Monthly Archives: January 2017
Review: An Evening with Jean-Christophe Novelli, Don Giovanni, Manchester
I’m no foodie, as any of my friends will tell you.
Read the full story..Be Strong, Live Happy and Love: 350 years of Paradise Lost at The Portico Library, Manchester
This year marks the 350th anniversary of John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, the story of the fall of Satan and the destruction of Paradise. With this in mind, Manchester’s Portico Library is staging an inspiring and enlightening exhibition.
Read the full story..Graham Fellows talks sweets, Celebrity Mastermind and being John Shuttleworth
At the end of 2015, musician and comedian Graham Fellows appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind.
Read the full story..Sexism and the supermarket: is it OK for women to wear pyjamas and apply make-up in public?
We’ve all got our own procedure. I do mine in front of Netflix. Housemate lays out her tools in the bathroom sink like she’s preparing for an operation.
Read the full story..Rock Art: artist John Hyatt talks to Northern Soul about his new exhibition
“It’s the idea that you get a solo show and you give it away.”
Read the full story..Review: Wildflower, Newcastle
Newcastle’s vegan and veggie community has been spoilt for choice over the past couple of years. For the discerning herbivore, the options just keep multiplying.
Read the full story..Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2016
There’s little doubt that 2016 was tumultuous, what with Brexit, Trump and the passing of all those lovely celebs. But it was also a cracking year for literature.
Read the full story..Review: CBBC’s The Worst Witch, Manchester Town Hall
As a list of magical ingredients, it’s hard to beat. Manchester Town Hall on a Sunday afternoon in the run-up to Christmas with the festive German Market in full swing outside, playing host to several hundred excited children who have come to take part in a range of bespoke themed activities, all culminating in a gala preview screening of the first episode of a new CBBC adaptation of a modern classic.
Read the full story..Neville Smith in Retrospect: curator Andy Willis talks to Northern Soul
If the name Neville Smith doesn’t ring a bell, you’re entirely forgiven.
Read the full story..Craig Charles talks scary fairies and funk and soul with Northern Soul
What do you get if you take Craig Charles, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Hansel and Gretel and shake them all up together? You get an invitation into the world of the Scary Fairy.
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