It’s Not Grim Up North
It’s Not Grim Up North is Emma Yates-Badley’s blog for Northern Soul. It documents her rekindled love affair with the city of Manchester.
Book Review: A Normal Family by Henry Normal and Angela Pell
Living with autism is a hugely weighty subject and any book about it could easily risk being hard to digest.
Review: Frankenstein, Royal Exchange, Manchester
When I was 19, I opted for a Gothic Literature module as part of my English Literature degree.
Career Cats: PC Oscar the Holmfirth Police Station Cat (part-time)
Some cats work for a living.
Review: The Almighty Sometimes, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Every so often, a piece of theatre comes along that leaves you astounded.
“Fuck them.” Women respond to the #MeToo backlash
When I think of the Suffragettes, I think of the women who endured physical and sexual violence as punishment for their perceived crimes, those who carried out hunger strikes and, in some cases, died in the name of gender equality.
Review: Will Varley, Club Academy, Manchester
Few musicians can capture – and critique – what it means to be human as beautifully and articulately as folk singer-songwriter Will Varley.
“Did you know some cats are allergic to humans?” Northern Soul chats to singer-songwriter Will Varley
Will Varley has a history of talking to Northern Soul about cats.
Review: The ToyBoy Diaries, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Despite the team behind Hope Mill winning twice at last year’s Northern Soul Awards (Small Theatre of the Year and Fringe Production of the Year), I’d still not visited this Manchester theatre. It was time to put that right.
Review: Shrek The Musical, Palace Theatre, Manchester
For me, musical theatre is what chocolate is to other people: a guaranteed pick-me-up.
Freerange Comedy Festival at Brewery Arts Centre Kendal
Comedy fans who can’t make Harry and Meghan’s big day at Windsor Castle can experience a ‘Royal Wedding’ with a difference in Kendal this May at Freerange Comedy Festival, hosted by Brewery Arts Centre.
The Northern Soul Poll
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