China’s contemporary art scene has gone from zero to hero in the space of just forty years, but no one has attempted to tell its story. Until now. Modern and...
THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. Have offspring starting university or higher education in Manchester this autumn? Win a leisurely weekend with our exclusive competition! After eighteen years you may have...
The Whitworth celebrates its Museum of the Year nomination with a free party. They’ve played Festival Number 6, Electric Elephant and Back to Basics. They’ve been partying and collecting vinyl...
HOME sets out its artistic stall with a Bank Holiday weekend’s worth of theatre, art, film, music, premieres – and the unexpected. Here are the highlights. HOME marks its opening...
It’s one of the most accident-prone roads in the country – so why do we rate this route through the Peaks? The what? The Woodhead Pass, AKA the A628, AKA...
Alex Poots’ boots are going to be hard to fill, but the former Contact Theatre head is willing to give it a go. After months of negotiation, MIF has finally...
Liverpool’s annual take on Museums at Night gets bigger ever year – we take our pick from the 100 or so events on in a single, long night. It’s six...
Attention may have been lavished on Cornelia Parker, but we’ve fallen in love with an eclectic, historic exhibition about the humble portrait. With all the headline news, the reopening kerfuffle,...
It’s the final countdown… with only a few hours left before the general election, here are our top tips for getting through it. TV debates, knocks at the door, reminders to...
An archive photography exhibition at the Bluecoat shows us Liverpool as it was – and as it is now. I remember walking home one New Year’s Eve in Liverpool. It...
Use your time off at the weekend wisely – get out of the city you call home. Much as we love the city, sometimes it’s good to escape it. So, swap...
It is one of the coups of HOME’s opening programme – so we talk to the international choreographer to find out more about his latest work. Hofesh Shechter is a...
