Monthly Archives: December 2020
Online Opera Review: Nineteen Ways of Looking, Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art and Chinese Arts Now
As we hurtle towards 2021, I realise that it’s been eight months since I last saw a live opera and who knows when I will see one again.
Read the full story..Online Review: David Hoyle – A Grand Auction of My Life, HOME, Manchester
Theatres have adapted to COVID-19 restrictions in all sorts of ways.
Read the full story..“We are daring to change.” Kate Harland, Lion Salt Works Museum, Cheshire
In the 1993 film Groundhog Day, Bill Murray is forced to live the same day again and again.
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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