“I just think everyone’s funny in the North” Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe… Live!!!
A hunched figure in a tatty suit slouches slowly towards the stage with a suitcase, grumbling and...
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Author: Andy Murray
“He was a recklessly generous soul.” Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Tony Wilson and the 20-year anniversary of 24 Hour Party People
“This is Manchester, we do things differently here.” In recent times, this quote has been adopted as Manchester’s unofficial motto. Credited to the late broadcaster / Factory label boss / Haçienda head honcho /...
Read MoreFilm Review: The Batman
In this latest iteration of the Batman story, which nods heavily to acclaimed comics stories such as The Long Halloween, Robert Pattinson plays Gotham City’s brooding billionaire orphan-cum-masked avenger, who has forged...
Read MoreTheatre Review: Electric Rosary, Royal Exchange, Manchester
In these tentative, post-lockdown times, many theatre venues tend to programme safe, obvious, well-known shows, those crowd-pleasers that will guarantee them an audience. It’s understandable, but that’s all the more...
Read MoreInto the Unknown: Nigel Kneale at HOME
It’s often remarked that we’re living in a golden age of television, one where the intermingling of the TV and film industries is widespread and fruitful. Sometimes, though, it’s worth remembering the days when...
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