Aviva Studios Archives

‘true magick’ Balkan Erotic Epic by Marina Abramović, Aviva Studios, Manchester

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...

Posted by Desmond Bullen | Feb 20, 2025 | Arts

Words have their own particular architecture. A scaffolding of syntax and a skeleton of grammar...

Posted by Robert Martin | Oct 22, 2024 | Arts, Theatre

When a show this lauded comes to town, expectations are high. Traplord has garnered swathes of...