Saturday night was going to be big. Andy was being interviewed by Emily about “letting the side down”. It was about to be both a whitewash and a car crash which would make it a car wash. I’m rather glad I had tickets to see a...
Read MoreWin tickets to see RNCM Opera’s production of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites. Then RNCM has teamed up with Northern Soul to offer five readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to Poulenc’s Dialogues des...
Read MoreThere is an old joke that goes like this. A Jewish grandmother takes her grandson to the beach. As they sit on the sand, a large wave picks the boy up and sweeps him out to sea. Bobe implores God to bring her grandson back. “I...
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It was a cold, damp evening when I set off to Opera North’s revival of Benjamin Britten’s A...
Read MoreFor some reason, May 23 stuck in my mind. It was an important day, but I couldn’t remember why. At my age, this happens with frightening regularity. As I stroll towards Northern Soul Towers, I notice a large Polling...
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