest production to be simulcast live at Cornerhouse, but does theatre deliver the same punch on screen?
Zack to the future.
Phoenix Nights it ain’t. Comedian Justin Moorhouse settles into a lead role at the Royal Exchange.
A marriage of more than convenience: Cornerhouse & the Library Theatre
It’s not all doom and gloom: Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company sign a £19m deal to open a new arts centre in Manchester in 2014. Susie Stubbs finds out more.
The importance of moving earnestly.
When the Library Theatre Company moved out of their Central Library home after 58 years, they wanted to document their last production there. But filmmaker Greg Bevan brought his own history to the project too, discovers Kevin Bourke
Dance, dance, dance.
Next week the Northern Ballet opens its trad version of The Nutcracker on the same night as a radical ballet version of Cinderella at The Lowry. So has ballet gone mainstream? And is Anne Widdecombe to blame?
A question of freedom.
A brilliant new stage show and a Liverpool exhibition tell the truth about modern day slavery
‘The Mona Lisa of Salford.’ LS Lowry’s take on The Royal Ballet.
As a new exhibition at The Lowry attracts record numbers of visitors, we talk to curator Michael Simpson about LS Lowry’s mystery woman
Economics for raptors. ENRON at The Lowry.
A vivacious tragicomedy about financial calamity, complete with swearing, motorbikes and light-sabres? That’ll be Lucy Prebble’s ENRON then, discovers Kevin Bourke
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West Africa: a spotter’s guide
New art and music fest We Face Forward has its eyes on West Africa. Don’t know your Ghana from The Gambia? Our potted guide will get you started
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Come over for dinner? Supper clubs in Manchester.
The best places to eat in Manchester – in the comfort of someone else’s home
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Boutique Weekender: Your Guide to Summer (pt.1)
We mark the launch of major art fest, We Face Forward, with a guide to the best culture in the city this summer
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