The Surge – An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor, Factory International/Aviva Studios, Manchester
The late Irish singer, songwriter and activist Sinéad O’Connor was, and remains, a heroine to...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Jun 27, 2026 | Arts, Music
The late Irish singer, songwriter and activist Sinéad O’Connor was, and remains, a heroine to...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Dec 15, 2025 | Arts, Theatre
Over this festive season, the theatre scene is awash with big, glittering shows full of...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Jul 16, 2025 | Arts, Theatre
As a man who, throughout my teens and student years in Manchester, argued passionately that The...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Jun 24, 2025 | Bands & Gigs, Music
When Bonnie Raitt was a young girl, she was enthralled by the power and charisma of such blues and...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Dec 11, 2024 | Archives
First, the good news. Even though it’s yet another stage show based on an 80s hit film, Adrian Lyne’s glossy and controversial 1987 tale of an extra-marital affair gone horribly wrong hasn’t been inexplicably transformed into a...
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