It was back in February when I first learned of the World Black Pudding Throwing Championship. I was casting around for potential ideas for articles and my Editor suggested I keep my diary free in September for an event like no...
Read MoreRecently I learned the folly of doing favours for people. Having offered to pick up my housemate’s parcel from the sorting office, I discovered I couldn’t immediately drop it home without missing my booking at Artisan, a classy...
Read More“Don’t be late,” said the director when I interviewed her for Northern Soul. I knew why. Audience members wandering in halfway through would be devastating to the illusion of containment in a play about a detention centre. So...
Read MoreIt’s a daunting experience wandering into Room Two of Manchester’s Town Hall. Morning sunlight streams in from the tall windows, illuminating the ornate chandeliers looming overhead. Above and around me, dour faces of long-dead...
Read MoreRule 35 is a new production from Community Arts North West, an immersive show which allows the public to experience the fear and isolation of women held in detention centres such as Yarl’s Wood. Northern Soul’s Jack Stocker...
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