Aviva Studios Archives

Making the lines dance: David Hockney, Aviva Studios, Manchester

Posted by Desmond Bullen | Dec 21, 2025 | Art, Arts

“Collaboration means compromise.” The disembodied voice is that of David Hockney, arguably this...

Posted by Cathy Crabb | Dec 17, 2025 | Arts, Theatre

If you want to understand how adventurous and abstract theatre can be, watch a children’s show....

Posted by Desmond Bullen | Oct 19, 2025 | Arts

Words are not the only language. At best, they’re only half the story, the part which can be...

Posted by Robert Martin | Jun 12, 2025 | Arts

As I collected my tickets from the press desk at Factory International, I mentioned that I had...

Posted by Amy Stone | May 16, 2025 | Arts, Theatre

Anyone who knew me when I was 16 will know that Hamlet Hail to the Thief – ‘a frenetic adaptation...