Articles relating to: tribute
A tribute to Chris Honer
Few people have had as great an impact on Manchester’s cultural landscape, primarily through his stewardship of the Library Theatre for 27 crucial years, as Chris Honer, who died on November 3 at Wythenshawe Hospital from complications due to bowel cancer.
Read the full story..A tribute to CP Lee
Christopher Paul ‘CP’ Lee, who has died aged 70, was a man whose whole life was driven by enthusiasm.
Read the full story..A tribute to Judith Kerr
Never meet your heroes, they say. Blow that, I thought.
Read the full story..A tribute to Peter Wyngarde
Frills, coiffures and moustaches were at half-mast following the announcement that Peter Wyngarde, or Petunia Winegum as he was known in his queer circles, had passed away.
Read the full story..Did you learn to dream in the morning? A tribute to Liverpool Everyman’s Alan Dossor
It’s an afternoon of images. It’s an afternoon of love.
Read the full story..Queen of the Shrews: a tribute to Jean Alexander and Hilda Ogden
The thing with shrews is this: no matter how piercing or shrill, they’re very clever.
Read the full story..Caroline Aherne: Manchester remembers a comedy great
It seems amiss that despite having written about the Manchester stand-up scene for 17 years, I neither met nor interviewed Caroline Aherne.
Read the full story..Caroline Aherne: a tribute
In the first of our tributes to the comedian, writer and actress Caroline Aherne, who died earlier this month, Northern Soul’s Gerry Potter writes about a very special person.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
Advertising and Sponsorship Opportunities
Is your organisation interested in supporting quality journalism about culture, life and enterprise in the North of England?
For advertising and sponsorship opportunities contact Northern Soul’s Founder and Editor Helen Hugent at helennugent@northernsoul.me.uk.
Sign up for Northern Soul newsletter
The Northern Soul Poll

Recent Tweets for @Northern_Soul_
Proper happy with the latest edition to the walls of Northern Soul Towers. pic.twitter.com/GmKjdRb8Dd
Right Good Mid-Week Read: Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale pic.twitter.com/WiCGjdomf8
“Where language is beyond some individuals, music becomes that language.” Helena Bull, Project Manager at Manchester Camerata's Community Team, writes about its dementia programme. northernsoul.me.uk/where-lang… @MancCamerata @TheMonasteryMcr #DementiaActionWeek @alzheimerssoc pic.twitter.com/rI5TQdE8jd
"Is there still enough fuel in the tank?" Theatre Review – Alan Partridge: Stratagem, Liverpool M&S Bank Arena northernsoul.me.uk/theatre-re… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @MrGeetsRomo #AlanPartridge pic.twitter.com/pTeJVNghXC
“I feel like an imposter waiting to be caught out by other writers.” Writer and composer Tim Firth talks to Northern Soul's Carole Baldock as Now is Good opens at Chester Storyhouse. northernsoul.me.uk/i-feel-lik… @StoryhouseLive pic.twitter.com/dLmUrzYCV1