The Hillary Step
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The Hillary Step
A great little pub which is also a microbrewery. Much loved by locals, it has a great selection of beer and plays great music, with live jazz at the weekends.
What's on near The Hillary Step
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Southern Cemetery Tour
Within Chorlton’s Southern Cemetery lie fascinating stories, beautiful architectural details, and the inspiration behind one of The Smith’s best songs.
From £20.00
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Camille Walala: Square Eyes at Lowry
Lowry celebrates its 25th anniversary with a spectacular splash of colour from internationally renowned French artist Camille Walala.
Free entry
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One Fell Swoop: By A Thread at Lowry
30 metres of rope, two pulleys and seven acrobats. Lowry hosts one of the best-reviewed circus shows of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Egan & Pinchbeck: Matchstalks Remastered at Lowry
Painting becomes music, and music becomes theatre, in this playful new performance inspired by L.S. Lowry and a 1978 chart hit.
From £2.00
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Woodhill at Lowry
LUNG turns real testimony into an unflinching piece of theatre about loss, accountability and the crisis facing Britain’s prisons.
From £13.00
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Manchester Open 2026 at HOME
Four editions in, the Manchester Open has become both a biennial survey of the region’s creative output and a genuine leveller for artistic talent.
Free entry
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Mrs Dalloway at HOME
Jen Heyes and Kit Green breathe thrilling new life into Virginia Woolf’s modernist classic with an inventive theatrical reimagining.
From £16.20
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Reflections: Sangat and the Self at The Whitworth
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh wisdom are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
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