Author: Robert Hamilton
OperaWatch: Lockdown Edition
It’s been a quiet old time here at OperaWatch HQ. The furniture is dust-covered, the trainee opera critics have all been furloughed and I sit here like Miss Havisham dripping in cobwebs and waiting for news, any news.
Takeaway Review: Erst, Manchester
One of the great pleasures of writing for Northern Soul is being able to review many of the best restaurants in Manchester.
Pandemic: The Movie
It might seem a little perverse to pen a column about pandemic films at this point but, truth be told, I find it a little comforting.
Takeaway Review: Siam Smiles, Manchester
For many years, my Thursday treat was a green chicken curry at Siam Smiles on George Street in Manchester’s Chinatown.
Hamiltonic: Bashall Gins
I first met Ben at The Gin Society do at Manchester Cathedral a few weeks ago.
Opera Review: The Marriage of Figaro and The Turn of the Screw, Opera North, The Lowry
For OperaWatch, it’s a welcome return to The Lowry for Opera North’s 2020 spring season.
Food Review: Wahaca, Corn Exchange, Manchester
Manchester has never been well served by Mexican food.
Hamiltonic: The Gin Society, Manchester Cathedral
I was meant to attend The Gin Society do at Rochdale Town Hall but Storm Dennis put paid to that.
Preview: OperaWatch, Winter 2020
On the eve of the EU referendum in 2016, Richard Mantle, the general director of Opera North, warned of the detrimental effect a no vote would have on the “enormous talent pool which is Europe”.
Food Review: Canto, Ancoats, Manchester
It was a disgustingly wet Friday 13th and the day after the General Election when I found Helen Nugent, Editor of Northern Soul, at the bar of Canto.
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