Niamos Centre, Manchester
Creative TouristNiamos is a co-operatively run exhibition, arts, and performance space with a micro bakery, music studios, a kitchen and a holistic well-being space all in the midst of transformation.
Niamos is a co-operatively run exhibition, arts, and performance space with a micro bakery, music studios, a kitchen and a holistic well-being space all in the midst of transformation.
Fun for adults and kids, get ready for an interactive show where the youngest audience members compete to be the most awful child.
from £9.50Iggety ziggety zaggety zoom! Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat, just in time for spooky season!
from £14.00Get hands on with clay and make something you can be proud of in this weekend wheel at Seven Limes Pottery.
from £200.00As part of the RNCM’s new Dance:Music initiative, the RNCM Symphony Orchestra presents a stunning programme born from dance.
from £11.00ArkEnsemble and dancers from Company Chameleon unite to produce an immersive experience that transcends the ordinary.
from £12.00Step into the eccentric world of Emmanuel Chabrier’s L’étoile, an opéra bouffe bursting with wit, satire, and fantastical music.
from £15.00This December, legendary singer Madeline Bell joins the RNCM Big Band for a night of soaring soul.
from £12.00The 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.
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.
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.
Not-for-profit enterprise with shop and green space, and regular events.
A small theatre space run by Sustained Theatre Up North, housed within Z-arts in Hulme, Manchester.
Z-arts was formed in 2000 as a ‘creative space for young people’ with a priority on providing participatory activity.
Birley is Manchester Met’s world-class centre for Education and Health Professionals and the university’s flagship community campus.
STEAM focused – pub, hub and event space, food, local ale, recording studio, rehearsal room, urban farm + micro-brewery. Food served 11.30am-3pm and 5-10pm.
Manchester Metropolitan University Students’ Union building houses a bar and various other facilities for students and staff.
The Manchester School of Art, of which the Holden Gallery is a part, is a beautiful neo-Gothic building that’s part of MMU’s All Saints campus.
Manchester School of Art’s Holden Gallery at Manchester Metropolitan University, offers an ongoing programme of exhibitions that are open free to the public.
Events venue, shop, eat and relax at MMU Student’s Union, the heart of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Punchy verbatim shows, comedy festivals and rave-fuelled Shakespeare feature in this month’s eclectic pick of live theatre.
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This year's Manchester Literature Festival tickets are being snapped up, and festival fever is also taking hold in the suburbs as well as further afield.
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