Polly Checkland Harding

Yes, we’re only in March – but this year’s summer music festivals are already selling out. Here’s what not to miss. With Kendal Calling already sold out we thought it...

The 1980s like you’ve never seen before – this original piece of theatre makes pop hits political. Dancing between obviousness and obscurity, this original piece of theatre at the Royal...

There are some attention-grabbing names behind Brink at the Royal Exchange Studio – but they’re holding their cards close. The blurb for Brink, a new play by Jackie Kay at...

The Wellcome Image Awards bring stunning, microscopic insects, internal organs and nervous systems to MOSI  – we reveal five images in our preview. Believe it or not, the parasitoid wasp in the photograph above...

Castlefield Gallery’s latest exhibition comes with an adult content warning – so does it make voyeurs of its audience? We find out. After erotic promises of controversial, curtained material, Superior Goods and...

Björk, FKA Twigs, Gerhard Richter, Douglas Gordon and Maxine Peake have all been announced for MIF15 – we preview this internationally inventive festival. The official programme of Manchester International Festival 2015 was...

The first UK solo exhibition of surrealist painter Leonora Carrington’s work for over 20 years is coming to Tate Liverpool – bringing some extraordinary stories with it. Surrealist both in...

From mouse taxidermy to gin and tonic safaris, we’ve rounded up the finest Manchester happenings in March. The March Hare would hardly have approved of how this month is shaping up;...

Castlefield Gallery’s exhibition uses controversial methods to question the politics of desire – all as part of Wonder Women 2015. Superior Goods and Household Gods will be “kind of sparse”,...

From an art-inspired café to award-winning theatre and high profile author events, SICK! Festival takes a creative look at some difficult issues. SICK! Festival has taboo topics firmly on its...

These three events are our top picks from the hotly-tipped FutureEverything Festival 2015 – not to be missed, friends. 2015 is a bit-hitter, with the return of Manchester International Festival, the reopening of...

A new, immersive horror film experience is coming to the Cornerhouse – enter our competition to win a pair of tickets. Have you ever tried watching a horror film on...