‘I believe in the power of theatre to make us confront our emotions and begin to heal’ Chris Lawson talks to Northern Soul
As artistic director and chief executive of Oldham Coliseum, Chris Lawson has endured a truly...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Jun 3, 2023 | Arts, Theatre
As artistic director and chief executive of Oldham Coliseum, Chris Lawson has endured a truly...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Feb 9, 2023 | Bands & Gigs, Music
When singer and songwriter Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats) heard that his friends, the...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Nov 3, 2022 | Arts, Theatre
There might be more brilliantly entertaining and thrillingly imaginative family shows out there...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Oct 20, 2022 | Arts, Bands & Gigs, Music
For Manchester Folk Festival’s artistic director David Agnew, a useful working definition of folk...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Oct 2, 2022 | Arts, Theatre
Since it was announced around 2015 that the team behind Manchester International Festival would be...
Read More“If there’s one young person in the audience who’s learning to play the trumpet, that makes everything worth it." Trumpet soloist Matilda Lloyd on arias, performing up North and The Northern Aldborough Festival. northernsoul.me.uk/matilda-ll… @NorthernAldboro @matildalloydtpt pic.twitter.com/2pOPxEp2dQ
"an act of emancipation on behalf of all those who are slave to the algorithm" Northern Soul's Desmond Bullen sees Screen Time at Saan1 gallery space in Manchester's Northern Quarter. northernsoul.me.uk/morys-davi… @saan1mcr #northernquarter #art pic.twitter.com/JFWeI1aBfT
“I’ve seen in thought the Soul go up, and have written my heart’s blood into the score.” Alfred Searls reviews The Dream of Gerontius, The Hallé, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester northernsoul.me.uk/gerontius-… #halle #elgar pic.twitter.com/GE3XTeClah
Ah, lovely Port Sunlight on the Wirral. Did you know that the village is home to more than 900 Grade II listed buildings set in 130 acres of parkland and gardens? @PortSunlight pic.twitter.com/6L5UzGaBI8
"Lear is an all-you-can-eat buffet of a character, perfect for an actor like Mackie." Cathy Crabb chats to Christine Mackie about Lear, now at at Hope Mill, Manchester northernsoul.me.uk/christine-… @hopemilltheatre @productions_her pic.twitter.com/msEZ9jSvez