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Review: The Solid Life of Sugar Water, Royal Exchange
The Solid Life of Sugar Water is beautifully brutal. Much like a sharp slap to the face, it left me reeling, wounded and a little confused.
Read the full story..Review: Wit, Royal Exchange, Manchester
Julie Hesmondhalgh always makes me cry. Whether it’s during those last few scenes in Coronation Street when she portrayed Hayley Cropper’s final moments or as Sylvia Lancaster in the heart-wrenching Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster, there’s something about Hesmondhalgh’s performances guaranteed to make me blub like a small child.
Read the full story..Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2015
At Northern Soul, we’ve done a lot of reading in 2015. Some of these books have been new publications, some have been titles sitting in our houses begging to be read, and some have been classics languishing on our wishlists.
Read the full story..Children’s writer Emma Reeves talks to Northern Soul
The festive season is upon us which can only mean one thing. No, I’m not talking about mulled wine and hog roasts at the Christmas Market. I’m referring to the slew of shows due to hit our theatres in the run up to the big day.
Read the full story..Review: Louis de Bernières, Manchester Literature Festival
I have some inexplicable form of amnesia when it comes to Manchester’s Portico Library and Gallery.
Read the full story..Review: Kate Mosse, Manchester Literature Festival
I am sitting in the spectacular Living Worlds gallery in Manchester Museum. It is one of those cold autumnal nights where darkness is drawing in, winter coats have come out of hibernation and everything is a little bit eerie.
Read the full story..Directing The Crucible: Caroline Steinbeis talks to Northern Soul
Caroline Steinbeis’s time is precious.
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