For the past few weeks, Manchester’s streets have been filling up with posters advertising the Manchester International ...

Manchester has long been the locus of world-shattering political meetings, from Marx and Engels writing the Communist ...

And so the advert for Dinosaur World Live, served up by a social media algorithm, should have set my eye twitching. Nope. I ...

When Bonnie Raitt was a young girl, she was enthralled by the power and charisma of such blues and folk greats as John Lee ...

This book won’t change your life. It probably knows a book that says it can, though. Or an evening class. Or a retreat. Zena Barrie’s terrain is dotted with the illusory pyramids of self-improvement ...

Up beyond the old Lancashire mill towns of Nelson and Barrowford is a simple single-storey clubhouse. It is an extraordinary survivor, the last Clarion House of its kind in Britain, part of an ...

Theatre Review: Boys from the Blackstuff, The Lowry, SalfordIt’s certainly easy to see why Boys from the Blackstuff has been adapted for the stage. Alan Bleasdale’s 1982 TV serial made an almighty ...

Manchester’s comedy scene is thriving, with new nights springing up all the time. What’s remarkable, though, is that one city centre comedy night is fast approaching its 30th anniversary, and many ...

Ink Spill: Short Stories and Poems from Manchester's Emerging WritersThere are no limits on style, genre, level of completion or polish, no pre-requisites except the willingness to hear open and ...

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, SheffieldI usually write theatre reviews the minute I walk through the door. It’s all still there in my head, sharp and bright, every detail could make ...