A critically-acclaimed trilogy of Beckett plays is coming to The Lowry, its only northern venue on a UK-wide tour. When Samuel Beckett’s play, Not I, came to the Royal Court Theatre...
SpAcE-LiFe at Manchester’s Central Library combines live music, DJs and sensational, solar footage for one unmissable evening. Never mind the moon – imagine if you could get up close to...
This darkly sinister exhibition at Manchester’s Cornerhouse uses mixed media to explore the relationship between silence and surveillance. It’s wrong, but true: there are so many ways that society can...
Sensoria Festival 2014 combines unusual screenings, music and broadcasts for nine days that appeal to all the senses. Like theatre – and now art – cinema has taken a turn...
We spoke to photographer Jan Chlebik about his new book on Manchester, and the importance of photographing what you know. It feels both familiar, and somehow staged: a shot of...
In Qasim Riza Shaheen’s new exhibition at Manchester’s Cornerhouse, you’re never quite sure what’s real and what’s not. When you see a selfie, how truthful does it ever feel? Even...
August holds the last Bank Holiday of the summer – so you’ll not be wanting to waste it. Here’s our guide to the best ways to spend three days. It’s...
Hamlet comes to the Royal Exchange Theatre this September – we ask director Sarah Frankcom what her plans are for this inventive production. Maxine Peake will be playing Hamlet. Not...
This year’s Manchester Pride has got it all going on. From secret cinemas to ugly bug balls, we pick the best of what’s on. Manchester’s Pride festival has become defined...
Make time to visit the Bloomberg New Contemporaries showcase of graduate artists, and who knows what you might discover. Tis the season… No, not of premature Christmas advertising (yes, it...
Music promoter Hey! Manchester has a new summer festival coming up in August – with a stellar line-up in two unusual venues, it’s one not to miss. Undressed Festival may...
You are locked in a room. To get out, you have to solve the clues – there’s a team behind this immersive game, and they won’t be making it easy....
