Articles relating to: Cathy Crabb
Julie Hesmondhalgh talks Broadchurch, Brexit and the importance of theatre
It’s the final episode of Broadchuch tonight. If like Northern Soul you’ve been gripped by the last series of this superlative drama, that’s due in no small part to Julie Hesmondhalgh’s gripping portrayal of a rape victim.
Review: Jane Eyre, The Lowry, Salford
Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is the original plain Jane, the poor, orphaned girl who is dealt a bad hand. If life was toast, Jane’s slipped off the plate and landed butter side down.
Review: Strictly Ballroom: The Musical, West Yorkshire Playhouse
I’ve loved Baz Luhrmann for a very long time. He makes the magical possible because he made Moulin Rouge. That’s how to spend a budget and give the cinema-goer value for money.
Review: The Shawkshank Redemption, The Lowry, Salford
I thought of a new word yesterday while watching the The Shawshank Redemption at The Lowry: solvation.
Review: Jackie The Musical, Opera House, Manchester
Jackie The Musical re-opens old wounds and places a plaster on your broken heart.
Northern Soul’s Top Places to Visit in the North
At Northern Soul, we make no bones about it: we love the North. I mean, we REALLY love it. With that in mind (and mindful about the Christmas spirit), we thought we’d share some of our favourite Northern places with you.
Manchester Science Festival: Sci-Fi and STEM Fems
The Manchester Science Festival is like an experiment in itself, bringing together different elements and seeing how they react.
Loud and Proud: the Rochdale Literature Festival
“‘Shhh, it’s a library’ is so yester-year,” Punam Ramchurn, director of the Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival, tells Northern Soul. “We have music gigs, computer classes, children’s sing-a-longs.”
Happily Ever After: an article for children (5+)
Happily Ever After by Action Transport Theatre: an article for children (5+) by Northern Soul’s Cathy Crabb
Review: Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour, Manchester Central Library
At the beginning of his live broadcast from Manchester’s Central Library for BBC 6 Music, Elbow’s Guy Garvey told a story about walking past the building with his Grandad.
The Northern Travel & Tourism Show, February 25, 2020
The Northern Travel & Tourism Show on February 25, 2020 is the perfect place to find great ideas for future leisure visits and experiences, and enjoy the amazing Monastery host venue in Manchester.
You’ll meet over 45 exhibitors from lake and river cruises, steam railway trips and stately homes and gardens to themed Beatles heritage discovery in Liverpool, and the James Herriott All Creatures Great and Small story in the Yorkshire Dales.
There will also be tours around the wonderfully restored Pugin-designed monastery building.
The Northern Soul Poll
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