Festival guide
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MusicRestless Natives sets up in Glasgow's East End
Keen to redress the cultural balance in Glasgow, an ambitious week-long multidisciplinary festival opens its doors at seven venues and studios in and around the East End from 9-15 May. We talk to some of the players behind Restless Natives Read more »| 03 May 2016 -
TheatrePUSH Festival: Kim Kardashian Confession
As PUSH festival prepares to kick off the New Year with some fantastic fringe at HOME Manchester, Mighty Heart Theatre talks Kim Kardashian, body image and confession Read more »| 15 Jan 2016 -
TheatreManipulate 2016: The first timers
First time Manipulate performers Blind Summit, Sita Pieraccini and Julian Crouch and Saskia Lane talk homecoming and what we can expect to see from their shows at Manipulate 2016. Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
Festival Guide
Akram Khan's Giselle to premiere in Manchester
English National Ballet has announced that its new production of Giselle by Akram Khan will open at Manchester's Palace Theatre – with a score by Ben Frost Read more »| 11 Nov 2015 -
Reviews
Paul Mason at Manchester Literature Festival
Journalist and author of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, Paul Mason advocates the emergence of a new, sharing economy at an event as part of Manchester Literature Festival Read more »| 09 Nov 2015 -
Festival Guide
What's On: The Saltire Festival 2015
We’ve all, at least once, looked up at the sky on a clear blue day and, seeing two criss-crossing vapour trails, called out, “here that looks lik... Read more »| 22 Oct 2015
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Festivals
Women in Comedy Festival returns to Manchester
Entering its third year with a bigger lineup than ever, Manchester's Women in Comedy Festival is now a firm fixture on the national comedy map. A host of great acts performing among the October programme tell us about the difference it's making Read more »| 09 Oct 2015 -
Festival Guide
Manchester Literature Festival: the programme
The tenth year of Manchester Literature Festival is its biggest yet, and covers everything from comic book art to psychogeography, postcapitalism to poetry Read more »| 07 Aug 2015 -
Festival Guide
Festival Camping for Beginners
Accidentally spending £500 on beer and sleeping in an insect-infested tent are just two of the perils of festival camping. Never fear: here are some top tips on how to prepare – and what to take – to ensure you return home victorious Read more »| 06 Aug 2015 -
Festival Guide24:7 Theatre Festival: this year's programme
It's been up against the ropes, but 24:7 Theatre Festival returns this month with a stripped-back programme that is likely to be the last in its current form. We catch up with executive producer David Slack to hear what shape it's in Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
Indoor UK Festivals 2015
The penultimate instalment of our 2015 festival guide. Like the idea of a carefully curated festival and a good road trip (even if it is just across the M8), but not the outdoor type? Here’s your solution. Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
Festivals
Outdoor UK Festivals 2015
Fancy basking in the (definitely not spoiler alert) glorious UK sunshine whilst watching a load of bands this summer? Permit us to give you the lowdown on 15 of this summer's best... Read more »| 16 Apr 2015 -
Festival Guide
Sister Act: Amy and Rosana Cade at Queer Contact
February welcomes the return of Queer Contact festival, and with it, Sister, a bold exploration of body image, feminism and identity that wowed last year's Edinburgh Fringe. Rosana Cade tells us how her performance piece, with sibling Amy, came about Read more »| 03 Feb 2015 -
Theatre
Damon Albarn musical wonder.land set for MIF
A new musical based on the story of Alice in Wonderland with music by Damon Albarn has been added to the programme for this year’s Manchester Internati... Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
Festival Guide
Take Two: Manchester's Re:play Festival
Rounding up the best of 2014's fringe theatre scene, Re:play Festival offers the chance to catch what you might have missed – and provides a bridge between the back-room venues and major stages of Manchester Read more »| 06 Jan 2015