What's on at Z-arts
Sneak into the deep dark wood with The Gruffalo’s Child in 2026.
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A magical adventure in a topsy-turvy wonderland awaits.
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at Z-arts
A small theatre space run by Sustained Theatre Up North, housed within Z-arts in Hulme, Manchester.
Not-for-profit enterprise with shop and green space, and regular events.
Venture Arts is a progressive visual arts charity based in Hulme, Manchester, with a small exhibition space. It works alongside learning disabled artists to create and show exciting new collaborative visual artwork.
Clay studio was founded in 2016 to provide a dedicated workshop for new graduates, hobby ceramicists and experienced makers. The studio also offers a range of classes for students of all abilities.
The Playhouse Theatre, originally known as the Hulme Hippodrome opened its doors on 6 October 1902. In 2018, the historic venue was relaunched as a community arts centre by NIAMOS – a collective of artists, musicians and local residents.
Niamos is a co-operatively run exhibition, arts, and performance space with a micro bakery, music studio’s, a kitchen and a holistic well-being space in the midst of transformation.
The newest addition to Manchester’s First Street, House of Social is more than mere student accommodation.
General Store Deansgate is a one-stop-shop for retail and food, based on Deansgate Square on Great Jackson Street.
Homeground is HOME’s brand new outdoor venue, providing an open-air space for theatre, food, film, music, comedy and more.
Food Sorcery is a popular cookery school now opening in the centre of Manchester after years of success in East Didsbury.
Birley is Manchester Met’s world-class centre for Education and Health Professionals and the university’s flagship community campus.
Indian Tiffin Room is a restaurant specialising in Indian street food, with branches in Cheadle and Manchester. This is the information for the Manchester venue.
What's on: Exhibitions
Whether you’re naturally green-fingered or just garden-curious, dive into the magic of gardening at Leeds Central Library’s new exhibition.
Free entry
Briony Spandler presents a surprising set of ‘barcode works’ works that carry a significant ecological message.
Free entry
Keep the kids busy and creative with colourful creepy-crawly art this half-term.
Free entry
Art and wellness come together in the beautiful surroundings of Dunham Massey, in ORIGN, a new immersive sound installation.
Free entry
Dive into 70s nostalgia with one of Sheffield’s best loved artists, Pete McKee and his colourful paintings, prints and sculptures.
Free entry
Fragment and Form is an exhibition of sculpture by artists Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays and Dominique White at the Henry Moore Institute.
Free entry
Claye Bowler offers visitors places to rest in unlikely places, in his exhibition ‘Dig Me a Grave’ at YPS’s Chapel.
From £0.00
The Whitworth celebrates the 250th anniversary of Turner’s birth with ‘JMW Turner: In Light and Shade’, showcasing his works on paper.
Free entryCulture Guides
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