Three Minute Theatre
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Three Minute Theatre
The only purpose-built Vintage recycled indie theatre in Manchester’s City Centre. Now mother to Manchester Shakespeare Company thriving in Afflecks consortium of bohemia.
What's on near Three Minute Theatre
MF Tomlinson at The Castle
London-based, Brisbane-born singer-songwriter MF Tomlinson brings album number three, Die To Wake Up From A Dream, to The Castle Hotel.
From £11.00
Nikita Gill at Feel Good Club
Enter the Underworld with internationally bestselling poet Nikita Gill as she discusses her “propulsive, electrifying and enraging” new book Hekate.
From £18.99
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Slavs and Tatars: The Contest of the Fruits at esea contemporary
esea contemporary presents the first UK institutional solo show by Slavs and Tatars with ‘The Contest of the Fruits’.
Free entry
Until
Rock and Goal Tour
Join Joe Feeley a Mancunian through and through, who guides you into Manchester’s two pillars of cultural excellence with his Rock and Goal tour.
From £9.99
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Folk and World Choir at Band on the Wall
Band on the Wall bring people together to make, as well as watch, music. Join them to learn folk tunes from all over the world.
Ustad Noor Bakhsh, Jaubi and Amrit Kaur at Band on the Wall
Dialled In, the artist-led collective dedicated to South Asian expression, return to Manchester with a unique triple bill at Band on the Wall.
Damian Barr and Jackie Kay at Queer Lit
Award-winning writer and broadcaster Damian Barr will be chatting with former Makar Jackie Kay about his much-anticipated new novel The Two Roberts.
From £5.00
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The Songs The Morning Sang at the Portico Library
‘The Songs The Morning Sang’ is the result of a creative collaboration between poet Ian McMillan and photographer Andrew Brooks.
Free entryWhere to go near Three Minute Theatre
Manchester
Afflecks
Afflecks in Manchester, formerly (and still affectionately) known as Affleck’s Palace, is a mind-bogglingly diverse vintage shopping emporium.
Manchester
NQ64
Love videos games and drinks? Who doesn’t? NQ64 has both, right in the heart of the Northern Quarter.
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COW Vintage Manchester
COW Vintage, once on Piccadilly Place, now on Church Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter is a beautifully decorated vintage clothes shop.
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Crazy Pedro’s NQ
Wacky pizza parlour in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
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Bird and Blend Tea Co.
Bird and Blend is Tea Blending heaven, located in the heart of the Northern Quarter with new flavours being created all the time.
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Pieminister
Pie shop and restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter
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Morning Glory
Morning Glory positions itself as a grab-and-go spot, with just 12 seats inside serving coffee, bagels and sweet treats.
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Vinyl Exchange
Vinyl Exchange is the largest seller and buyer of rare and second-hand records, CDs and DVDs in the North West.
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Oxfam Originals
Vintage clothes shop on Manchester’s Tib street, specialising in current and retro trends.
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Piccadilly Records
Piccadilly Records is the real deal, a record shop so good that it probably deserves some credit for the regeneration of its surrounding neighbourhood.
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Fig and Sparrow
Coffee bar and shop selling gifts and homeware from local designers.
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Thunder Egg, Oldham Street
Shop selling clothing, accessories, and gifts.
Manchester District Guides
Culture Guides
Exhibitions in the North
Galleries around the North are gearing up for a new season of exhibitions - from iconic art prizes to smaller, artist-led gems.
Cinema in the North
This month we recommend a season of Film noir, cult Australian movies and a huge celebration of DIY community cinema.
Theatre in the North
This season’s theatre is gloriously eclectic: from radical cabaret and reinvented classics to new musicals and boundary-pushing performance.
Music in the North
From corrupted shoegaze to experimental electronica, post-hardcore to Indian classical, these are the shows that should be on your radar.
Tours and Activities in the North
"Tours, tours, tours!" If this month's Tours and Activities guide were a sentient speaking person, this is what it would say.
Food and Drink in the North
Take some eating-out tips from our August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Family things to do in the North
September and beyond brings culture, theatre, disgusting history and loads of fun.