Monthly Archives: April 2015
Carol Morley on The Falling
There’s a neat symmetry to the fact the Carol Morley’s new film The Falling is officially the first film to show at Manchester’s spanking-new arts venue, HOME.
Read the full story..Win tickets to Godspell in Manchester
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Read the full story..Review: Stealing Sheep, Band on the Wall, Manchester
It’s not every gig where the band members turn to each other at the end and say “We did it!” But this is a bit of a landmark: it’s the first date on Stealing Sheep’s first full national tour.
Read the full story..Review: Until They Kick Us Out, Liverpool Everyman Theatre
Young people and politics. It’s a subject I’m well versed in as I was once a young man, embroiled in all manner of revolutionary brickbatting and riotous assemblies – and well before I turned 18.
Read the full story..Jesmond Dene: a grand house, a hotel and a host of memories
As a student in Newcastle in the early 1990s, one of my favourite things was meeting my Gran in Jesmond Dene.
Read the full story..New Infrastructure Act: a fantastic opportunity for cycling
Rosslyn Colderley is the North West Regional Director for Sustrans, a charity which helps more people to walk, cycle or use public transport for short journeys. Here she writes for Northern Soul.
Read the full story..Heartbreak and High-Rise Housing in Hulme
Review: Hindle Wakes at Oldham Coliseum
I’m sure you have heard the phrase ‘history repeats itself’. I use it to convince myself to make dubious purchases when perusing vintage shops.
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