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Review: John Moores Painting Prize Virtual Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
The John Moores Painting Prize brings together the best in contemporary British painting.
Read the full story..Online Theatre Review: Dream, The Audience of The Future Consortium
Last night I dreamt I went to watch live theatre again.
Read the full story..Art Review: How to break the humdrum – Obstructions at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
It’s hardly welcoming. A snide, on-screen solicitor is the only semblance of human contact we encounter during Obstructions, the latest virtual exhibition at Manchester’s Castlefield Gallery.
Read the full story..Win a weekend pass for Awaken, an online celebration of music for spring at York’s National Centre for Early Music
Win a weekend pass for Awaken, an online celebration of music for spring at York’s National Centre for Early Music (NCEM).
Read the full story..“Online platforms allow us to reach new audiences.” Ella Wild, Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester Science Festival was one of the most popular science festivals in the UK and had become a key event in the city’s cultural calendar. Here, the Science and Industry Museum’s head of festival and events, Ella Wild, discusses the decision to take the festival online and the benefits that audiences can find in digital events.
Read the full story..Online Book Launch: Interpreting Heritage – A Guide to Planning and Practice by Steve Slack
Whenever people working in the heritage sector asked Steve Slack for advice on the planning and delivery of interpretation, he couldn’t put his hands on any useful guides.
Read the full story..Online Opera Review: Fidelio by Beethoven, Opera North
This week sees a landmark in my long walk on this weird and mostly wonderful world, although weird has the upper hand at the moment.
Read the full story..Online Music Review: The Cavern Live, The Cavern Club, Liverpool
For a venue synonymous with The Beatles and well-used to packing out its basement, 2020 has seen its acts playing to an eerily empty room. But The Cavern Club in Liverpool is still going strong.
Read the full story..Win a festival pass for York Christmas at Home, a new online weekend festival at York’s National Centre for Early Music (NCEM)
Win a festival pass for York Christmas at Home, a new online weekend festival at York’s National Centre for Early Music (NCEM).
Read the full story..Online Theatre Review: Sunset on Tantobie, Gala Theatre, Durham
Sunset on Tantobie, written by Gary Kitching and directed by Jake Murray, is a 40-minute, heartwarming audio tale about family reuniting, with a nod to Dominic Cummings’ laughable defence of his trip to Barnard Castle.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
- Image Gallery: The Female Form Through Time, Discovery Museum, Newcastle
- “Our first night is bound to be emotional.” Anthony Prophet, co-owner of The Bowdon Rooms in Altrincham
- Book Review: This Is How We Come Back Stronger – Feminist Writers on Turning Crisis into Change
- Image Gallery: Jade Magenta Williams, A Smart Price way of life, PAPER, Manchester
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