Monthly Archives: January 2017
The team at 42nd Street talk mental wellbeing, The Horsfall and Ancoats
I once set up a creative writing class at a youth centre. I went armed with Berol handwriting pens and my own teenage experience. Only two lads turned up. They laughed, teasing me and each other.
Crouching Tiger(beer), Hidden Dragon: Chinese New Year in Manchester
I am starting to think that my greed for gyoza and Tsingtao beer displeases the gods.
Life is a cabaret. Or is it? Cabaret Voltaire, Hope Mill Theatre Café, Manchester
Cabaret Voltaire 101 is a new group celebrating Dadaism more than 100 years after its inception.
What’s on in February: Comedy in Manchester
It is thought that the priest St Valentine was martyred during Roman times due to his marrying Christian couples (to each other, that is). However, it’s little known that it was actually because his stand-up was so bad. Get down to these comedy love-ins this February.
Chef Tony’s Wine Club: Reds for Winter
In January’s edition of Chef Tony’s Wine Club, our resident chef, gastronome and purveyor of fine wines casts his expert eye over two delectable red wine selections. Perfect for winding down during these gloomy January evenings.
Review: Marvel Universe LIVE! Super Heroes Assemble, Manchester Arena
On a chilly January evening, Northern Soul finds itself in a packed Manchester Arena pondering the notion of ‘astonishment fatigue’.
Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Lowry, Salford
Over the past few years, The Lowry has become the spiritual home of this fiendishly clever and entertaining adaptation by Stockport-born writer Simon Stephens of Mark Haddon’s best-selling book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Strawberry: the Stockport studio where The Stone Roses, Paul McCartney, 10cc, and The Smiths recorded
In 1971, when the reincarnated Egyptian pharaoh Ramases was ready to record an album, he knew exactly where to go: Strawberry Studios, No. 3 Waterloo Road, Stockport.
Playwright Simon Stephens talks about The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Manchester and the North have always had a close relationship with the National Theatre’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Review: Namas-Tea, Cottonopolis, Manchester
I have an issue with chopsticks. I just don’t get them. Over the years, my friends have attempted to teach me but, like figuring out a Rubik’s Cube, I find them impossible.
Freerange Comedy Festival at Brewery Arts Centre Kendal
Comedy fans who can’t make Harry and Meghan’s big day at Windsor Castle can experience a ‘Royal Wedding’ with a difference in Kendal this May at Freerange Comedy Festival, hosted by Brewery Arts Centre.
The Northern Soul Poll
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