Wyllie Longmore’s play, Speak Of Me As I Am, pays tribute to a Shakespearean master. These days Wyllie Longmore might be a hugely respected actor, director and teacher, but when...
As Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company prep for the opening of HOME, we speak to its incoming artistic director. Early next month, Walter Meierjohann arrives in Manchester direct from...
An art show at The Lowry turns the tables on gallery goers – and puts them in the frame. As a theatre and arts reviewer throughout my working life, I...
“Human fireflies moving in choreographed patterns”: public art project Speed of Light descends on Salford. Joggers along The Quays’ waterfront have long been a familiar sight; those Lycra-clad bodies a...
Manchester cinema gets a Spanish and Latin American infusion as Viva sets out its cinematic stall. Viva fever hits Manchester again this spring, as the Spanish and Latin American film...
The BBC Radio DJ and writer waxes lyrical about the Lake District – but is none too keen on Wordsworth. Art in Cumbria gets personal this spring as, on the...
Poet Roger McGough talks Molière and Saga cruises ahead of his new Liverpool Playhouse gig. Although he has just celebrated his 75th birthday, Roger McGough shows absolutely no sign of...
Tate Liverpool gives space to an “extraordinary” yet overlooked artist. Anyone who has studied the history of art knows that it was until recently a man’s game. Women were routinely...
Folk music and The Unthanks fans should head for RNCM’s ghoulish gig. “Murdered lovers, kisses that kill” and otherworldly voices to die for – that’s the sort of stuff you...
Even Liverpool theatre is getting in on the Beatles act; we review its latest addition, the Epstein Theatre and consider the story of Beatles manager Brian Epstein Nostalgia ain’t what...
Forget traditional pantomime – try the Library Theatre Company’s far more exotic Arabian Nights Pantomimes for the festive season are finally showing signs of maturity. No longer are they the...
Theatre in Manchester starts the New Year with Maurice’s Jubilee, a sell-out play featuring a love triangle that’s old enough to know better Following a sell-out run at the 2012...
