What's On North 20-27 Oct: Women in Comedy
Your week ahead involves Women in Comedy Festival, Liverpool Music Week, Manchester Science Festival, No Gloss Film Festival, a Now Wave All Dayer at The White Hotel and much, much more.
Each week The Skinny team hand-pick a selection of the best events from the North's cultural calendar to provide you with this here top ten guide to the most exciting goings-on for the week ahead. From gigs, plays and exhibitions to spoken word, pop-up foodie events and one-off film screenings, we give you the insider's guide to things to do in Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds every Thursday morning.
Women aren't funny...
Well, absolute BOLLOCKS to that. Though, frustratingly, we've been programmed to think that since birth – along with other eye-rollers like women not being able to drive, understand the off-side rule or run a company without those super-imposing wombs screwing everything up.
Stepping in to prove the haters wrong, the fourth Women in Comedy Festival returns 20-30 Oct for eleven days of positive-minded comedy, delving further than 'So, erm, what's it like to do stand-up when you're a... woman?' with the likes of Amy Gledhill, Bethany Black, Barbara Nice, Hayley Ellis, Harriet Dyer, Jen Brister, Kate McCabe, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Lauren Pattison, Rachel Fairburn, Sajeela Kershi, Stephanie Laing, Suzi Ruffell, Sophie Willan and many, many more.
Check out the full line-up here.
Manchester Science Festival
Various venues, Manchester. Thu 20-Sun 30 Oct, times vary
Go take a snooze in the Arndale at The Chronarium Sleep Lab (pictured), chow down on a menu of sustainable foods or watch The Halle orchestra tackle the mighty music of Star Wars. What's all this about? Why, it's time for the tenth edition of MSF! Read more about what's on in our preview.
Liverpool Music Week
Various venues, Liverpool. Wed 26 Nov-Fri 4 Nov, times vary
Horror movie maestro John Carpenter (pictured) heads up a somewhat jam-packed Liverpool Music Week, now entering its 12th year with other names like Warpaint, Dinosaur Jr., Clean Cut Kid and She Drew the Gun. Find out who else might be worth catching here. Photo: Kyle Cassidy
No Gloss Film Festival
Canal Mills, Leeds. Sat 22-Sun 23 Oct, times vary
Championing local and international indie cinema, No/Gloss Film Festival doffs a cap to the unconventional, underground and low-to-no budget. There's everything from fried chicken to civilians in Gaza on the agenda; browse the festival's full programme of films here. Illustration: Emer Tumilty
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The Grand, Blackpool. Sat 12 Nov, 7.30pm
Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Triple Bill 2016 showcases three engaging works: Dutch/Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili reworks his piece Until.With/Out.Enough, an emotional abstract journey filled with intimacy, athletic power and tension; to follow, audience favourite Melt by Artistic Director Sharon Watson sees the elements collide as dancers swoop and glide across the stage in a breathtaking mix of aerial dance; finally, the quirky and playful Bloom by award-winning choreographer Caroline Finn explores the darkly comic expressions of life and humanity.
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Now Wave All Dayer
The White Hotel, Salford. Sat 22 Oct, 5pm
Revered Northern promoters Now Wave take over The White Hotel this weekend for an All Dayer of delectable alt sounds from the likes of rising teenage duo Let's Eat Grandma, East London quintet Pumarosa (who we loved at this year's Sounds from the Other City festival, FYI) and more. Illustration: Alice Tobia
Pender Street Steppers
24 Kitchen Street, Liverpool. Thu 20 Oct, 10pm
Mood Hut's Pender Street Steppers (aka Jack Juston and Liam Butler) hop on over from their Vancouver base to show Liverpool whut's whut with a three-hour vinyl set, showing us why they've become the epicentre of the Canadian West Coast scene with their straight-up, new-age house sounds.
North West Fashion Festival
St George's Hall, Liverpool. Sat 22-Sun 23 Oct, 3pm (Sat) / 1pm (Sun)
While style is supposedly timeless, fashion is very much fleeting – so keep the fuck up with the North West Fashion Festival, which brings together runway shows, panel discussions, masterclasses and shopping potential by the bucketload.
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Roast dinners in Manchester
Cold innit? We can rectify that with our guide to the best roasts in Manchester, perfect for whether you're feeling fancy, going veggie or just want some top-notch scran.
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