In recent years Sale Waterside has built a mighty reputation for its family-friendly Christmas shows, often in association with Pins & Needles Productions, punching well above their weight with the likes of The Bear and...
Read MoreReboots, revivals, adaptations. Oh, that there is such treacherous territory. To succeed you need to find the essence of what made the original so great in the first place and then add something new and yet fitting to the...
Read MorePeter Pan is a tale that comes with strong associations of Christmas. It’s right up there on the (very) short list of all-time classic panto staples. You can bet there’ll be a big, glitzy version of it in a theatre...
Read MoreUpon commencing an interview with beloved poet and performer John Hegley, Northern Soul apologises profusely for being a couple of minutes late. Hegley’s reaction is perfect. Brushing aside the apology, he reaches for his...
Read MoreAt a time when Manchester has been picked as the only UK entry in Lonely Planet’s pop chart of world travel destinations and The Haçienda’s 40th anniversary is providing the pretext for further partial reminiscences...
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