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Unmissable things to do in Manchester and the North
Discover acclaimed music and stand-out exhibitions, groundbreaking theatre, family, cinema and literary events in Manchester and the North.
Our top picks
Storyhouse Women at Chester Storyhouse
International activist, author and actor Rose McGowan is headlining the second Storyhouse Women Weekend festival taking place at the city arts venue 26 to 28 April, discussing her bestselling memoir/manifesto Brave.
Manchester Jazz Festival 2019 – MJF19
MJF returns with a fresh new look, a new festival hub location and more venues across the city than ever before.
Spring 2019 at Humber Street Gallery
Featuring free haircuts, sculptures made out of edible matter, and a ‘Journey to the Centre of the Couch’, Humber Street Gallery’s spring 2019 programme has certainly piqued our interest.
Survey at Bluecoat, Liverpool
Survey at Bluecoat will offer a major study of new work by early career artists from across the UK. The exhibition is the largest review of contemporary art practice in Jerwood Visual Art’s 12 years of programming, spanning a breadth of disciplines including film, performance, and painting.
Visitors at Oldham Coliseum
Following the critical success of The Father, the Coliseum revisits the urgent topic of dementia in Visitors, Barney Norris’ first full-length work for the stage.
RNCM Summer Season 2019
Read our picks for the exciting months ahead at the RNCM.
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story at HOME
Manchester native Chris Sievey dreamed of pop-music stardom but belated recognition only came incognito, through his loveably anarchic creation.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: making the Glasgow Style at Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool present one of the blockbuster exhibitions of 2019, dedicated to the life and work of the Glaswegian artist, architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh – father of the UK’s part in the international Art Nouveau movement.
Ericka Beckman and Marianna Simnett at FACT
A duo-exhibition of work by the eminent American filmmaker Ericka Beckman and rising London-based video artist Marianna Simnett marks a strong start to FACT’s year-long season focusing on identity, representation and gender.
UnDoing at Castlefield Gallery
UnDoing at Castlefield Gallery explores our often conflicted relationship between past and present in architecture.
Steampunk Science at Eureka!
Steampunk shenangigans ahoy at the UK’s only national children’s museum. Brace yourselves for a cacophony of light, sound and creation.
ColetivA Ocupação: When It Breaks It Burns at Moss Side Powerhouse Library
Using dance, live music and performance ColetivA Ocupação tell the real and brutal story of the high school occupations of 2015 and 2016 in Brazil.
Sibelius | Tippett | Stravinsky at The Bridgewater Hall
Steven Osborne made the definitive recording of Tippett’s masterpiece several years ago – and tonight, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, he joins the BBC Philharmonic to perform it live. Also on the programme, two symphonies by 20th-century pioneers: Sibelius’s brilliant Sixth, and a vital work written by Stravinsky ‘to the glory of God’.
MIF19 – Manchester International Festival
Manchester International Festival 2019 is nearly upon us and it’s fair to say that we’re more than a little excited by the calibre of this year’s programme, which may indeed prove to be the festival’s strongest yet.
Altrincham Word Fest at various venues
A twist on the usual literature festival, Altrincham Word Fest aims to kindle your own creativity by inviting some of the North West’s most talented writers to share their secrets to success in a series of hands-on workshops and events.
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Exhibitions
Not an exhibition but a narrow, soot-stained Georgian terrace earns its place at the top of our list this month.
Literature
There’s a real international feel to our poetry and prose scene as we head summerwards – from Saskatchewan to South Africa, guest readers have you covered.
Food and Drink in Manchester and the North
Discover the best food and drink that the North has to offer in our expert guide to food and drink in Manchester and beyond.
Tours and Activities
As spring emerges we highlight tours from Manchester’s heritage sites, with a mixture of well known civic treasures as well as some hidden gems.
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