Articles relating to: coronavirus
Can poetry save theatres? Henry Normal writes for Northern Soul
When a theatre shuts its doors, it’s called ‘going dark’.
Read the full story..The Gayby Has Landed: A very COVID-19 winter
I’ve always tried to air on the chipper side of doom when it comes to getting through coronavirus times.
Read the full story..My New Normal: Operation Provisions and a Life in Lockdown
So, I arrive back from my weekly shop and my wife Angela says: “You’ve done so well. When this COVID-19 business is all over, you should still do the weekly shop.” It’s at this point I wonder if there’s some sort of conspiracy going on.
Read the full story..Living with OCD – and misinformation – during the coronavirus crisis
We’re living in increasingly strange and uncertain times. Our lives are hugely altered, we’re existing in close quarters, unsure about the future and our collective unease is skyrocketing.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
- Review: British Pop Archive, John Rylands Library, Manchester
- Art Review – The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
- “Where language is beyond some individuals, music becomes that language.” Manchester Camerata’s dementia programme
- “I feel like an imposter waiting to be caught out by other writers.” Tim Firth talks to Northern Soul
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