Upper Campfield Market in Manchester’s Castlefield is a great space. Built in 1882, it was a market hall for many years but is now a huge empty shell used occasionally for concerts and exhibitions. Manchester International...
Read MoreIn school, I was taught that the most convincing arguments address their own pitfalls before someone else raises them. The writers of Fatherland must have had a similar lesson somewhere between the drawing board and the curtain...
Read MoreI’m struggling to put my thoughts about Israeli artist Yael Bartana’s ground-breaking film and performance project What If Women Ruled the World? into coherent sentences. But a good sign of a thought-provoking piece is...
Read MoreGoogle maps does not recognise Mayfield. According to the internet, the abandoned railway depot near Piccadilly station doesn’t exist. As we congregate on a gravel path, surrounded by the kind of fence that hems in building...
Read MoreManchester International Festival’s USP has always been the creation of original, new work – premières which then carry the brand around the world, at least in theory. This bold attitude has led to some remarkable triumphs...
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