An exhibition that balances references to Russell Brand and the Hunger Games with some serious insight into the UK’s political past – and future. “This exhibition is pro-voting and pro-democracy.”...
The Whitworth reopens with a major mid-career retrospective of Cornelia Parker’s work – we review a show with potent associations. “I’ve drawn a silver spoon to the height of Niagara...
Pictures of the newly refurbished Whitworth gallery have been popping up here and there – but now, it’s time for the big reveal. The countdown to the Whitworth’s reopening has...
The world premiere of Scuttlers brings Manchester’s 19th-century street gangs to life – but does it live up to the past? Do you know the streets of Ancoats? This patchwork...
Singer-songwriter Beth Orton takes up residency at Band on the Wall at the end of the month. Enter our competition to win a pair of tickets to the finale gig....
Feminist icon and visionary American artist Lynda Benglis comes to the Hepworth. Here’s our preview of her defiant work. Whether you think of it as art work or advertising, Lynda...
If you had to list just one thing you’re looking forward to this year, what would it be? We ask some of the north’s cultural movers and shakers. To mark...
From a Sexology season to an intimate Elbow gig, we’ve rounded up the finest Manchester happenings this month. February is the month when things start to get a little less inhospitable...
Queer Contact 2015 is just around the corner – here are our festival highlights, including comedy, salons and big-bearded drag queens. Manchester’s Queer Contact is back – ten days of...
Four days of circus, cabaret, carnival balls and an inflatable whale with a story in its belly? Showzam! returns to Blackpool. Circus, in the era of slick screens and virtual...
A new opportunity for 25 writers to undertake a programme of six critical writing workshops – and be awarded a £300 bursary. Ahoy writers! Tell me if the following stages...
Open Eye Gallery’s latest exhibition manages to be both wide-reaching and intensely personal. We review it. This is an exhibition that pulls off a remarkable feat. With a mix of...
