Arts
Festive Review: Rumpelstiltskin, The Met, Bury
by Helen Nugent | Dec 13, 2024
Bafflement is an underused word. But when taking a pal from New Zealand to a pantomime, it’s...
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Festive Review: Tales of the Toymender, Oldham Library
by Chris Wallis | Dec 7, 2024
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Come From Away, The Lowry, Salford
by Andy Murray | Dec 5, 2024
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‘unhinged genius’ Rocky Horror Show, Liverpool Playhouse
by Fran Yeoman | Dec 5, 2024
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English National Opera, Holden Gallery, Manchester
by Robert Hamilton | Dec 5, 2024
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Local/National/International, The Lowry, Salford
by Desmond Bullen | Dec 4, 2024
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Gardening: the joy of houseplants
by Helen Nugent | Dec 9, 2024
During many years living in a first-floor flat, houseplants were my only source of greenery. As a...
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‘In modern slang, this dish slaps’ Side Street, Manchester
by Megan Bond | Dec 2, 2024
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Festive Review: The Borrowers, The Dukes, Lancaster
by Chris Wallis | Dec 2, 2024
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Festive Review: The Three Musketeers, New Vic, Stoke
by Chris Wallis | Nov 25, 2024
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opera North, The Lowry
by Robert Hamilton | Nov 23, 2024 | Arts, Theatre
It was a cold, damp evening when I set off to Opera North’s revival of Benjamin Britten’s A...
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Festive Review – The Everyman Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto: Rapunzel, Liverpool
by Fran Yeoman | Nov 22, 2024 | Arts, Theatre
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Theatre Review: Blood Brothers, Palace Theatre, Manchester
by Desmond Bullen | Nov 22, 2024 | Arts, Theatre
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Review: The Scouse Red Riding Hood, Royal Court, Liverpool
by Fran Yeoman | Nov 20, 2024 | Arts, Theatre
The Worst Record Covers in the World, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
by Helen Nugent | Nov 24, 2024 | Music
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, we salute you. The Worst Record Covers in the World may be...
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‘sheer musicality’ Jasdeep Singh Degun, RNCM, Manchester
by Robert Hamilton | Oct 21, 2024 | Bands & Gigs, Music
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‘Magical’ Underneath The Stars, Barnsley, Yorkshire
by Megan Bond | Aug 18, 2024 | Bands & Gigs, Music
‘a poetic approach to the sediment of memory’ Author Jeff Young talks to Northern Soul
by Laura Davis | Dec 13, 2024 | Authors & Reviews, Books, Editor's Picks
There’s a man running full pelt down Winslow Street in Walton, a cardboard shoebox held out in...
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Book Review: Lying Perfectly Still by Laura Fish
by Helen Nugent | Nov 23, 2024 | Authors & Reviews, Books
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Book Review: If…Stands Up by Steve Bell
by Robert Hamilton | Nov 20, 2024 | Authors & Reviews, Books
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‘In modern slang, this dish slaps’ Side Street, Manchester
by Megan Bond | Dec 2, 2024 | Restaurants & Cafes, Taste
Step out of the chaos of Manchester city centre life and into a cosy and retro three-in-one,...
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‘vibrant and exciting’ The Firehouse, Manchester
by Robert Hamilton | Nov 9, 2024 | Restaurants & Cafes, Taste
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‘I’ll be back’ The Martlet Kitchen, Rochdale Town Hall
by Chris Wallis | Nov 1, 2024 | Restaurants & Cafes, Taste
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Sunday Roast and Jazz at The Refuge, Manchester
by Robert Hamilton | May 27, 2024 | Restaurants & Cafes, Taste
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‘food as theatre’ Tattu, Manchester
by Helen Nugent | May 27, 2024 | Restaurants & Cafes, Taste
Gardening: the joy of houseplants
by Helen Nugent | Dec 9, 2024 | Enterprise
During many years living in a first-floor flat, houseplants were my only source of greenery. As a...
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Living Woods: working to protect and create woodlands
by Eileen Jones | Nov 23, 2024 | Enterprise
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Gardening: preparing the garden for winter
by Helen Nugent | Nov 21, 2024 | Enterprise
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Gardening: the call of the composter
by Helen Nugent | Aug 26, 2024 | Enterprise
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Gardening: pretty shady
by Helen Nugent | Jul 23, 2024 | Enterprise
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