Monthly Archives: September 2016
Review: Wish List, Royal Exchange, Manchester
When he announced Katherine Soper’s play as the winner of the 2015 Bruntwood Prize For Playwriting, judge Sir Nicholas Hytner hailed it as a work of “such eloquence, such quiet craft, such dignity and such compassion”.
Read the full story..Win tickets to the Halloween edition of The Delightful Sausage, Manchester
That Bed: Tracey Emin and William Blake, Tate Liverpool
When you’re raising kids, it can be difficult to decide on the right moment to bring them face to face with life’s nether regions.
Read the full story..What’s on in October: Comedy in Manchester
Blimey, there’s a huge amount of comedy about this month.
Read the full story..The Archers: a national institution
Part of me likes to believes that I’m too young to listen to The Archers, Radio 4’s ‘ordinary tale of countryfolk’. But let’s face it, I’m in my mid-40s, live in a city and have never made jam. I’m probably the BBC’s target market for the show.
Read the full story..Review: Chaophraya, Manchester
Every so often, as you have read in these very pages, Helen and I, the esteemed editor of this august publication, head out of the lofty heights of Northern Soul Towers and into the real world to sample the culinary delights that Manchester has to offer.
Read the full story..Northern Soul goes on a bear hunt with Michael Rosen
As a beloved writer, poet and broadcaster, Michael Rosen has more going on in his head than most.
Read the full story..Review: Tony’s Last Tape, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
At the turn of the 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, my school English class had a debate.
Read the full story..“I was determined not to wee in a bush”: Northern Soul’s Lyndsey Skinner tackles the Great North Run
“To be honest, I’m knackered.”
Read the full story..A hairdresser with a difference: Bury’s Grönn Hair Salon
If you’ve bobbed about Bury recently, you might have seen an intriguing new shop front on Bolton Street.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
- Brute Strength: Why Our Northern Concrete is Worth Keeping
- Writing a novel in 2021? Tips and guidance from a successful 2020 debut author
- Book Review: Lairies by Steve Hollyman
- “We’re a resource for the whole of the North of England.” Kenn Taylor, Lead Cultural Producer North at The British Library North
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